Red States Move to Change Voting Laws Ahead of 2012 Election: Are They Doing it to Hurt Democrats?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by editor

With their eyes set keenly on the upcoming 2012 presidential elections, several Republican-led states have either passed or initiated legislation this year that severely hampers certain citizens’ ability to vote, a move that some critics have said is a blatant example of voter suppression.

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US Election 2012: Is Barack Obama an underdog?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by editor

A look around the political landscape paints a grim picture for President Obama’s re-election prospects.

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The GOP is trying to rig the electoral college

Posted on October 19, 2011 by editor

The first part of the strategy has been unfolding for months. Since the 2010 elections brought Republicans to power in numerous swing states, officials in many of those states have made it harder for minority, poor and young voters to cast their ballots. GOP governments have been curtailing early voting(in Ohio and Florida) and requiring voters to produce official photo-identification cards (in Wisconsin). In South Carolina, the poll tax lives again: Voters who want an official photo-ID card must present a passport or a birth certificate, neither of which can be obtained for free.

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Obama Signals GOP 2012 Election To Be Referendum On Rich’s Taxes

Posted on October 19, 2011 by editor

Obama’s argument is that while he wants the same as most Americans based on polling, Republicans would let the burden of deficit reduction fall on the poor and middle class and oppose any effort to raise taxes on millionaires, billionaires and corporations.

The choice comes down to which side of the “Warren Buffett Rule” line one stands on.

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No Joke, No Hyperbole: 2012 May Be America’s Final Election

Posted on October 19, 2011 by editor

There is a good chance that President Obama will win the 2012 popular vote by a comfortable margin, but lose the electoral college because Republican legislatures are changing the rules about how electors are chosen. Instead of winner-take-all, the results will be tallied in each Congressional district in key states Democrats usually win, so that the major population centers, in places such as Pennsylvania, will yield few net electoral votes for the President.

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The Old Electoral College Switcheroo: The Devastating Consequences of Pennsylvania’s Proposal to Game the Electoral College

Posted on October 19, 2011 by editor

With a close 2012 presidential race approaching, Republican-dominated legislature is now looking to deliver a big blow to President Obama’s electoral strategy. The state is debating whether to switch its allocation of its Electoral College votes from the winner-take-all system used by nearly every other state to the congressional district-based system of dividing votes.

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5M New Christian Voters Can Decide 2012 Election, Group Says

Posted on October 19, 2011 by editor

A non-profit group in liberal Silicon Valley is seeking to register 5 million new Christian conservative voters from across the country, who according to its research, can decide the 2012 presidential election and bring the biblical worldview to the forefront of American life and politics.

Christian Post

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The most right-wing government in American history?

Posted on October 19, 2011 by editor

Significant trends point to a Republican Party  sweep of the 2012 elections, bringing with it the most right-wing government in American history.

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Sarah Palin 2012: Could She Hurt the Republican Party’s Quest for the Presidency?

Posted on October 19, 2011 by editor

Now back to the Republican Party’s worst nightmare.

What is it? Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin enters the race, but not as candidate vying for the Republican Party’s 2012 nomination, but as a third party candidate on the Tea Party slate.

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Perry vs. Romney: Does it matter whom Obama faces in 2012? In short, yes.

Posted on October 13, 2011 by editor

Even with high unemployment and a sluggish economy, it still matters whom the Republican Party nominates to face Obama. For now, Romney appears likely to be a tougher foe than Perry.

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Obama Picks a Fight to Define 2012 Election: Margaret Carlson

Posted on October 13, 2011 by editor
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Last week, Obama dropped the demeanor of the Grand Compromiser and came out swinging in his address to a joint session of Congress. He kept his dukes up on his jobs tour, which he pointedly began in Richmond, Virginia, home of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. He told Congress, in effect, “Yeah, I’m going to pay for my $447 billion jobs bill by raising taxes on the well-to-do: Want to make something of it?”

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US election 2012: Michele Bachmann claims vaccine causes ‘retardation’

Posted on October 13, 2011 by editor

Michele Bachmann has come under fire for claiming a vaccine to combat sexually transmitted diseases, supported by her Republican rival Rick Perry, causes “retardation”.

Telegraph UK

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One Thing Can Stop Corporations From Buying the 2012 Election: Transparency

Posted on October 13, 2011 by editor

Corporations can spend unlimited money on broadcast ads, according to the seminal Citizens United decision. We must require them to reveal how much money they are spending and where it’s going.

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2012 Candidates Playing Catchup With Mobile Tech-Savvy Voters

Posted on October 12, 2011 by editor
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… for today’s politicians, there is more to implementing a successful new technology strategy than several well-placed Tweets. Personal mobile devices now outnumber desktop/laptop computers. And if Nielsen Mobile is correct is reporting that 83% of mobile phone owners are registered voters, it could be game on for 2012 — and a particularly challenging game, at that.

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Democrats Fret Aloud Over Obama’s Chances

Posted on October 12, 2011 by editor

Democrats are expressing growing alarm about President Obama’s re-election prospects and, in interviews, are openly acknowledging anxiety about the White House’s ability to strengthen the president’s standing over the next 14 months.

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Huntsman struggles to keep candidacy alive

Posted on October 12, 2011 by editor

The Utah Republican was a long shot from the beginning: He’s tried to be the voice of reason in a field that has been courting the angry voter. In New Hampshire, he makes a last stand.

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Evangelical pastors heed a political calling for 2012

Posted on October 12, 2011 by editor

Formerly apolitical preachers in states like Iowa, backed by astute organizers and big donors, are mobilizing congregations for the election.

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Mormonism takes center stage at conservative event

Posted on October 9, 2011 by editor
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At the Values Voter summit in Washington, Robert Jeffress, a prominent evangelical leader, told reporters that Mormonism was a cult and that Romney was not a Christian. Jeffress is a supporter of a Romney rival, Texas Gov. Rick Perry , and introduced Perry at the summit to rousing applause.

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Tim Pawlenty endorses Mitt Romney for GOP nomination

Posted on October 9, 2011 by editor

Several candidates had been courting Pawlenty and his supporters following his withdrawal from the race in August, after depleting his campaign account and registering a poor showing at the Iowa Straw Poll. Yet, with Pawlenty’s low standing in the polls throughout his short-lived bid for the nomination, it’s not clear just how significant his endorsement will be.

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Haley Barbour to join ‘super PAC’ for 2012 fundraising

Posted on October 8, 2011 by editor
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American Crossroads, the well-funded conservative group that played a crucial role in the Republican wave election last year, is bringing rainmaker Haley Barbour on board and doubling its fundraising goal for the 2012 contest…

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