Who Will Get Your Vote?  

Have some friends who are a little apathetic about voting? We all do. With a little planning and encouragement on your part though you can encourage friends and family members to show up at the poles on election day.

Why does voting this year have to be about choosing the lesser of two evils? Why don't we use our votes to send a message that politicians can hear loud and clear?

The midterm elections are near, and more races than most imagined possible are in play. MoveOn.org takes the point to raise voter turnout.

The problem is not Americans who don't vote; the problem is immigrants who vote because they are paid to.

Too many eligible voters stay home on election day. It is important that they understand not only the damage they are causing to the country, but how they are hurting themselves.

Mid-term elections give Americans a chance to respond to a myriad of issues. What will fuel this years election which holds the key to legislative power for the next two years? What is this election really about?

Even if you're well-versed in Michigan politics, Jacob Woods is a name you probably don't recognize. But he'll appear on the same ballot as Jennifer Granholm and Dick DeVos this November.

Election season is heating up in Maryland. Find out about the Democratic candidate for the Senate.

Bob Corker is running against Harold Ford Jr. in the Tennessee Senate Race. His tactics, backed if not created by the RNC, include running false ads against Ford and then having Corker distance himself from them.

South Dakota Voters will be deciding on an amendment that will end the idea of judicial immunity. It has received a large amount of attention from special interest groups, read this article cut away the spin and hear the facts.

"Stealing" an election has never been easier thanks to number people that will believe anything (as long as it doesn't interfere with their prejudices and superiority complexes).

Martin O'Malley is definitely a guy you'd want to have a beer with. I know, because I did just that . . .

Charlie Crist held a double digit lead in Florida's governor race not long ago. Today it is a virtual dead heat.

In America the winning party attracts about a quarter of our nation's potential electorate. Third parties might bring non-voters back to the election tables but they cannot compete in the winner take all competition that defines our two party system.

In a world where icons and pundits of the modern conservative movement rail against any conservative that think for one second to criticize candidates who have an "R" next to their names it certainly is not popular to suggest what amounts to heresy.

This is the whole comment on Josh Ebert's article A Vote for Lamont is a Vote for 9/11: The Connecticut Senate Race. Apparently there's a limit on the number of characters you can put in the comment section.

With the substantial affect the war in Iraq has caused it will be interesting to see the outcome of the 2006 elections. According to several polls by different news companies the Democrats might win the majority this year.

This article is presented as a response to Scott Nance's article, The Democrats Promise a "New Direction" If They Win the House.

This is in response to the article "Ned Lamont Should Introduce Himself"

Negative campaign ads breed voter discontent and plays on the fears of uninformed voters. They lessen the stature of the candidates that sling the mud and cloud the real issues. This leaves the voters with only sound bites to make their voting choices.

The Republican Party rightly deserves a rebuke for its behavior and its policies. But the consequences are dire for the American people if the Democrats win in the mid-term elections.

In 2005, hundreds of thousands of Americans marched in DC to protest the Iraq war. A year later, nothing has changed - except now the number of Americans dead from the Iraq war has exceeded those killed in 9/11. Remember this when you vote on November 7.

Associated Content contributor Jennifer Lynn Bonacci argues that non-voting Americans are the root of all the United States' problems. But the logic is flawed, and so is Bonacci's idea of what a "right" actually is.

Doug Gansler's eligibility to run is now being challenged in court due to a boondoggle of Maryland's own making.

What are responsible citizens thinking about in this important election season? Only what the media inundate us with? Come on - ask the hard questions.

To vote is essential and a constitutional right of all citizens. Important issues like jobs, education, social welfare and scientifically polled issues are to be considered when deciding to vote. Personal interest, culture and ideologies will matter.

Democrat Steve Harrison is trying to unseat Republican incumbant Vito Fossella in New York's 13th District. Fossella is the only Republican congressman representing New York City. The 13th District is made up of Staten Island and part of Brooklyn.

Don't you wish your local politicians were as good at backstabbing chicanery as the big boys? Don't we deserve more?

Political gaffes, inappropriate E-mails, and indictments oh my! San Jose mayoral candidates, Vice Mayor Cindy Chavez and City Councilman Chuck Reed are no strangers to political scandal.

In less than 30 days, voters will go to the polls to re-elect incumbent Republican M. Jodi Rell or challenger New Haven mayor John DeStefano.

Editorial about the strategies being used against Ned Lamont and other Democrats as the highly-anticipated 2006 election season approaches.

In case you missed the televised debate between Mayor Martin O'Malley and Bob Ehrlich, here are the highlights.

Deval Patrick has emerged as a strong candidate in the MA gubernatorial race, but Kerry Healey's attack ads attempt to knock him down by attacking the right to trial.

Maryland's Governor and Baltimore's Mayor turn the tables during the debate.

TaBOR, or, the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, has proven extremely harmful to the economy of Colorado. Its main campaigners are wealthy, far-right Libertarian groups who want to promote an anti-government agenda, to support their misguided ideology.

In fact, I'm not Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, or of the Natural Law or Green Party. No, instead I've decided to join the ranks of independent thinkers....

The Board of Selectmen had a ten year Capital Improvement Plan on the agenda of the Oct. 4 town meeting that turned out to be full of mathematical errors, mistakes, and outdated information.

The November Governor's Election features insider Kerry Healey for the Republicans and outsider Deval Patrick for the Democrats. The deck seems stacked for Patrick but politics in Massachusetts never easy to predict.

Candidates for statewide election this year are using a fantastic smear tactic: comparing their opponents to the former Governor. Ah, it's a great year in the State of Corruption.

The exploits of Congressman Mark Foley come as a final exposing of the Republican Party as being unable to be true to themselves, let alone the American public. The Democrats are being seen as the good guys without having to exert any effort at all.

A guide to Wisconsin state elections in 2006.

A transcript of the recent gubanatorial debate in California...

Wine is the alcoholic beverage of preference in many homes in Massachusetts. Voters are being asked to decide about where they should go to purchase wine, the results are vintage Massachusetts.

A Series of Articles on the Marriage Issue Coast to Coast.

The excuse that one will not vote because of dissatisfaction with all candidates fails to recognize that someone is casting that vote by proxy.

Perhaps in an effort to distract from inquiries into his own conduct, Ehrlich appears to have invented one against his opponent, Baltimore's Mayor Martin O'Malley.

Voters in Missouri will comment on a national issue November 7 when they are asked to amend their state constitution to specifically allow and define the conditions for stem cell research.

So, the election season is heating up and you may be considering doing a little volunteering. But as a friend recently asked me, "How do I know who to work for? I don't want to pick the wrong one."

A Quinnipiac University poll found Strickland leading among likely Ohio voters, 55 percent to 34 percent. The poll was taken between September 11-17 after a three-week barrage of television, print and radio negative advertising against Ted Strickland.

Looking for political commentary in the Free State? Check out these blogs about Maryland politics

Katherine Harris, GOP senatorial candidate from Florida explains that only Christians should seek public office, the Constitution not withstanding. The Conservative Right concurs through its silence.

If you've never before heard of Anthony Brown, this is your chance to get ahead of the curve. Because in the coming weeks and months and years, you'll be hearing a lot about this Democratic rising star.

Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele is running for the U.S. Senate. In order to win in this blue state, he has to convince voters that he's one of those extinct Senatorial creatures: the principled, independent, moderate Republican.

Politics is no longer the province of the older generations - Generation Y is throwing its hat in the ring. Brian Bailey and Stephen Knable are just two of several young Democrats in Baltimore County who have decided to run for office.

If any party can find a way to lose what seems like a sure thing - winning back Congress in the age of Bush - it's today spineless Democrats.

Mr. Ford's campaign ad gives the impression that someone in his campaign believes race may play an important part in who the voters will elect. What does this say about the state of race relations?

Kathereine Harris, the woman whose ineptitude or dirty tricks gave George W. Bush the Florida electoral votes in 2000 says that separatiion of church and state in America is a myth.

A look at Rep. James Sensenbrenner's (WI-R) call for a review of Army training practices and its relation to election year politics.

Sir Charles Barkley, the former NBA great and member of the 2006 Hall of Fame class, recently announced his plans to run for governor of Alabama.

Hold your breathe. If Kinky Friedman becomes governor of Texas, he might go to become an independent candidate in 2008 for President of the United States. Considering public disgust with both Democrats and Republicans, Kinky may attract wide support.

This article focuses on one of the major candidates running in the race for governor of Nevada. These are facts and issues that Jim Gibbons, Republican, is fighting for.

In this politically divisive town, Republicans have elected a new registrar of voters while Democrats claim nobody on their party wants to serve a position which recevied a 50% cut in pay.

The Gay Marriage Amendment debate has tended to focus on the conflicting moral issues. But what about the legal issues? What does this amendment mean for transgendered individuals? And will those who perform same-sex marriages face jail time?

An overview of the 2006 House races in the Southwest.

An overview of the 2006 gubernatorial elections in the Pacific Northwest.

If you don't bother to get involved and take action before the election then you deserve whoever gets elected and you won't have anything to say about it after the fact.