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A brief overview of Pat Robertson's stunning 1988 presidential campaign and its contribution to the rise of evangelical Christians in American politics.
By N.K. | Published 3/31/2006 | Read more »
Potential voters in Iowa & N.H. received "push polling" telephone calls denigrating Romney & praising McCain. These unethical calls, now under investigation by the Attorney General of N.H., apparently are a Giuliani campaign "dirty trick".
By JON C. HOPWOOD | Published 11/18/2007 | Read more »
A look at a recent case involving polling fraud and the company DataUSA Inc.
By N.K. | Published 9/9/2006 | Read more »
John McCain should not have to worry about winning Mississippi this November.
By Joshua Lobdell | Published 9/8/2008 | Read more »
It is a statistical foregone conclusion that Massachusetts will vote Obama this fall, but the far more nuanced question is- could a Romney VP reinvigorate Massachusetts's long-silent GOP?
By Mike Larsen | Published 6/30/2008 | Read more »
Democratic candidate, Brian Kline, addressed several hundred Asian-Americans at a Lunar New Year gala regarding the difficulty non-English speaking residents have in exercising their votes due to language barriers.
By Haywood Javote | Published 2/17/2008 | Read more »
Polls act as the basic tool to find out the majority opinion on a given topic. However, the wording of a question, and many other variables may have a strong influence on the outcome.
By Joshua Nili | Published 6/23/2007 | Read more »
A new poll from AP-Ipsos shows that all politicians are equally reviled. President Bush's approval rating of 35 percent is matched by Congress, which has the same low support from the public.
By Eric Fleming | Published 5/11/2007 | Read more »
The age of free flowing oil in America is over, and the point of no return has long passed. The die has been cast, tossed by myopic Western leaders over the last century in hopes of exploiting the developing world for financial progress.
By N.K. | Published 2/10/2006 | Read more »
A look at two progressive Democratic candidates and how they represent the Democrats' attempt to embrace progressivism in 2006.
By N.K. | Published 8/9/2006 | Read more »
The daunting task of motivating my peers to take an interest in politics this year has thoroughly drained me.
By Charles Drengberg | Published 11/10/2008 | Read more »
Current polling numbers show Obama leading McCain 53% to 38%. That's how it will end.
By Gary Davis | Published 9/5/2008 | Read more »
Overview of polling data and campaign strategies for Obama and McCain
By Ken Carmichael | Published 6/28/2008 | Read more »
Recent Los Angeles Times and Newsweek polls show Obama leading McCain by double-digit numbers. Other current polls show that lead to be much less. Which numbers are correct?
By Michele McDonough | Published 6/30/2008 | Read more »
Early voting once was restricted to absentee ballots, but now early polling places are available.
By Michael Thompson | Published 10/20/2008 | Read more »
No Democrat has won the state of Texas during a Presidential race since Jimmy Carter in 1976. Current polling data indicates that 2008 should be no different. John McCain leads Barack Obama by about 13 to 16 points in the most current matchups.
By Mark Whittington | Published 6/16/2008 | Read more »
Some of the new polling information out of the state of Maine suggests that John McCain might well have a chance in the state, but does he really?
By Aaron Smith | Published 10/6/2008 | Read more »
It took a few days, but the battleground state polling is showing a clear move in Barack Obama's direction.
By Aaron Smith | Published 10/3/2008 | Read more »
After an unstable month of public polling supporting current tactics and recent board elections tipping the balance of power, SAG's recent request for new talks with the Hollywood studios and networks after months of silence has been rejected.
By Paul Tenny | Published 10/1/2008 | Read more »
I haven't been near a polling place since the 2000 national election debacle.
By valerie porter | Published 1/15/2008 | Read more »
Critics of political endeavors such as who we select as our country's president will cynically claim that the corporate news media will focus way too much time on gleefully revealing which candidate is leading a certain race based on their own polling data.
By Terry Heath | Published 10/16/2007 | Read more »
The polling organizations are continuing to take the pulse of the American Public in regard to the war in Iraq and specifically as to how the voters are perceiving the surge is doing.
By Regina Sass | Published 8/3/2007 | Read more »
Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City, has seen his support fall lately, both among Republicans nationwide and - potentially more disturbing - among his own constituents in New York, in head-to-head polling against billionaire Michael Bloomberg.
By Eric Fleming | Published 5/14/2007 | Read more »
Hillary Clinton is polling 7 percentage points ahead of John McCain, the Republican frontrunner for President. Are liberals warming up to Hillary considering her middle of the road stance on issues? Is McCain sinking with his "troop surge" plan?
By A. J. King | Published 1/8/2007 | Read more »
At first glance, presidential polls in Virginia show Barack Obama with a strong lead. Examination of polling "internals", however, indicate it may be too early for Obama supporters to celebrate.
By Bill Curtiss | Published 10/24/2008 | Read more »
Predictions and evaluations of the upcoming South Carolina vote featuring polling data you gotta see
By Not Quite The Stig | Published 1/25/2008 | Read more »
In my suburban Pittsburgh polling place, turn-out was not tremendous by noon, but not bad considering this is a primarily Republican area compared to the Democratic-focused city of Pittsburgh.
By C.M. Paulson | Published 4/22/2008 | Read more »
A look at General Election Matchups according to a variety of polling data, McCain vs. Obama, Clinton vs. McCain.
By Ken Mandel | Published 2/3/2008 | Read more »
There are many delegates at stake in next week's Super Tuesday polling. Find out what is at stake for the candidates on February 5, 2008.
By Gretchen the Great | Published 1/29/2008 | Read more »
With votes from Pennsylvania's Democratic Primary still being counted, exit polling data is starting to tell people just exactly what voters in Pennsylvania---and perhaps the rest of the nation---are thinking when they head to the polls.
By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez | Published 4/22/2008 | Read more »
Though the polling has been a little sparse in New Hampshire thus far, it will surely pick up in this battleground state as the election draws near.
By Aaron Smith | Published 7/1/2008 | Read more »
The small, historic Luthersville community center serves as the polling station for voters in this area every four years, and rural Meriwether County Georgia residents turned out on Tuesday to support their candidate of choice.
By Debbie's Daily Doses | Published 11/5/2008 | Read more »
Late night comics may actually increase voter turnout because they are talking about politics / politicians in terms most people can identify with.
By A | Published 8/15/2006 | Read more »
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.
By Lisa Thibault Pietsch | Published 10/27/2005 | Read more »
For over 25 years now, CSPAN has been providing first rate access inside the political process for the general public. It is a public service brought to you by the cable television industry
By Joe Umbrell | Published 12/18/2005 | Read more »
Some voters, though technically qualified under our permissive standards, are in fact mentally or morally incompetent to exercise the franchise.
By F.R. | Published 6/19/2005 | Read more »
I contend that the historical record bears true the argument that Ronald Reagan played a major role in ending the Cold War. Reagan accomplished this by embarking on an ambitious program of political, economic, and rhetorical assault on the Soviet Union.
By N.K. | Published 1/27/2006 | Read more »
A review of the upcoming Canadian national elections and what it will mean for the nation and North America.
By N.K. | Published 2/2/2006 | Read more »
An overview of a new approach to the illegal immigration issue in America.
By N.K. | Published 4/25/2006 | Read more »
An analysis of the recent election of female leaders in Liberia, Chile, and Germany, as well as the prospects for further female executives and why it is a positive sign.
By N.K. | Published 3/23/2006 | Read more »
French NO and its implications
By angelique van engelen | Published 6/2/2005 | Read more »
A review of the West Wing Season 5 on DVD, including an episode-by-episode guide.
By N.K. | Published 4/6/2006 | Read more »
The recent passing of an increase in the minimum wage by the House of Representatives is nothing more than a political ploy in an election year, designed to secure the power and prestige of the members of Congress.
By Greg Reeson | Published 8/10/2006 | Read more »
Election campaigns are key moments in democratic democracies because they enable citizens to hear different political viewpoints and make the right choice in voting for a candidate that will best represent their needs.
By Corey Sipe | Published 8/30/2006 | Read more »
The differences between John Kerry and George Bush in the 2004 presidential election were so small that the only truly progressive, antiwar candidate was the Green Party's Ralph Nader.
By Lonnie Lopez | Published 5/26/2006 | Read more »
The US Supreme Court is to some degree influenced by public opinion.
By Maisah Robinson, Ph.D. | Published 6/8/2006 | Read more »
I arrived at the polling place at about 7:15 a.m. While this is my first general election at this polling place, the line was far longer than any vote before, especially the primary.
By Jeffrey Moats | Published 11/4/2008 | Read more »
Current polling methods may mean polling results in the Presidential Election are incorrect as to which candidate is ahead.
By Dr. Michael Smith | Published 10/10/2008 | Read more »
The election of 1966 marked a turning point in Georgia politics. The first Republican gubernatorial candidate of the century, a dark-horse segregationist Democrat, and a write-in campaign on behalf of a former governor made for an exciting and unique chain of events.
By Baxter Franklin | Published 5/16/2007 | Read more »
My paltry pointed pondering on presidential election political polling.
By Will Stape | Published 10/24/2008 | Read more »
Polling hours are a hot topic the day before the election. Find out what time the polls open in Virginia and when they are the busiest in hopes to avoid long lines.
By Carly Hart | Published 11/3/2008 | Read more »
Obama will win New York state but that does not mean he will win the election.
By Joshua Lobdell | Published 10/30/2008 | Read more »
Do you know where to go to vote on November 4th?
By Jack Oceano | Published 10/24/2008 | Read more »
With many national polls suggesting only a few percentage points separating presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain, a new poll in Georgia (and national polls) shows that things could get tighter or worse for McCain when considering third party alternatives.
By saul relative | Published 6/26/2008 | Read more »
In early polling, still 20 months away from next year's presidential elections, Republican Rudy Giuliani leads both Hillary Clinton and John Edwards in head-to-head match-ups.
By Eric Fleming | Published 2/24/2007 | Read more »
Everyone has heard of the Gallup poll, but how much do you know about the man who invented it? George Gallup is the father of the modern method of polling people to get a consensus opinion.
By Joyce Ryan | Published 4/14/2009 | Read more »
Cheerful, general guide to what it's like to be an election inspector and work at a polling place. Covers setup, the voting day and takedown.
By A. Bertocci | Published 9/25/2006 | Read more »
The Fort Worth Republican Straw poll kicks off at the Fort Worth Convention Center Saturday, September 1st, and a "Texas Town Hall" polling and peace rally organized by Texans for Peace will coincide nearby.
By Micah Colvin | Published 8/27/2007 | Read more »
It is just after dawn on the waters off of Chatham's Monomoy Island on the elbow of Cape Cod Massachusetts. Your fishing guide is standing 6 feet above the water's surface on the polling platform of a Florida flats style shallow draft fishing boat.
By Glen Morris | Published 7/30/2007 | Read more »
It seems that there is an issue with the introduction of city water and sewer to our homes.
By Lionproinc | Published 7/31/2007 | Read more »
Telephone polling conducted over the weekend show what is hopefully a promising start for the Third District city council campaign of LP candidate Thomas Keister.
By Dr. Thomas Keister | Published 4/28/2007 | Read more »
Al Gore (et al.) duped us into believing MORE than just 'that he invented the Internet.' http://www.care2.com/polling/results/185 - http://members.forbes.com/forbes/2005/0425/021.html?token=MjQgTWFyIDIwMDcgMDQ6MjY6NTkgKzAwMDA%253D
By Uncle MythMan | Published 3/24/2007 | Read more »
New polling data and analysis from Zogby International indicates that the issues associated with the management of Hurricane Katrina may overshadow the issues stemming from the 9/11 events with regard to the 2008 election year.
By Jorge M. Rivas | Published 6/19/2007 | Read more »
The next time you see Frank Luntz present his entertaining polling results on TV (sometimes with selected groups of people after debates)--be sure to listen to every word he says and how he phrases it to veer an argument in his favor.
By Greg Brian (Gregoriancant) | Published 11/15/2007 | Read more »
Voting Made Simple. Know your deadlines, know your polling place.
By Monique R | Published 10/1/2008 | Read more »
Virginia's strict anti-campaigning law has met with fire from free speech groups. But even in a small town, election officials take the law very seriously.
By Carly Hart | Published 11/4/2008 | Read more »
Recent polling data indicates that Asian minority groups also support Obama's presidency in significant numbers. The question, however, is what does Obama offer to ethnic minorities from Asia and Far Eastern countries?
By u mehta | Published 9/26/2008 | Read more »
Things got a little tense in Pennsylvania when two men dressed as Black Panthers stationed themselves outside a Philadelphia polling place. One of the so-called Black Panthers was brandishing a nightstick.
By Mark Whittington | Published 11/4/2008 | Read more »
Polling analysts and political experts have been trying to figure out who has an advantage in this year's national elections. Now that all the players have been identified, both political parties can now get down to the final run toward the White House.
By saul relative | Published 9/5/2008 | Read more »
I was really not sure what to expect this morning when I went to my local polling location to vote. I live in South Carolina, and we have already had some problems with our early voting.
By Sophie Walton | Published 11/4/2008 | Read more »
Halloween is over and Massachusetts voters are planning their voting day. Plan ahead and check your polling place, know the polling place hours, and don't forget to bring your identification.
By Pam Gaulin | Published 11/3/2008 | Read more »
Democrat presidential hopeful Barack Obama is turning on the heat in North Carolina. No Democrat has won North Carolina in a presidential campaign since Jimmy Carter in 1976. Tar Heels are turning out in droves for Obama rallies.
By Carolyn Walker | Published 10/28/2008 | Read more »
It was not the reaction to the Obama infomercial, or the claim that Zogby International is favoring Senator Obama; instead, the Mason Dixon polling data shows that Barack Obama has carved out a very narrow lead for himself in the state of Virginia.
By Sylvia Cochran | Published 10/30/2008 | Read more »
Surprised to find out that an Oct. 28-29 Fox News/Opinion Dynamic survey shows McCain narrowing Obama's lead ? Here's the real shocker: Zogby reports Oct. 31 polling data shows McCain actually leading Obama by one point.
By Linda Louise Johnson | Published 11/1/2008 | Read more »
With McCain struggling to get back into the game against Obama's long term entrenched advertising campaign in North Carolina, Obama takes a lead in most polls.
By Jacob Mohr | Published 10/16/2008 | Read more »
Last night's debate between Senators John McCain and Barack Obama was won handily by the D.C. newcomer, according to snap polling conducted by CBS last night.
By Paul Tenny | Published 10/8/2008 | Read more »
Congress is failing America. According to subjective polling data and objective performance data, Congress is failing us, the American People. What can, what should, what must you do about the failure of Congress?
By Michael K. Miller | Published 8/12/2008 | Read more »
According to Fox News, a couple of members of the Black Panther party are intimidating voters outside a polling place in a Philadelphia neighborhood... is voter intimidation the beginning of an Obama administration?
By Gretchen the Great | Published 11/4/2008 | Read more »
I was not as astounded by the fact that the "polling experts" got the Democratic New Hampshire primaries so wrong. In fact, I'm more surprised when pollsters get it right.
By Uzo Ometu | Published 1/15/2008 | Read more »
When is something a political statement and when is it an act of charity? Boy Scout Troop 54 found road blocks in there quest to do something good.
By Bobby Tall Horse | Published 11/23/2007 | Read more »
With millions of Floridians heading to the polls to vote early, Gov. Crist orders polling stations to operate from 7 AM to 7 PM in key battleground state
By Alex Diaz-Granados | Published 10/29/2008 | Read more »
With only a week left before one of the most important presidential debates in the bid for the White, NBC announced a brand new set of criteria for inclusion in the debate, including polling time, and campaign financial standings.
By Randa Morris | Published 10/24/2007 | Read more »
Information for Bay Area voters on how to locate polling facilities, what to bring, etc.
By Nicolle Shanman | Published 2/5/2008 | Read more »
Maryland's 2008 Presidential Primary Election day has arrived and the polls have closed. The attendance appeared to be low at my local polling places for several reasons.
By Newshound | Published 2/12/2008 | Read more »
Polling data suggests Barack Obama will win in California in November, but Republicans have some hope.
By Steven Fujita | Published 6/10/2008 | Read more »
The day was cloudy and blustery, a slight drizzle of rain was falling. As I arrived at my local polling place around 10:32 a.m., a line of about 120 people stood, arms wrapped tightly around them to ward of the weather.
By Charles B Reynolds | Published 11/4/2008 | Read more »
Listings of several websites where voters can locate their polling place locations with ease.
By Yona Gold | Published 3/4/2008 | Read more »
2007 national presidential polling by Gallup has all signs pointing towards Hillary Clinton winning the 2008 Democratic nomination.
By L. Robinson | Published 10/24/2007 | Read more »
The result of the Super Tuesday seemed clear for the Republicans but not the Democrats as record number of turnouts queued up in polling stations around the state.
By Nneka | Published 2/6/2008 | Read more »
Anyone can whip off a list of their top five baseball movies - Bull Durham, The Natural, Field of Dreams, etc. - but how about a few near-classics that have fallen by the wayside? Check out these the next time you want to rent something baseball.
By Os Davis | Published 4/9/2006 | Read more »
Following his presidency, President Carter returned to Plains, Ga where he and wife Rosalyn are still active. Mr and Mrs. Carter conduct Sunday School classes at least three times a month and invite the general public to attend.
By JA Huber | Published 3/27/2006 | Read more »
An overview of the 1916 presidential election, in which Democrat Woodrow Wilson won re-election against Republican Charles Evans Hughes.
By N.K. | Published 4/7/2006 | Read more »
The Planetary Bill of Rights Project is a unique new organization whose goal is to give the entire world its first modern Bill of Rights. People sometimes ask me how this project came about.
By Melissa Rhiannon | Published 4/25/2006 | Read more »
A review of Gary Hess' work "Franklin Roosevelt and Indochina."
By N.K. | Published 4/21/2006 | Read more »
Questions and Answers about political participation, conservatives vs. liberals, polls, and minority groups in the American political and economic sphere.
By Greg Opengeym | Published 6/26/2006 | Read more »
Like Zaire and Venture, Kmart is on a fast track to extinction. Trying to compete in price and quality, Kmart has succumbed to both Wal-mart and Target, who have won each factor respectively.
By M. R. | Published 6/1/2006 | Read more »
