Category: 2004 Election

Where do we go from here? How do we begin to reclaim secular democracy? The most disheartening thing I’m hearing on all the networks is that “moral issues” rather than economic issues were the deciding factor. How can we possibly convince American voters – over the next decade or two, for it will surely take…

Joshua Marshall says Republicans have taken to the courts to steal the election in Ohio.

Zogby is projecting a slight popular vote margin for Bush but gives the electoral college to Kerry by a projected margin of 311 to 213.

According to McLehrer, Republicans are spinning that the high turnout today isn’t necessarily bad for them. Meanwhile, George and Laura Bush were making a statement and W. seemed to have a bit of a resigned air, like a man who’d taken his best shot and was about ready to retire. Ray Suarez quotes the Republican…

I dragged my wheezy lungs up to the school on the hill to cast my ballot. I’ve never missed an election and I always think it’s important to vote, but even in this decidedly non-swing state (California) I felt like my vote counted more than ever this time. The poll workers told me they had…

I was listening to Air America on the way to work and Al Franken and company were singing a lopsided song oompah song “bring a book, bring a book, when you go to vote” and it was so sweet and I thought “this is what it sounds like to win.” At our east bay (CA)…