Early Voting: Its Not Just for Democrats - NYTimes.com
This happens every time a state tries to make voting easier, or expand the electorate, because Republicans are convinced that new voters are biased against them. But theres really nothing inherently partisan about expanded��.
The Comic Tragedy of British Politics 3: Real People
Like thousands of hustings taking place across Britain in this general election, it was intensely particular, human and local, without a television camera, minister, or spin-doctor anywhere near. But the more I have thought and talked about the evening.
Which Republicans are running for US president in 2016?
With the Republican field for the 2016 nomination looking more crowded than ever before, heres all you need to know about those who have announced their candidacies - and those still expected to do so.
Election 2015: Ed Miliband admits SNP could prop up Labour government - as it.
Labour are pretty happy with the latest Ashcroft poll. Although the SNP are still ahead in Jim Murphys seat, he looks to be closing the gap. The poll suggests it has shrunk from 9 to 3 points, as large numbers of Tories switch to Labour.
Early Voting in Ohio, Despite Republican Objections.
The message should be taken to heart by other states trying to reduce early voting, and by those states ��� including New York ��� that have not yet allowed it. Write A Comment. Share. Featured Posts, Economus, Peter C, Ohio,��.
Louisianas Stillborn Constitution - Opinionator - The New.
Emboldened by this presidential vote of confidence, Banks moved rapidly to neutralize his opponents. In early 1864, he deposed Durant as leader of the Free State party, effectively splitting the group and assuring that the��.
Newt Gingrich’s Glory Days
The candidate tries to keep his moment from slipping away.. Matt Bai article examines how Newt Gingrich is adjusting to his unexpected resurgence in the Republican race for the 2012 presidential nomination, and the way in which he is trying to capitalize on his rising popularity.
Early Voting and Exit Polls - The Caucus - The New York.
With millions of people taking advantage of early voting, election experts have been examining the data available and discussing the impact on next Tuesdays exit poll results and, ultimately, the election itself.. Published on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 by The Independent/UK. Michael Brown October 29,.. About. The latest on President Obama, Congress and other political news from Washington -- and around the nation -- from the staff of The New York Times.
BRYAN TAMMANYS GUEST; The Wigwam Crowded to Hear the Boy Orator. LARGE MEETINGS HELD OUTSIDE The Effort Too Much for the Candi- date and He Nearly Collapsed at the Labor Stand. BIG CROWDS LISTEN IN THE RAIN Several Stands in Union Square and Neighboring Streets -- Some of the Scenes and Incidents.
William J. Bryan, the Popocratic candidate for President, was the guest of the Tammany braves at their Wigwam last night.. New York City Tammany Hall Mass Meeting Addressed
September, November: 40 Precious Days to Spend on Early.
Dean Skelos, New York Senate Leader, and Son Are Arrested on Corruption Charges.. And more than a month before what the calendar says is Election Day, President Obama began delivering his closing argument to voters.. Credit The New York Times. The rise of early voting, which is allowed with few restrictions in 32 states and the District of Columbia, has opened a new front in efforts to maximize turnout and find voters through exhaustive.. Recent Posts��.
AP News in Brief at 5:58 am EDT
UKIP is third in opinion polls but Britains electoral system means it can win at most a handful of seats. If no party wins. Labour leader Ed Miliband cast his vote early alongside his wife, Justine, in northern England. Early voters. NEW YORK.
Hillary Clintons Nevada play
With a largely static Electoral College map and a limited number of states truly in play in 2016 ��� not to mention an open Senate race to replace retiring Minority Leader Harry Reid ��� few places are more important than Nevada next year.. Still, GOP.
Live Blogging the House Vote
Were going to call it a night. Join us tomorrow (or more accurately, later this morning) for more coverage of developments in Washington as health care legislation moves forward.. The House convenes for a historic vote on health care legislation.
Echoes of Florida as British Election Drama Goes On.
In discussions of the popular vote and fairness on Friday, all three leaders of Britains largest parties echoed an argument made by Al Gore in 2000 when he asserted his right to ask for a recount of ballots in Florida.. Early on Friday, as it became clear that British voters had failed to give one party a majority of seats in the new Parliament, Ed Miliband, Britains secretary of state for energy and climate change, told The BBC, ���The people have spoken,.. Recent Posts��.
Updates on Election Day in Iran - The Lede - The New York.
As my colleague Thomas Erdbrink reported from Tehran within the last hour, Irans state television announced that the reformist cleric Hassan Rowhani has maintained a commanding lead in the latest vote count released by interior ministry... According to updates in Persian and English on the @HassanRouhani Twitter feed, Irans interior ministry plans to release results throughout Saturday morning in Tehran, until noon local time, which is 3:30 a.m. in New York.
Election Day: Updates on the Voting in Iran - NYTimes.com
As a person who has experienced three presidential elections, I proudly shout that there is a hope for this country there was a big change on this time it seems that the gate of democracy has opened to us... Update | 2:52 p.m. In this new video report for Britains Channel 4 News, Lindsey Hilsum says that a source in Tehran has told her that Irans Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has had his own private opinion poll conducted and the results suggest that Mir��.
Latest Updates on Elections in Europe - The Lede
On Sunday The Lede is following the results of several elections in Europe, including: a presidential contest in France, the vote for a new parliament in Greece, a local election in Germany and balloting in Serbia and. The New York Times News Blog. Speaking in Belgrade after his party finished third in parliamentary elections, Ivica Da��i��, the current leader of Slobodan Milo��evi��s Socialist Party of Serbia dropped an unsubtle hint that he wants to be made prime��.
Once the kingmaker, Britains Clegg faces election debacle
SHEFFIELD, England (AP) - At Britains last election campaign, he was hailed as the most popular party leader since Winston Churchill, an unexpected star who upstaged the two dominant parties. Some even wondered whether he was the British Obama..
US midterms: Senate control handed back to Republicans.
Follow live updates as we get results of the midterm elections in some of the tight races likely to determine control of the Senate.. Wednesdays front page, NY Daily News: pic.twitter.com/2mChPO9FuU. close. 1.17am ET 01:17. The Democrat wins the Senate race in Hawaii. What time is it in Hawaii? Just past 8pm, it looks like ��� five hours behind ET. ��� The Associated Press (@AP) November 5, 2014. BREAKING: Dem David Ige wins election as governor of Hawaii.
Ben Carsons home-field disadvantage
More important, hes launching his presidential bid as a staunch conservative and a fierce critic of President Barack Obama in a city that is a majority-black Democratic stronghold that gave the president 98 percent of its vote in 2012. Ben Carson is.
Ideas for a better election system. - tribunedigital-thecourant
Across the pond, Conservative Party leader David Cameron ousted Labours Gordon Brown as prime minister of the United Kingdom in 2010 after a campaign that lasted one month.. ���Bring early voting to all 50 states, including Connecticut.. In a recent letter to the New York Times, former Oregon secretary of state (and Yale graduate) Phil Keisling, in office when his state adopted vote-by-mail in 1998, said voter turnout in his state is often the nations highest, and��.
Manhattans Struggle for Human Freedom against The Slave Power of Virginia
In 1774, after the British government closed the Port of Boston, a committee is formed under John Jays leadership, to organize a new revolutionary government for New York State: the New York Provisional Congress. Morris and. Morris was unsuccessful.
Cash flows in year of SuperPAC 2.0
Jeb Bush has yet to announce his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, but hes raised millions by setting up a super PAC, leadership PAC and nonprofit all with the same name, Right to Rise ��� a branding that signals to donors the.
Aftermath of the Greek Vote - The Lede - The New York Times
The Lede blog has been following the reaction as reported by correspondents from The New York Times and The International Herald Tribune based around the world. 4:07 P.M. A Half-Hearted Ending for Stocks. In the end, stocks on Wall Street closed mixed on Monday, after a mini-roller-coaster ride first down, then up, then a little sideways, leaving Sundays critical Greek elections with a so-so endorsement. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down about 25��.
What makes a government legitimate?
The Cabinet Manual drawn up in 2011 by former Cabinet Secretary Lord ODonnell, who oversaw coalition negotiations after the last election, state s that: An incumbent government is entitled to wait until the new Parliament has met to see if it can.
ISIS takes responsibility for Texas shooting; Libyan migrants drown in.
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and his wife Janet greet supporters after Huckabee announced he will seek the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential race in Hope, Ark., Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Huckabee pitched himself as the best GOP .
PART III: 21st CENTURY CHALLENGES TO AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
Citizen identity with the nation during the age of romanticism in the early 19th century was replaced with consumption values prevailing during the Age of Materialism in the late 19th century. The idealism.. (���The Worst Voter Turnout in 72 Years.
Florida Voting Delays - Taking Note - The New York Times
A Times editorial over the weekend described recent Republican efforts to confuse, mislead or intimidate voters, hamper early voting, and otherwise reduce turnout among minorities, poor people and other likely Democrats in Ohio,. According to a Times story, election supervisors in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach ���said they would allow voters to request and cast absentee ballots on Sunday,��� but later that day ���Miami-Dades county election supervisor closed down the��.
The Queen Rules
As Election Day in the United Kingdom fast approaches with party leaders making last-minute promises to attract voters to put them in power, lets not forget that whichever party wins, the elected Prime Minister must swear alliegance to the one who.
Europe Braces for Economic Fallout as Greece Heads to.
Greece: Europe Braces for Economic Fallout as Greece Heads to Early Elections | New York Times. Jan 2 2015. �� The Voting News. Governments and investors across Europe braced for renewed economic upheaval on Monday after. what they were before the policies were adopted, and unemployment higher than 25 percent, polls have indicated support for Syriza, a leftist party that opposes the deep budget cuts Greece has made in recent years as a condition of financial bailouts.
The Queen and her Prime Ministers
Mr Cameron was overheard bragging to former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg how the Queen had purred down the line after he phoned her to say Scotland had voted no to independence. He was forced to. The first time she had to confirm an unelected.
Live Blog: Iraqs Provincial Elections - At War - The New.
election Voting at the Tiba School in Jamila district, on the fringe of Baghdads Sadr City. Check our election primer for video, audio and graphics on the provincial vote. (Photo: Johan Spanner for The New York Times). Then I discovered that I do not know any of those candidates who listed themselves under famous names like ���the current Prime Minister���, and former prime ministers such as Ayad Allawi and Ibrahim al-Jaafari.. We want to elect our own leaders.���.
Print Media Losing Sway Over Public Opinion In Elections
But today, with circulation figures crumbling and no party likely to secure a majority in the May 7 vote, the screaming headlines of Britains notoriously partisan newspapers are failing to have the impact of old. In a move that. David Yelland, a.
Election 2015 live: Miliband reveals first coalition red line to.
With less than 36 hours to go until polling opens, join our political team for all the latest from the campaign trail.. coincide with the general election. The Conservatives have raised 10 times more in donations than Labour in the final week of the general election campaign, official figures showed on Tuesday.. The Evening Standard has urged Londoners to vote Conservative in Thursdays general election.. Jon Stewart during a taping of The Daily Show in New York.
The Latest: Leaders Vote Early in Close British Election
Several party leaders in Britain were out early at the polls to vote in the closest election in decades. Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha voted at a polling station at his constituency in Oxfordshire while opposition leader Ed.