Massive Bush tidal wave swamps blogosphere

"There is no magic formula to success in Iraq..." so the president started.  And this morning his words are fueling a tidal surge of commentary. While politics always plays an important role in online communities, there are generally other competing interests and issues:...

You voted, you snapped, and the world changed

There is an amazing photostream that you, friends, created, and it is a thing of beauty. To see it in its glory, click here.An amazing photomontage of places hot with politics, radiating the soft warmth of "I...

Pix from the polls: NowPublic snaps the vote

NowPublic contributors are snapping the vote.Here's some of our faves: "Turnout heavy in Pennsylvia pollsIntimidation in VirginiaThe gay marriage issue "I voted" photojournalismTurnout high in Penn...

One of the closest races a dead heat

For all those Virginia voters with camera mobile phones - you have an opportunity to do some edgy photojournalism on election day. It's a dead heat between Republican Senator George Allen and Democratic challenger...

Local groups quietly fight same-sex marriage ban (The Beaufort Gazette)

"Candidates in tight election battles nationwide are contributing to the explosive debates on banning same-sex marriages, but South Carolina politicians and advocacy groups on both sides prefer to keep the discussion to a whisper in campaigns that operate under the...

The Death of the "Values Voter"

"The Nation -- Since the New Jersey Supreme Court issued its ruling on same-sex unions, Bush and the religious right have amped up their gay-baiting rhetoric in a last ditch effort to turn out so-called values...

Web sweeping election coverage (Reuters)

Don't leave the election up to the big media companies to cover. You can be part of the story of the 206 elections. Bring your camera! watch what is happening. Send in your photos/videos/reports from your voting area to news@nowpublic.com. You can even submit an audio report...

Network analysts braced for election night (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)

Don't leave the election up to the big media companies to cover. You can be part of the story of the 206 elections. Bring your camera! watch what is happening. Send in your photos/videos/reports from your voting area to news@nowpublic.com. You can even submit an audio report...

NBC, Williams rev for election night (Chicago Sun-Times)

"NEW YORK -- Brian Williams has the smile of a man about to unleash a secret weapon. Or two." Don't leave the election up to the big media companies to cover. You can be part of the story of the 206 elections. Bring your camera! watch what is happening. Send in your...

Unions join in get-out-the-vote effort

"AP - Victoria Cook moved to California last year and cannot vote in Michigan. That did not stop the labor organizer from returning to the state this fall to help turn out the union vote for Democratic candidates." With a day to go before the polls open across the country,...

Candidates race toward finish line

"Candidates dashed across California on Sunday in a final burst of campaigning at churches, restaurants and rallies as thousands of volunteers besieged voters with phone calls and front-porch pleas for support in Tuesday's...

Gov. asked, and received, forgiveness

"No use waiting for the victor to be crowned to assess his dazzling triumph; or the victim to expire before conducting a post-mortem. " With a day to go before the polls open across the country, the only work left to do is what political vets call "pull the vote". There are...

Perry Appears To Have The Votes To Win

"'Two days before the November general election, Gov. Rick Perry appears to be headed for re-election, a new poll by the Dallas Morning News suggests.Comment" With a day to go before the polls open across the country, the only work left to do is what political vets call...

FBI willing to go undercover in Congress if necessary

Are you willing to go over-cover? Snap the Vote - see below... "WASHINGTON - The new chief of the FBI's Criminal Division, which is swamped with public corruption cases, says the bureau is ramping up its ability to catch crooked politicians and might run an undercover sting...

GOP Hopes Bush's Dallas Visit Will Impact Election

"President and Mrs. Bush will attend a rally Monday evening in Dallas for Governor Rick Perry.Comment" With a day to go before the polls open across the country, the only work left to do is what political vets call "pull the vote". There are over 150 million Americans...
 

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