Archive for the 'election' Category

Hillary Has Company - Some Women Who Have Run For President Before

Hillary Clinton is boldly running for President in 2008, and the thought may seem unusual, since we’ve never had a woman President.
We have, however, had a President election with a woman on the ballot before - 13 elections, in fact! Here’s a look at some of the more notable cases of this phenomena, and [...]

Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations of US Presidents

With the wide range of candidates vying for the White House in 2008, many of them will be disappointed, while only one can prevail.
To buck up the spirits of the also-rans, here’s a little list of famous unfortunate exits and almost-exits from the Oval Office.
Sure, you never got elected, but at least none [...]

Presidential Campaigning in the Media

Getting that message out to the voters - it’s going to begin soon! The wonderful advertising round of the Presidential 2008 election season is about to get underway.
Already, the major candidates have each blessed us with a “Holiday wishes” ad spot.
It was brief, sweet, and to the point, and not shown too often, [...]

Did Bush Kill the Conservative Party?

The question on millions of voter’s minds is, “Can we ever trust again?”This isn’t just granola-munching Flower Child Liberals talking, either.
Conservative voices this year have spent more time criticizing their own group than they have been defending that group from outsiders.
A collective groan can be heard going up from the Grand Old Party [...]

The 2008 Election and the Iraq War Ripple

Time heals all wounds.
That’s an old proverb.
But how much time? It probably depends on the wound.
For now, no one can say that the United States is over the 9/11 attack.
The attack, the Afghanistan war, and the Iraq war, have left a scar that will grow up and grow older with us, year [...]

What is the Libertarian Party?

In the United States, the two-party system has been so all-encompassing of American politics as to nearly obliterate all traces of an option.
Recent criticism has been directed at how the two parties are actually the same one, with words like “Republocrat” and “Demican” used as derogatory names for the two main parties.
However, the [...]

Key Battleground States in the 2008 Presidential Election

The 2008 election is on target to be the most harrowing election in recent memory.
This will be the first Presidential election since 1928 that has no incumbents in the primary, with the 1952 election counting as a certain exception since Truman’s name was indeed on the ballot, but he did not campaign.
Harry had [...]