Subscribe to this tag Low Voter Turnout in Virginia Special Election Could Signal a Worry for Democrats
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Michael Barone
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Michael Barone - January 15, 2009
Narrow victory in Democratic stronghold may show November turnout was a blip, not a trend.
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A Key to Obama’s Victory: Increasing Turnout in Previously Noncontested States
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Michael Barone
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Michael Barone - December 9, 2008
Making a play for previously noncontested states could be the key to victory.
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Mitch Daniels for President in 2012
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Michael Barone
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Michael Barone - December 9, 2008
This press release serves as an ad promoting him for president.
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Chambliss’s Win in Georgia Shows Obama’s Diminishing Coattails
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Michael Barone
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Michael Barone - December 3, 2008
Candidates in 2010 might not get the benefit those in 2008 did from Obama.
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The Baby Boomer Vote: Sandwiched Again
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Emily Brandon
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Money - November 19, 2008
Age may have played a bigger role in the presidential campaign than race or sex.
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Barack Obama's North Carolina Coattails (or Not)
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Robert Schlesinger
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Robert Schlesinger - November 18, 2008
Lots of North Carolina voters didn't bother with the rest of the ballot.
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Election Day Was Bad for the GOP, Maybe Not for Conservatives
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Peter Roff
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Opinion - November 13, 2008
Conservatives must take stock of what went wrong—and what went right, GOP strategist Peter Roff writes.
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5 States That Made History in the 2008 Election
Opinion - November 13, 2008
Several state legislatures had groundbreaking elections this year.
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Afghanistan's Voter Registration Drive Is Unexpectedly Peaceful and Successful
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Anna Mulrine
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Nation & World - November 12, 2008
U.S. military officials wonder why insurgents are uncharacteristically quiet before national election.
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Another Same-Sex Marriage Ballot Initiative in California?
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Michael Barone
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Michael Barone - November 10, 2008
Proponents of same-sex marriage might be better off with another ballot initiative.
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Data Points: Gender Gap in the 2008 Election
Opinion - November 6, 2008
There was a 7-point gender gap between men and women who voted for the winning candidate.
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5 Voting Demographics Where Barack Obama Made Headlines
Opinion - November 6, 2008
According to exit polls, Obama dominated the youth and minority vote.
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Behind Obama’s Victory: A Major Swing by Latino Voters Back to the Democratic Fold
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - November 6, 2008
Two thirds of Hispanics cast a vote for Obama, reversing inroads made by Bush in 2004.
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Students Vote, Then Party for Obama
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Alison Go
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The Paper Trail - November 5, 2008
Midnight revelry sprouts on campuses in Michigan, California, D.C., Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Wisconsin.
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Congressional Democrats Came Up Short
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Bonnie Erbe
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Bonnie Erbe - November 5, 2008
President-elect Obama owes the women of Congress.
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George W. Bush Memorial Sewage Plant Defeated in San Francisco
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Justin Ewers
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Nation & World - November 5, 2008
A measure to rename a water treatment plant was rejected by 69 percent of the vote.
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Same-Sex-Marriage Battle Appears Over in California
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Justin Ewers
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Nation & World - November 5, 2008
The push to ban gay marriage in the state seems successful, barring a drastic shift in mail-in ballots.
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Barack Obama Wins Traditionally Red Indiana
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Liz Halloran
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Nation & World - November 5, 2008
In a stunning reversal, Obama beat John McCain in the usually reliably Republican state.
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Data Points: Largest and Smallest Margins of Victory for Barack Obama and John McCain
Opinion - November 5, 2008
McCain won Missouri by less than 1 percent, reports MSNBC.
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Obama Wins by Historic Margin in California
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Justin Ewers
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Nation & World - November 5, 2008
He won the state by the largest margin of victory since before World War II.
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Louisiana Democrat Landrieu Fends Off Stiff Senate Challenge in Heavily Republican State
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Katherine Skiba
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Nation & World - November 5, 2008
Landrieu won re-election after being targeted by the GOP.
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What President Obama Will Mean for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs
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Matthew Bandyk
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Risky Business - November 5, 2008
A look ahead at what policies might be coming.
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What Americans Have Learned From the Obama Win and a Long Election Season
By
Liz Halloran
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Nation & World - November 5, 2008
It really is over, and Americans examined themselves in unprecedented ways.
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Barack Obama Wins Colorado
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Kent Garber
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Nation & World - November 4, 2008
Obama ended the Republican Party's decade-and-a-half hold on the American West.
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Barack Obama Elected President
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Kenneth T. Walsh
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Nation & World - November 4, 2008
In a historic victory, the Illinois senator becomes the first African-American to win the presidency.
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