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NEW YORK - I was sitting in David Plouffe’s spartan office at Barack Obama’s campaign headquarters in Chicago.
His storied election behind him and weighty problems in his face, Barack Obama turned Wednesday to the task of building an administration in times of crisis as Americans and the world absorbed his history-shattering achievement as the first black leader ascending to the presidency.
It's a nightmare scenario for Democrats — their nominee Barack Obama winning the popular vote while Republican John McCain ekes out an Electoral College victory. Sure, McCain trails in every recent national poll. Sure, surveys show that Obama leads in the race to reach the requisite 270 electoral votes to win the presidency.
NEW YORK - With Barack Obama ahead of John McCain in recent national polls, some observers wonder if he could meet the same fate as Al Gore in 2000, when he won the popular vote but lost the presidency to George W. Bush.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Is the Electoral College, America’s quirky system of choosing its presidents, on its way to extinction?
Barack Obama faced two critical questions: where to play and how to pay.
Illinois will award its presidential electoral votes to the winner of the nationwide popular vote — but only if several other states follow suit.
If John R. Koza gets his way, American voters will never again have to wonder about the workings of the Electoral College and why it decides who sits in the White House.
New Jersey became the second state to enter a compact that would eliminate the Electoral College's power to choose a president if enough states endorse the idea.
New Jersey is close to entering a compact that would eliminate the power of the Electoral College to choose a president if enough states endorse the idea.
Maryland officially became the first state on Tuesday to approve a plan to give its electoral votes for president to the winner of the national popular vote instead of the candidate chosen by state voters.
A movement to essentially dump the Electoral College and give the presidency to the winner of the nationwide popular vote has been defeated in North Dakota and Montana, after opponents said it would eliminate any influence states may have in presidential contests.
In my humble opinion I believe that political parties should be banned. As far as I can tell, getting rid of them would do this country an enormous amount of good. Assume there were no parties.
I got this article this past weekend from my friend Krishna who showed me a piece by John S.
Nevada not expected to join Electoral College dropoutsDon't count on Nevada joining the movement to elect the president by popular vote anytime soon. Although the state Assembly passed a bill last week supporting the plan, lawmakers and lobbyists predict the bill will either die in the Senate or narrowly pass.
Local News | Gregoire signs popular vote bill into law | Seattle Times NewspaperWashington state will join a compact with other states to cast its presidential electoral votes for the national popular vote winner.
Assembly backs bill to bypass Electoral CollegeUnder the bill, the five presidential electors from Nevada would be required to cast votes for the presidential candidate with the most votes nationally, even if that candidate does not receive the most votes in Nevada.
Redrawing the lines -- almost 200 years of gerrymandering (CNN) -- Nearly two centuries ago Wednesday, Massachusetts Gov. Elbridge Gerry signed an obscure redistricting law that helped his party stay in office and, more importantly, codified one of the most enduring legacies in U.S. politics: gerrymandering.
Pelosi to Deny Florida Congressman Stearns's Request for "Football Break"...Thursday's championship football game between No. 2 Florida and No. 1 Oklahoma is obviously a big game, but big enough to shut down Congress?
December 10, 2008
Why Barack Obama's Kenyan father makes him ineligible to be President. Dec 5th 2008. rotarymunkey On December 5th, 2008 at 1:53 pm, rotarymunkey said: Ronald Reagan said "Trust, but verify." 1. Barack Obama II, the Senator, was born of a British subject and an American citizen. Period. This grants him, at birth, Dual Citizenship.
Clarence Thomas vs. Barack ObamaIn a highly unusual move, U.S. Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has asked his colleagues on the court to consider the request of an East Brunswick, N.J. attorney who has filed a lawsuit challenging President-elect Barack Obama's status as a United States citizen.
A last electoral hurdle for ObamaBarack Obama has one election still to win before he moves into the White House, and by all accounts he's a shoo-in. The Electoral College – that curious body created by the Founders to put one extra check on the popular vote – meets Dec.
Journalists lost on the field of battle(ground)Missouri has finally lost its bellwether status as the state which has voted for the election winner the most times in a row. Pollsters had it as a toss-up (too close to call) throughout the race, and they got that spot on.
Flunking the Electoral College - "Now is an ideal time to get serious about abolishing the Electoral College."On Dec. 15, the United States will endure a quadrennial ritual born in the economics and politics of slavery and the quill-pen era. Members of the Electoral College are scheduled to meet in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia to formally choose the next president.
Flunking the Electoral College On Dec. 15, the United States will endure a quadrennial ritual born in the economics and politics of slavery and the quill-pen era. Members of the Electoral College are scheduled to meet in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia to formally choose the next president.
By now, you've almost certainly heard not only of the outcome of the 2008 presidential election, but also about where each candidate won, where they lost, and what it all means.
This year has witnessed another controversial election, perhaps the most controversial to date in regards to the sheer volume of electoral legal disputes and reports of voter fraud.
Obama wins electoral vote in NebraskaFor the first time ever, a blue circle will appear in Nebraska on national electoral maps. Democrat Barack Obama won the Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District on Friday, scooping up one of the state's five electoral votes.
Emanuel undecided as Obama builds teamSpeculation swirled Wednesday over what appointments President-elect Barack Obama would make as he pivots from an election campaign to the task of building a Democratic administration.
At least, my voting process was really boring. I voted at around 1:00 p.m., during the slow time. It was totally dead when I went in. In some ways, this was a good thing, since I didn't have to wait in line.
Kimberly Campbell Contributing Writer. UNITED STATES - Dr. Martin Luther King - You got your dream. CONGRESS: 260 D - 175 R SENATE: 54 D - 39 R ELECTORAL VOTES: 338 D to 146 R
After Epic Campaign, Voters Go to Polls - NYTimes.comAmericans went to the polls on Tuesday to choose the next president of the United States, deciding whether Senator Barack Obama or Senator John McCain was better suited to guide the nation through an economic crisis at home and two wars abroad.In voting booths in every corner of …
Vote 2008 - The Takeaway - Track the Electoral College vote predictionsA really neat, graphic, dynamic aggregator of electoral college predictions for today's vote. It's good to use.
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