Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele released the following statement: “Watching President Obama address our nation — and feeling the pride that is in every American’s heart — it’s worth pausing to celebrate our nation’s achievements. Yet even as we mark this historic event, we recognize the deep problems that continue to face our nation. Republicans are eager to work with President Obama on the challenges he discussed, especially restoring fiscal responsibility and growing our economy. “After last year’s State of the Union, then-candidate Barack Obama asked the nation to imagine a time when a President’s agenda would...
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Solution to Voter Privacy :: Invisible Ink
Approximately two-thirds of Americans voting in the November Presidential election will cast their votes on paper ballots. How can voters be assured their votes are counted and kept private? GW Assistant Professor of Computer Science Poorvi Vora and doctoral student Stefan Popoveniuc found a solution called Scantegrity, their newly developed “voter-verifiable” voting system, which involves optical scan ballots, invisible ink, and a fool-proof way for voters to ensure their ballots are correctly tallied. Dr. Vora and Popoveniuc introduces a vote-counting system that enables individuals to verify that their ballots have been collected and accurately tabulated. Scantegrity is the only...
Expert Tells Candidates to ‘Get Some Sleep’
â’Get some sleep,â’ is the first piece of advice presidential debate expert Allan Louden has for presidential and vice presidential candidates preparing for upcoming debates. â’These candidates have to be exhausted,â’ says Louden, professor of communication at Wake Forest University. â’And that is when mistakes happen. Practice saying what takes five minutes in 30 seconds,â’ he suggests. But, he cautions against over preparing. â’Too much new information only serves to confuse. Briefing books should be brief.â’ Louden complete recommendation list: Get some sleep – these candidates have to be exhausted. Mistakes happen when the internal governor is not working....
Get the Facts, Decode the Spin and Make a Choice
The nonpartisan, nonprofit Public Agenda, which two weeks ago called on the McCain and Obama campaigns to focus on the big issues as it released its online “Voter’s Survival Kit,” is today calling on citizens to do their part and make sure they are up to speed on the big issues before the debates. “Government accountability is a two way street, and it’s time for all Americans to start walking the walk and making sure they really understand the big issues,” said Public Agenda Vice President Michael Hamill Remaley. “As long as we let them, most politicians will try...
Sad Stock Market :: Sadder for McCain
With the stock market taking a beating the economy doesn’t look good for the poor, middle or the wealthy class of US citizens. What will the current stock market snapshot change how someone votes? “With the recent news of the dramatic stock market decline and the government bailouts of leading mortgage industries, the economy is quickly turning voters’ attention to domestic issues. A lot of Republicans could be persuaded by our economic problems to vote Democratic – it’s the wedge issue that could send even committed Republican voters to the other side,” political scientist Todd Shields of the University...