Posts Tagged ‘ gop ’

Tea-Baggers and Tea Party Are Extremists

Tea-Baggers and Tea Party Are Extremists

Results from a new University of Washington survey show that tea party supporters drink a far different brew from other conservatives – a lot stronger and not name-brand stuff. In other words, tea party conservatives differ from other conservatives. A lot. Findings from the Multi-state Survey on Race and Politics at the UW amplify observations, voiced recently by mainstream conservative columnists such as Michael Medved and George Will, suggesting that the tea party is taking its philosophy in directions far more extreme than those of average conservatives. “Our data suggests the concerns of George Will and other conservatives are...

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Solution to Voter Privacy :: Invisible Ink

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...

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What small-town America thinks of Sarah Palin | Salon News

There can be no doubt that the addition of Sarah Palin to the Republican ticket dramatically altered the presidential race, inspiring a once wary conservative evangelical base to get behind John McCain, and giving new momentum to his campaign. But how is Palin playing in towns across the American heartland? In the weeks since the Republicans held their national convention, small-town coffee shops, laundromats and bars have been buzzing with talk about the “pitbull with lipstick” and her sudden rise to national prominence. In dozens of interviews across battleground states in the Midwest and Mountain West, where I’ve been...

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McCain Doesn’t Buy American

In an interview a few weeks ago with a Detroit TV station, John McCain said, “I’ve bought American literally all my life, and I’m proud.” It turns out that John McCain wasn’t being straight with the people of Detroit-in fact, John McCain owns 13 cars, including a foreign made Lexus, a Volkswagen, and a Honda Sedan-on top of the Toyota Prius that he bragged about buying just last year. People are free to buy any kind of car they want-that isn’t the issue here. What is the issue is that the American auto industry, and American voters, deserve a...

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2008 Election Prediction

2008 Election Prediction

I do not think that Obama will take the southern US States, but will take the Northeast, Greater Lakes, West Coast and Colorado and New Mexico. What is your 2008 Presidential Election prediction?  I used the NPR map.

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