Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
Thanks to the Los Angeles band He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister for Why Tuesday?, their amazing original composition based on our efforts to increase voter participation and reform our broken voting system. Listen here:
Our new theme song, maybe? Roll the credits! Lyrics: Rachel Kolar; Vocals: Max Guirand, Lauren Brown, Rachel Kolar; Guitar: Max Guirand; Banjo: Robert Kolar.
Monday, February 4th, 2008
PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA — With the onset of Super Tuesday, the Press has started reporting on Barack Obama’s ability to mobilize new, youth and Independent voters, the other candidates’ advantages among established, older voters, and Hillary Clinton’s advantage among Hispanic and female voters. This week’s issue of TIME Magazine reports that Obama’s campaign tactics are more effective in states with forward-thinking election law. Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada have Same-Day Registration. Florida has early voting, but the DNC has stripped the Sunshine State’s democrats of their delegates, Republicans were able to keep half of theirs. (more…)
Friday, February 1st, 2008
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA –- After tonight’s debate at the Kodak Theater, people (and CNN) kept talking about an Obama-Hillary or Hillary-Obama combo ticket. I don’t know if that is the case… either way the notion will be swamping the airwaves until the 5th thanks to Wolf.
More important, is that we are watching history, and because of that, people of all creeds and colors what to be a part of the action. They want to campaign, they want to caucus, they want to vote, they want a voice, and they want the Country to change its course. (more…)
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
We’re putting the final touches on this week’s episode and it’ll be ready for ya’ll Wednesday. A preview: I visit Larimer County, CO Clerk & Recorder Scott Doyle to talk about the concept known as vote centers. In the meantime, browse the archives, see who has responded to the Candidate Challenge, and listen to my interview today on NPR.
Thursday, November 1st, 2007
The deadline has come and gone for the Why Tuesday? Candidate Challenge, and I’d say we did pretty darn good. As of today we have responses from all but five of the sixteen candidates on our list.
Our trip to Iowa, where I am pictured at right, was a huge success - six candidates in five days. Who hasn’t yet responded? Take a look.
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007
We’re putting the final touches on this week’s installment of the vlog. This episode will be a little bit different. While you’re waiting, check out the comment threads of these two posts we wrote at TPMCafe last week. Lots of great discussion and debate about the state of our voting system. Thanks again to TPM for having us guest blog all last week!
• Week in Review: Is Our Voting System Broken?
• Trouble with Touch Screens, Indeed
Previously on WT?BLOG: Welcome TPM’ers
Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Have a read of the Onion’s in-depth look at the day we vote. Here’s how it starts:
WASHINGTON, DC—After running a thousand errands, working hours of overtime, and being stuck in seemingly endless gridlock traffic commuting to and from their jobs, millions of Americans were disheartened to learn that it was, in fact, only Tuesday.
“Tuesday?” San Diego resident Doris Wagner said. “How in the hell is it still Tuesday?”
Click here for the full article.
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
It’s a busy day at Why Tuesday? global headquarters. This week’s episode of the vlog should be up by day’s end. In the meantime, if you haven’t seen it already, watch my interview with Thomas Jefferson. Yes, Thomas Jefferson.
Why Tuesday? is a non-partisan, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2005 to find solutions to increase voter turnout and participation in elections.
