‘History’ Category

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

Today’s Crystal Ball(ots)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK — The 2008 nominating contests are highly contested and are attracting record turnout levels in State after State. Candidates are doing their best to maintain this upward trend in turnout; however, Republican turnout is sure to falter after Super Tuesday’s results.

For the Democrats, in this spectacle horse race, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton continue to inspire new voters (more…)

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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

On This Day In 1845…

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On January 23, 1845, the United States Congress set the Tuesday after the First Monday in November to be the one and only day when Americans choose our president.

Why Tuesday? Click here to find out.

What do our presidential candidates think of the United States’ voting system today? 13 of 16 candidates have responded to the Why Tuesday? Candidate Challenge and told us. Check out their answers here.

Why Tuesday? is an effort to make America’s democracy stronger through increased voter participation. We work to make election reform an issue that our politicians cannot afford to avoid.

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Recent Comments

  • steve garfield: Great video.
  • mary adkins: just read in newspaper about why vote on tuesday i guess i never knew why just that we did. this needs...
  • Ron K of Illinois: The last 3 times that I voted, the polling place had changed. Since I live in a rural area near a...
  • Adam: Lauri, that’s why we need to modernize it. Orthodox Jews can still vote on Sunday and fundamentalist...
  • polar bear: is that smoke i see blowing? voting machines are susceptible to hacking. period. you can find groups...