Friday, March 7th, 2008
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When we were up in New Hampshire for the primary election this January, we were interviewed for CNN+/CUATRO, Spain’s CNN outfit, about how New Media is being used in the 2008 campaign. Just got a hold of the segment (it’s in Spanish) from Carlos de Vega, their United States correspondent. |
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…)
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
The results of the New Hampshire primary are in, and the Associated Press put out the early (and record-setting) turnout numbers this afternoon:
With all but one of New Hampshire’s 301 voting precincts reporting, unofficial tallies by The Associated Press found that 526,571 ballots were cast Tuesday, breaking the previous record for a presidential primary of 396,385 in 2000.
Matched against New Hampshire’s population of 1.3 million, an unofficial reckoning found that 40 percent of the state voted in Tuesday’s primary.
Interestingly, New Hampshire is one of the 15 states with no early voting or “no-excuse” absentee voting. I’m crunching the numbers to figure out what “40 percent of the state” equals in eligible voters - or if that’s what reporter Stephen Frothingham meant. (more…)
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
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Our Un-Caucus report is running today on the New York Times of vlogs, Rocketboom, as part of a larger piece of independent reporting on the election. Other contributors to the report: my fellow Rocketboom field correspondents Chuck Olsen and Steve Garfield from The Uptake. Take a look. Previously: |
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
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MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Last night I caught up with California Secretary of State Debra Bowen here. She was in town to monitor elections. Secretary Bowen seems particularly interested in a rare type of voting machine here: a number two pencil. (more…) |
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
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MANCHESTER, NH — Increasing voter turnout is vital to a healthy American democracy… or in the words of Mitt Romney a “strong America.” We rank in the bottom 20% of nations in voter turnout despite spending billions of dollars on our elections. Why isn’t Romney, like 13 other candidates, talking about it? (more…) |
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