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MN US Senate Recount Starts Wednesday: Rejected Absentee Ballot Issue To Be Considered

The Uptake | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics

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The Uptake

Tomorrow morning when the recount in Minnesota's very close US Senate race starts the score will be "zero to zero" according to Al Franken's campaign ...

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Thanks to the People Who Worked on OffTheBus; Here's What Comes Next

Arianna Huffington and Jay Rosen | Posted 11.17.2008 | Media

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Arianna Huffington and Jay Rosen

OffTheBus started as an experiment designed to cover the amazing presidential election of 2008 -- and it succeeded beyond all our expectations. Now we want you to become part of the process.

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Al Franken Closes Vote Gap To 200 After Audit

The Uptake | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

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The Uptake

The audit had some indications that getting more than a hundred county and local government units to follow certain standards and procedures in the anticipated recount may be difficult.

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Black American Voters Excited, Slightly On Edge

Diane Tucker | Posted 11.04.2008 | Home

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Diane Tucker

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- How did it feel to be a Black American voting for Barack Obama on Election Day 2008? Outside the polling station at the corner of ...

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Election Day 2008: Dr. King's Dream And Ours

Linda Hansen | Posted 11.04.2008 | Home

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Linda Hansen

An Obama win will mean that most Americans have found the moral character--and the conscience--to reject the old Atwater/Rove politics of hate- and fear-mongering; the vicious, distorted name-calling. It will mean we're no longer buying the win-at-any-cost sales pitch.

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The Undecideds: What's Their Problem?

Jon Wiener | Posted 11.04.2008 | Home

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Jon Wiener

The undecideds have been staring at the menu now for almost a year--why haven't they made up their minds? Here is how these voters break down, and how they are likely to act today.

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White Voters and Obama

Jon Wiener | Posted 11.04.2008 | Home

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Jon Wiener

When Reagan won reelection in 1984, the electorate was 86 per cent white; by 2004, the white percentage had dropped to 77. That's one reason why an interracial coalition is likely to elect America's first black president today.

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GOP's Last-Minute Hateful Emails and Brochures Swamp Fla.

Ron Levitt | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home

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Ron Levitt

FORT LAUDERDALE -- A last-minute flurry of misleading e-mails -- along with seven pieces of mailed literature -- bombarded vote-rich areas of South F...

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On Election Eve, Flashing Billboard Irks Obama Supporters In Ohio

Diane Tucker | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home

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Diane Tucker

NILES, Ohio -- On Election Eve in Niles, a small town in the northeastern part of the state, a privately funded digital billboard was flashing "Say NO...

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Campaign Journal: Phone Banking Becomes Second Nature

Rachel Port | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home

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Rachel Port is a Grassroots Correspondent for OffTheBus. Phone banking has become a habit. I just do it. On Wednesday and Thursday, I made a total...

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Campaign Journal: Canvassing for Mandela and Obama in Bristol, PA

Shaun Gatter | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home

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Shaun Gatter

Shaun Gatter is an OffTheBus Grassroots Correspondent. Each week he contributes a campaign journal documenting his life out on the trail. Growing up ...

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Campaign Journal: Baracking the Vote for God

Veola Carter | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home

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Veola Carter

Veola Carter is an OffTheBus grassroots correspondent. Each week she contributes a campaign journal documenting her life out on the trail. With the o...

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Campaign Journal: Whole Family Doesn't Receive Voter Registration Cards

Adrienne Williams | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home

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Adrienne Williams

Adrienne Williams is an OffTheBus grassroots correspondent. Each week she contributes a campaign journal documenting her life out on the trail. I int...

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McCain, Palin Draw Surprisingly Small Crowds In Ohio

Diane Tucker | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home

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Diane Tucker

John McCain and Sarah Palin crisscrossed Ohio over the weekend, appearing at multiple rallies that drew surprisingly small crowds -- especially taking...

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Brokaw's Objectivity: Down The Drain

R.W. Sanders | Posted 11.02.2008 | Home

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R.W. Sanders

Tom Brokaw lobbed softballs at Thompson, and attacked Kerry with Republican talking points. As long as he's host, NBC should rename its program "Meet The Right-Leaning Mainstream Press."

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Grassroots Reports from On-The-Ground Volunteers

Off The Bus | Posted 11.02.2008 | Home

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OTB's Grassroots Correspondents are journaling their experiences as campaign volunteers and activists, detailing what they see and hear when they hit the road, troll the local mall or phone voters around the country.

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Latina Women Get out the Vote for Obama

The Ballot Box | Posted 11.02.2008 | Home

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The Ballot Box

With the clock ticking, the women of "Casa Obama" have only a day to get the word out to help Florida win the Hispanic vote for their candidate.

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Heated Race In Fla. Recalls Election 2000 Fiasco; Focus Turning To Youth Voters

Ron Levitt | Posted 11.01.2008 | Home

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Ron Levitt

It's a political frenzy in Florida! Both Democrat and Republicans say they have the edge going into Tuesday and will capture the Sunshine State's 27 e...

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Voting Expert William Jacoby Knows How You're Going To Vote

Diane Tucker | Posted 11.01.2008 | Home

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Diane Tucker

As the polls grow tighter, more people wonder what the electorate will be thinking on Nov 4. OffTheBus posed that question to political scientist Will...

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McCain, McCountry, McChristians and McBigots

Linda Hansen | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home

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Linda Hansen

Too many South Carolinians have been drinking the "You-Can't-Be-A-Christian-or-a-Patriot-Unless-You-Vote-Republican" Kool-Aid. The McChristian and McCountry mantra masks McRacism behind code words we can be proud of: UnAmerican. Muslim. Terrorist. Socialist.

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Analysis: Carefully Parsed Responses Key Clue In Coleman Funding Scandal

The Uptake | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home

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The Uptake

Senator Norm Coleman and his staff have been less than completely forthcoming in their responses to questions about Coleman's financial relationship w...

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Campaign Journal: A Rocky Mountain High

Michael Jee | Posted 10.30.2008 | Home

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Michael Jee

DENVER, Colo. - The Barack Obama Campaign reached a new political milestone in the Mile High City Sunday. More than 100,000 people gathered in Civics...

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Campaign Journal: Turning Indiana Blue

Nancy Bruski | Posted 10.30.2008 | Home

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Nancy Bruski

Nancy Bruski is an OffTheBus Grassroots Correspondent and journals about her volunteer experiences for the publication. Until this past weekend, alt...

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Al Franken Sued By Sen. Norm Coleman VIDEO

The Uptake | Posted 10.30.2008 | Home

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The Uptake

Al Franken now has another thing in common with the late Senator Paul Wellstone. They've both been sued by Senator Norm Coleman shortly before an ele...

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Pre-Election Anxiety Squeezes African American Women

Diane Tucker | Posted 10.29.2008 | Home

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Diane Tucker

"On the news yesterday, they revealed a potential neo-Nazi plot against Barack Obama, and then they gave more details on the racially-motivated Ashley...

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