A Diagnosis of Election Day Chaos, Prescription for Change
[IMGCAP(1)] The intensity of this election has moved the conflict almost beyond simple partisanship, at least for a large core of activists and elites, including lawmakers.
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High Court: Stay Out
[IMGCAP(1)] The high court did itself and the country no favor by intervening in the 2000 election and handing the presidency to Bush by a 5-4 vote.
Counting Votes: What Americans Said In 2000 … and Now
[IMGCAP(1)] At no time during the 36-day aftermath of the 2000 election did Americans see the situation as a crisis.
House Briefings Offer Help for Departing Members
Despite having to be out of their Washington, D.C., offices by noon on Dec. 1, Members have the option of remaining on the Hill for just a while longer.
What Clues to Watch for Early on Election Night
EST (Colorado, Louisiana and South Dakota); and, finally, 1 a.m. EST Wednesday (Alaska). Some of these races are so close that the final results may not be known until much, much later.
A Few Late-Breaking Upsets Emerge as ’04 Goes Down to the Wire
[IMGCAP(1)] The Electoral College math has gotten easier to understand.
Networks Promise Cautious Tone in All-Night Coverage
Most affiliates will cover local races during the early evening hours, and “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer” will begin coverage of the national races at 10 p.m., running through 1 a.m.
Electoral College Is Preferable to Alternatives
[IMGCAP(1)] Change definitely would be in order — and probably already is — if a so-called “faithless elector” disregarded the judgment of his or her state’s voters and cast a ballot for someone
Campaign for Sale
[IMGCAP(1)] Art Small, the little-known Democratic candidate for Senate from Iowa, has no illusions about Election Day: He has already put his entire campaign for sale on eBay.
Senate Special May Begin Wednesday
“In anticipation, we’ve raised more money than anyone else looking at this opportunity since April 1, and the response in Massachusetts and elsewhere has been very strong for Congressman Markey,
Frist Spreads His Money Widely
Brown and Wilson won re-election in 2002 with, respectively, 89 percent and 84 percent, while Barrett won his first term that year by a more than 2-to-1 margin with 67 percent.
Capitol Crime
[IMGCAP(1)] During the four-week trial, government prosecutors asserted the three suspects, part of a six-member crime ring, were involved in more than 60 burglaries in the Capitol Hill and Adams
Corzine Questions Bunning’s ‘Fitness’ for Office
Regardless of Bunning’s recent burst of campaign activity, the DSCC smells blood and has spent more than $1 million in coordinated dollars and independent expenditures on behalf of the Democratic
1973: Bidding ‘Master of the Senate’ Farewell
[IMGCAP(1)]The final weeks of January brought “cheers and tears” with President Richard Nixon’s second inauguration and the death of former President Lyndon Johnson.
Lawyers Prepared for Post-Election Senate Battles
In Alaska, where recounts are automatic if the leader is ahead by less than half of 1 percent of all votes cast, lawyers from the Last Frontier and the Lower 48 will also be on the look out for
Registration Wars in Ohio, Florida Produce a Draw
[IMGCAP(1)] These include Wisconsin, Iowa and New Mexico. Recent polling also indicates that in Minnesota, Kerry’s lead is down to less than a point.
Sessions Selects Staff
[IMGCAP(1)] Blumenauer Hires Two. As the 108th Congress draws to a close, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) has hired two new staffers for his Washington, D.C., office.
Specialty Coffee Gets Political
A cup of coffee [in the U.S.] for $1.50 — that’s not even 1 1/2 cents getting back to the producer.”
This Year, America’s Youth May Agree It’s Time to ‘Vote or Die’
[IMGCAP(1)] Like a child wanting to see my Christmas gift, I ripped open the package. Mr.
And the Winner of the Election Will Be …
[IMGCAP(1)] When you are a political analyst or election handicapper, you want to make a pick. Refusing to do so always seems like a cop-out.