Current U.S. Senate party affiliation numbers (Nov. 19, 2008):
Guest: Libby Casey
The “International Electoral College” is an election project from The Takeaway, in collaboration with Global Voices Online, that highlights bloggers around the world talking about the U.S. elections.
This post also appears on Kevin Rennie’s Labor View from Bayside. Rennie blogs from Australia.
A post for Voices without Votes:
Australian bloggers found their voices after being glued to the media or live-blogging the election for most of Wednesday our time. (more…)
The “International Electoral College” is an election project from The Takeaway, in collaboration with Global Voices Online, that highlights bloggers around the world talking about the U.S. elections.
This post also appears on Chantal Laurent’s The Haitian Blogger. Laurent blogs from Haiti.
Ralph Nader in effect called Barack Obama an “Uncle Tom”. Nader said that it was Obama’s choice so far to be an Uncle Tom to the giant corporations. Ralph was a bad boy. He should apologize immediately.
57 D (55 D + 1 I + 1 ID) | 1 D leads | 1 Runoff | 1 R leads | 40 R
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Guest: Susanna Capelouto
Our partner, the New York Times, has taken some of the details from the 2008 elections and made an illuminating map. Done poorly, comparing demographic shifts between election years could be a very dry exercise, but the map above illustrates things very clearly. Check it out!
Guests: Jeff Zeleny and Sudeep Reddy
President-elect Barack Obama’s message of “change” transformed the election. It was so infectious that even his opponents adopted the mantra. Now, how does the next president keep “change” alive?
Guest: Drew Westen
With conditions worsening in Afghanistan, many experts worry that if the transition from President George W. Bush to incoming president Barack Obama doesn’t go smoothly, the situation there could spiral out of control.
Guest: Barnett Rubin
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