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Tea Party Power
3 hours ago ago from Big Think
Tea Party Power What happened in New York's 23rd district is just the beginning. A recent Rasmussen poll of likely voters found that if the so-called "conservative base"—the people behind the national "tea party" movement—were to split from the Republican Party, they might actually win more votes than the more moderate remainder of the party. In a generic three-way race 36% said they would vote for the Democrat, 23% would vote ...
Related contentPlaying the Voting Game
11 hours ago ago from Harrumph!
Did anyone else take civics classes? read elections mailings? even listen to TV voting tips? Yesterday's puzzlement at Boston polls was the huge percentage of voters who had no concept of how a primary works. Each unenrolled ( independent or undeclared in other states' lingo) voter got to choose one of the three ballots for the special election primary yesterday. With half the state unenrolled in any political party, that was a lot of ...
Related contentNew Hampshire's turn for an Independent?
8 hours ago ago from Tully's Page
Looking to both the East and West of the Granite State, there have been a series of successful state-wide Independent candidates. As far back as 1975, Mainers elected their first Independent Governor, James B. Longley. Longley, a center-left Democrat on social issues, left the Democratic Party over fiscal issues. Running as a fiscally-conservative and socially progressive Independent, he struck a chord with more Mainers than either the ...
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11 hours ago ago from Poli-Tea
Reports on the US Senate primary elections to fill the seat of the late Ted Kennedy in Massachusetts uniformly emphasize the lack of voter participation. TPMDC writes: Turnout in today's Democratic primary for the Massachusetts special election for Senate -- tantamount to election for Ted Kennedy's seat, in this deep-blue state -- is turning out to be astonishingly low . . . as of 3 p.m. ET, only 35,000 people had voted in Boston, less than ...
Related contentTrends In Party Identification
15 hours ago ago from Damned Liberal
Interesting interactive graphic at PEW Research Center ...Republican identification is at its lowest point in 30 years, and the number of independents is at a historic high. It appears to me to reflect the public's discontent not only with Republicans but with both political parties. I suspect dissatisfaction with Congress has played a major role. Original post Be sure to visit TheTrueConservatives and the forum.
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