Posts tagged election 08

• 10 Feb

  Blog: Veracifier

  Obama Wins Maine

  Rounding out a weekend full of upset in the Clinton camp, Barack Obama is winning today's Maine caucuses according to CNN:With 95 percent of precincts reporting, Obama was leading Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York 59 percent to 40 percent. At stake are 24 delegates to August's Democratic national con

• 09 Feb

  Blog: Veracifier

  Huck's Big Kansas Win

  Huckabee scored a triumphant victory in Kansas today, where he beat John McCain in the state's caucus 60 percent to 24.  A resounding 36 delegates for Huckster.  (Oh yeah, count 'em.  Them's the big numbers.)Republicans also voted in a primary in Louisiana and held caucuses in Washington. McCain

• 06 Feb

  Blog: Veracifier

  The End of Mitt

  ... and his lie of a campaign. The best thing about Mitt Romney’s atrocious Super Tuesday performance came early in the afternoon when his campaign released the statement excerpted below. In direct response to losing something called the West Virginia State Republican Party Convention, where vote

• 05 Feb

  Blog: Veracifier

  Google Goes Political

    Getting out the vote (or at least those talking about it) online, Google is mapping the primaries in this map.   It's a cool way to look at those twittering Super Tuesday - be sure to check it out.

• 05 Feb

  Blog: Veracifier

  Dispatch from Georgia

   The forecast for Peachy weather today in Georgia looks to bring in a record number of voters for this exciting Super Tuesday event. The Candidates have shown their interest in Georgia, and State Republican's and Democrats alike are gun hoe to make their voices heard. Since the last presidenti

• 05 Feb

  Blog: Veracifier

  Ground Hounds in Alabama: Race, Youth, and Political Arithmatic

  Alabama is one of the states going to the polls today to make its primary voice heard, and the UpTake's Chuck Olsen is on his "Southern Fried Tour" and ground hounding the Deep South.  He spoke with Birmingham-Southern College Political Science Professor Natalie Davis, who explains the big role rac

• 04 Feb

  Blog: Veracifier

  Obama Thrills Minneapolis Arena Crowd

    With just days until Super Tuesday, Barack Obama is making a multi-state tour appearing in large venues and our Ground Hounds are on the scene. On Saturday, he filled the Target Center in Minneapolis which is normally home to NBA sporting events. Here's an on the ground look at the wait for and t

• 04 Feb

  Blog: Veracifier

  Yes, We Can

  The Black Eyed Peas want change. So do Jesse Dylan, Common, Scarlett Johansson, Tatyana Ali, John Legend, Herbie Hancock, Kate Walsh, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Adam Rodriquez, Kelly Hu, Adam Rodriquez, Amber Valetta, Eric Balfour, Aisha Tyler, Nicole Scherzinger and Nick Cannon. And according to the la