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Governors’ races: A handy cheat sheet

BY ALEX SEITZ-WALD While you’ve been focused on the presidential contest, you may have completely missed the fact that there are governors’ races today too. So in case you’re just tuning in, here’s what you need to know about today’s least-noticed races. We spoke with a senior Democrat involved in the campaign, who gave us his take: Montana – One…

The New Jim Crow

by Michael Tomasky Nov 5, 2012 6:04 AM EST Whatever the result tomorrow, voter suppression is one of the big stories of this campaign and its enduring scandal. The Republican Party before 2012 was a party that certainly did not want black and brown and poor Americans voting, so it’s long been officially racist and classist in…

Analysis: For Lamontagne, falling short at polls Tuesday could mean another opportunity lost

By KEVIN LANDRIGAN CONCORD – With a race for governor this close, Democrat Maggie Hassan and Republican Ovide Lamontagne both may have to deal Wednesday, the day after Election Day, with what could have been. Soon, voters will make fools out of the polls and pundits if not in this race, perhaps others near the…

Massive Surge of Republican Money in Last Ditch Effort to Sink Obama

By Thomas Ferguson, Paul Jorgensen, Jie Chen Since October 17, the big GOP Superpacs appear to be outspending Priorities USA on media by at least three to one. By eerie coincidence, the final seven days of the 2012 race to the White House began on Halloween. Even beyond the Frankenstorm, there’s something chilling that haunts…

Volunteers For Voter Suppression Group Installed As Election Officials In Ohio

By Aviva Shen Conservative poll observers are gearing up for Election Day, when they will watch for possible instances of voter fraud and challenge voters they find suspicious. As ThinkProgress reported, many of these volunteers have been fed false or misleading information about voting rights by the Romney campaign and independent Tea Party groups like True the Vote.…

Dems see chance as Gregg closes Ind. gov.'s race

By: Tom LoBianco, Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana governor’s race that was looking like a runaway win for Republican Mike Pence seems to be tightening days before the election, with Democrat John Gregg seeking to capitalize on the national furor over a tea-party backed Senate candidate’s comment about pregnancy resulting from rape. Gregg…

O’Malley’s band to promote early voting

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley’s semi-retired Celtic rock band, which seems to be surfacing quite a bit lately, is booked Saturday at an event promoting early voting. O’Malley’s March is scheduled to play at an Irish bar in Silver Spring at the “Early Voting Bash,” an event hosted by the Montgomery County Young Democrats and a…

Clear Channel Takes Down Voter Fraud Billboards

Clear Channel Outdoor said Monday that it was taking down billboards that advocacy groups claim were an effort to suppress voter turnout in minority neighborhoods. The billboards in question, located in the swing states of Ohio and Wisconsin, warned that voter fraud is a felony punishable by jail time. Activists say the messages, funded anonymously,…

Early Voting Upheld In Ohio

A controversial bill introduced by Ohio Republicans was overturned by an Ohio state supreme court. The bill was meant to block early voting in Ohio and eliminated in person voting the three days prior to Election Day. More than 100,000 people in Ohio voted in the same period in 2008.

GOP Gov. Nominee Opposes Equal Pay Legislation Because Government Shouldn't ‘Micromanage The Workplace’

The Republican nominee for governor in New Hampshire isn’t sure whether or not existing law in his state forbids pay discrimination, but he’s pretty sure it’s none of the government’s business. “I don’t know that it’s appropriate for the government to continue to micromanage the workplace,” Lamontagne declared. He went on to say that women…

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