Barack Obama will win tonight with at least 53 percent of the popular vote, making him the first Democrat since Jimmy Carter in 1976 to win a majority.
Here are all of the polls released yesterday, the last day that the major polling firms collected data. Obama’s aggragate average is approaching 52%, but I believe these [...]

Amidst all the political bickering that’s surrounded the 2008 presidential election, there’s one thing that campaign officials, pundits, and political leaders alike can agree on — that the “youth vote” will undoubtedly play a crucial, perhaps unprecedented, role in determining which candidate emerges victorious.
For the past five national elections, Rock the Vote, a non-profit organization [...]

Below is an open letter to the national media from Ralph Nader.
Dear Members of the 4th Estate:
Having spoken to numerous reporters and some editors with the national media (as distinguished from the local media) about the blackout or near blackout of the Nader/Gonzalez presidential campaign, striving to challenge the two party, exclusionary duopoly, (debates, ballot [...]

Beer has long been a part of American politics, and today is no different, from “who would you rather have a beer with”, to brewers crafting recipes named after candidates.
From the early days of George Washington’s home-brewed ales and James Madison’s attempts at creating a national brewery, patriots and early American leaders [...]

The Republican Jewish Coalition lashed out against Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama Monday, saying his policies and advisors posed threats to Israel and American Jews. [...]

Not exactly breaking news, but good data nonetheless

I just saw, on CNN, some guy holding a black sign saying “You can’t win an occupation” during John McCain’s speech at the Republican National Convention.
Anyone else see that? Anyone capture it on video/screen grab?
Security also threw out a protester in a pink dress after someone ripped a sign out of her hands.
McCain rolled well [...]

As a woman, I take offense to the tactics being used by the media to accuse Alaska Governor Sarah Palin of being incapable of balancing motherhood and the vice-presidency should she be elected to the White House alongside Arizona Senator John McCain this November.
While I may disagree with her politics, I have to admit that [...]

Live blogging Gov. Sarah Palin’s speech in St. Paul at Xcel Energy Center. Amid speculation of being unfit and inexperienced, she tries to justify and establish her place on the GOP ticket.

I had to make this a bulleted list because it is extremely long and probably will need to be updated almost hourly because right now, there is an army of progressive bloggers vetting her much more thoroughly than the McCain campaign ever did.

The 17 year-old daughter of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is pregnant, media learned recently in a statement issued by the presidential campaign of Senator John McCain.

If you are anything like me, or the millions of utterly confused Americans (yes I live in Canada but I am an American citizen) following the blisteringly long 2008 presidential election, you were baffled by Senator John McCain’s running mate choice.

Indecision 2008 Continues as Senator John McCain — the certain Republican presidential nominee — faces John Stewart on “The Daily Show” Wednesday at 11 p.m.
This is McCain’s 13th time on the comedy news program. He also appeared April 24, 2007, the night he announced he would be running for president.
Each episode of “The Daily Show [...]

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Howard Dean, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, gave the Democratic radio address to the nation this week. He used it to come out strongly against Senator John McCain, the presumed Republican presidential candidate.
“Citing Senator John McCain’s belief that the country is better off, when more than a quarter of a million jobs have been [...]

In the “old days” a bunch of states held their primaries this week. This year, only Texas, Ohio, Vermont and Rhode Island maintained their traditional dates in yesterday’s “not-so-Super-Tuesday.”
Barack Obama finished the night with one win, a disappointment to that camp as Hillary Clinton was expected by many to end her campaign if she suffered losses in Ohio [...]

Former Massachusetts Governor, Republican Mitt Romney will suspend his campaign, effectively ending his run for president.
“I must now stand aside, for our party and our country,” Romney said during a speech in Washington Thursday.
The move means Senator John McCain has all but won the nomination.
Romney suffered a string of embarrassing third place defeats in the [...]

WASHINGTON — Senator John McCain, in a tight race, has won the all-or-nothing Republican primary in Florida.

Over the past few weeks, since his victories in both South Carolina and in New Hampshire, McCain has begun to emerge as something of a steamroller. Depending on how he fares on February 5, in what is as close to a national primary as possible, [..]

Mitt Romney has won the Michigan Republican Primary.
Stick with our Politics With a Touch of Class blog for details!
From our Washington reporter:
Rumors have it that if Romney doesn’t do well tonight, this could make or break his campaign – the man has millions so I don’t understand but coming out of Iowa and NH with [...]

Moving forward from their victory in Iowa, both Illinois Senator Barack Obama and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee face the challenge of translating their early success into momentum which will sustain their candidacies through the remainder of the primaries. [...]

Out of nowhere, Mike Huckabee is predicted to win the Iowa Republican caucus, upsetting Mitt Romney and John McCain. Barack Obama is likely to win on the Democratic side, with most of the votes counted.[...]