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President and Vice President of the United States
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President and Vice President of the United States
This election is about "change." But during the 2008 presidential campaign this word has lost its impact. We on the University of Richmond campus have to find faith once again in "change" by voting on Nov. 4. When you vote, you will not only be voting for the next leader of our country, but you will be voting for senators, mayors, laws and other local ordinances. Especially for people who have registered in Virginia, we have laid out the ballot, its questions and information on each of the senatorial and mayoral candidates. We hope you take the information to make an impact on the local community for which you are a part.
By Curtis Rogers
In 1982, Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley was poised to become the first African-American governor in history, leading his rival by 9 points or higher by some estimates. Come election day, he lost the race -- giving birth to the so-called Bradley Effect phenomenon. The question in 2008 is whether such an effect may be over-inflating Senator Obama's lead over John McCain in pre-election polls showing him leading by an average of 8 points. What historical trends and recent research on race as a factor--not to mention the record number of new registrations -- lead us to believe is that the Bradley Effect will not be a factor against Senator Obama in the outcome of this election. Furthermore, the so-called Facebook Effect may mean a net-gain for the Senator from Illinois.
By Jenn Hoffman
A two-time U.S. ambassador to Israel and former Clinton administration adviser strongly encouraged members of Richmond's Jewish community on Thursday to support Sen. Barack Obama for president -- an endorsement that goes against long-established Jewish support for Republican candidates.
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama told a crowd of 13,000 people Wednesday at the Richmond Coliseum not to be "hoodwinked" by the economic policies of John McCain, whose proposals he said would be a continuation of the Bush administration.
With the third and final Presidential Debate behind us it is clear that while none of the candidates delivered the knockout punch, Barack Obama did emerge as victorious in all of the three debates.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain rallied supporters in Virginia on Saturday in a state that polls suggest is slipping out of 44 years of his party's control.
The 2008 presidential race isn't the only Nov. 4 election students registered to vote in Richmond will help decide. They'll also be voting for the city's new mayor under a new voting system.
Welcome to The Collegian's blog about the final 2008 presidential debate. This is the fifth live blog for The Collegian during the election.
In the midst of the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression, the conservative base has had the same old knee-jerk reaction as years past: outdated and just plain wrong. John McCain said last week on the stump, in more or less words, "...the quickest way to turn a recession into a depression is by raising taxes." It's time that the Republicans grow up out of their Reagan-esque image of the world. First of all, Barack Obama will not raise taxes on 95% PERCENT OF ALL AMERICANS. John McCain and the average Bill O'Reily follower who regurgitates talking points likes to argue, "Barack Obama will raise your taxes." Well, no matter how many times you lie, it's not going to be true, but the sad part is that some Americans start to believe this non-sense. Well I'm here to say, you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. The American people are tired of these gutter politics. Has anyone else noticed how much race has crept up in the past weeks? Every news channel, especially Fox news, is posing the question: "Is American ready for a black president?" At McCain rallies people are yelling out "terrorist" and "kill him" when Obama is referenced. Granted, McCain did confront a supporter hinting at this garbage a few day's ago, but it's clear he's doing the bare minimum to prevent this election from getting dirty, and ultimately doing very little to keep this country from becoming bitterly divided. Do we want our next president to embrace erratic, child-like, and capricious leadership tactics?
Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin drew a crowd of 25,000 people on Monday at the Richmond International Racetrack, where she attacked Sen. Barack Obama's approach to the economy and presented Republicans as the more patriotic of the two parties.
Former President Bill Clinton told an enthusiastic and attentive crowd at Virginia Commonwealth University Sunday night that during the last eight years, America has seen the largest increase in economic inequality since the 1920s.
This update includes the USA Today-Gallup poll results.
By Zachary Stewart, Megan Stephenson and Kimberly Leonard
Welcome to The Collegian's blog about the 2008 vice presidential debate. This is the third live blog for The Collegian during the election.
Online managing editor Kimberly Leonard and online reporter David Larter will be live-blogging during the vice presidential debate from Whitehurst Living Room, beginning just before the debate's 9 p.m. EDT scheduled start.
While none of the presidential candidates, John McCain and Barack Obama, delivered the KO, the first Presidential Debate did sharpen the contrast between the two and gave Obama an edge on not just the economy, but also foreign policy and national security -- considered by many to be John McCain's strong points.
While Senator McCain made it clear that he wasn't winning any awards for "Mr. Congeniality", and he may need a new hire to pick out his ties, when the debate moved to foreign policy 45 minutes in, things finally got interesting. Initially the moderator, Lehrer, focused a large amount of time on the economy. Now while I see the merit in doing so, with such a great deal of national attention on the issue - this debate is supposed to be about foreign policy.