Tag Archives: 2008 Elections

Suggestive Turnout Numbers in Alaska Polls

Posted on November 9, 2008 by RagBlog

Graphic: © The Anchorage Daily NewsAlaska’s voting turnout puzzlingBy Richard Mauer / November 8, 2008 LESS THAN ’04? Total isn’t in yet but appears below expectations. Did a huge chunk of Alaska voters really stay home for what was likely … Continue reading →

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Paul Buhle : The American Elections of 2008: A First Take

Posted on November 8, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Banners congratulating president-elect Barack Obama hang Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008, outside of City Hall and the Cook County Building in downtown Chicago. Photo by José M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune.‘Obama, former community organizer, is the figure of a new century, … Continue reading →

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Makani Themba-Nixon : A Black Woman Looks at the Election

Posted on November 8, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Celebration at Grant Park, Chicago, after Obama victory. Photo by Kuni Takahashi / Chicago Tribune.‘Last night for the first time in my life, I saw people gathered to say unequivocally that they finally feel at home in this country.’By Makani … Continue reading →

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Not So Fast…

Posted on November 8, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Thanks to Harry Edwards / The Rag Blog

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Ron Ridenour on Obama : Conditional Hope from Across the Seas

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Lazane Tyler (center) celebrates Barack Obama’s victory in Grant Park, Chicago, on Nov. 4, 2008. Photo by Kuni Takahashi / Chicago Tribune. ‘I must confess that I feel a vague hope that he — this black man who was three … Continue reading →

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Thousands Protest Gay Marriage Vote in SF Vigil

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Coy Abellano is comforted by Erwin Barron as he cries outside City Hall where hundreds of people gather for a candlelight vigil in response to Proposition 8 in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008. Photo by Lacy Atkins … Continue reading →

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Tim Wise : Tuesday Night Obama Made History; Now the Work Begins

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Zeborah Ball-Paul (right) and Theodora Beasley join 250,000 others in celebrating Barack Obama’s victory during Obama’s election night rally in Chicago’s Grant Park. Photo by Kuni Takahashi / Chicago Tribune.Avoiding cynicism and overconfidence in the age of Obama.By Tim Wise … Continue reading →

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Mr. Ayers’ Neighborbood : Hanging With Bill on Election Day

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

‘Ayers seemed curiously calm and cheerful about the way he had been made an issue in the campaign.’ By David Remnick / November 4, 2008 Early this morning, the Obama family voted at the Beulah Shoesmith Elementary School, in Hyde … Continue reading →

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Graphic Change is Coming

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic image by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog What to say after the historic, emotion filled hours we have just witnessed? Instead of writing, I was motivated to use my graphic design and artistic side to produce this “first … Continue reading →

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Baylor : Obama Signs Burned; Noose Hung from Tree

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Noose. Photo by AP.University officials denounce racial actions on election day. October 5, 2008 WACO — Baylor University officials said they are investigating an apparent noose hanging from a tree the day Barack Obama was elected the nation’s first black … Continue reading →

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Paul Buhle : FDR, Obama and a new Popular Front

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

FDR: Time for a new Popular Front to support Obama?‘The young and not-so-young folks in Times Square, Harlem, Capital Square in Madison, Grant Park in Chicago are our people, and have every potential of mobilization for the long haul.’By Paul … Continue reading →

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Michael Moore : Pinch Me!

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

President-elect Barack Obama addresses victory crowd at Grant Park in Chicago Tuesday night. Photo by Pat Benic / UPI.‘Never before in our history has an avowed anti-war candidate been elected president during a time of war.’By Michael Moore / November … Continue reading →

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