2008

• Election Protection is Working

  Andrew Gumbel

  It's clear that efforts to protect voters rights are working this time--in Virginia, Florida and Ohio.

• The People's Art Comes Out For Obama

  Lucas Mann : Presidential Election 2008

  This election has seen an outpouring of political participation on walls, abandoned buildings, scaffolding and subway trains nationwide.

• Virginia: The New Florida?

  Andrew Gumbel : Presidential Election 2008

  As Virginians vote in record numbers, some key Obama strongholds were reported close to a standstill.

• This Election's In Your Hands

  Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman : Presidential Election 2008

  The only one way Tuesday's vote will be protected is if citizens show up at the polls with cameras, note pads, cell phones and lawyers.

• Democrats Abroad Cast Their Votes

  Christopher Lisotta : Presidential Election 2008

  Energized by Obama's candidacy, expatriate Americans are voting in record numbers this year.

• The New Poll Tax: Long Lines

  MSNBC : Presidential Election 2008

  Rachel Maddow thinks that astronomically long waiting lines at voting sites are another form of Jim Crow era voter suppression.

• End the 'Voter Fraud' Debate

  Joel Barkin & Christian Smith-Socaris

  Fight the conservative bogeyman of voter fraud by supporting a system of universal voter registration.

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  In Defense of ACORN

  Radio Nation : Iraq War

  Peter Dreier and John Atlas explain the ACORN controversy, and explore the Republican rationale for keeping it in the news.

• Steal Back Your Vote

  MSNBC

  Rachel Maddow talks to Robert Kennedy Jr. about the systematic purging of voters off of the rolls nationwide, and what you can do about it.

• Vote Suppression Watch

  Andrew Gumbel : Presidential Election 2008

  A close look at dirty tricks in key swing states.

• Protect This Election

  Andrew Gumbel : Presidential Election 2008

  Pieces of Karl Rove's plan to suppress the votes of students, minorities, the transient and the elderly are still in place--and could threaten any races that are remotely close.

• The Real Truth About ACORN

  Brave New Films : Presidential Election 2008

  In recent weeks, the McCain campaign has been claiming ACORN knowingly participated in 'voter fraud.' In reality, this is a calculated attempt by the GOP to suppress the vote.

• Will the Youth Vote Swing This Election?

  Cora Currier : Youth

  In state after state, the number of new voters has swelled like never before. They're mostly under 30 and solidly backing Barack Obama.

• Sarah Silverman Supports Obama

  Countdown : Presidential Election 2008

  The feisty comedian tells Keith Olbermann why young Jewish voters should convince their grandparents to back Obama in Florida.

• Obama's iSuccess

  Ari Melber : Barack Obama

  The Obama campaign's below-the-radar use of the web to register new voters could change the game for Democrats and Republicans.

• Suppressing the Youth Vote?

  Radio Nation : John McCain

  Young people are registering in record numbers. Can they make it to the polls? Plus, Robert Fisk on Obama and Israel

• Homer Simpson vs. Electronic Voting

  YouTube : Humor

  The Simpsons character encounters a corrupted electronic voting machine: 'This doesn't happen in America! Maybe in Ohio, but not in America!'

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  Obama's Youth Movement

  Peter Dreier : Presidential Election 2008

  Young voters could be the key to victory for Obama and Democratic Congressional candidates. Here's how they're changing the electoral map.

• The End of Bubba Dominance

  Chris Bowers : Presidential Election 2008

  No matter who wins in November, demographic trends indicate that the era of backlash politics is over.

• Democracy on the Net

  Katrina vanden Heuvel : Internet & New Media

  An online guide to organizations working to build a more perfect union.

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  Just Democracy

  Katrina vanden Heuvel : Presidential Election 2008

  Progressives need to drive a bold new agenda to invigorate democracy and capture greater power for the people

• Generation O

  Cora Currier : Barack Obama

  The depth and substance of Obama's youth phenomenon has yet to be tested.

• Are We There Yet?: A Liberal Votes in California

  Annabelle Gurwitch : California

  Who knew provisional voting could be a teaching moment?

• Dems Get New Tools, New Talent

  Matt Stoller : Electoral Politics

  Democratic campaigns are refining the art of reaching more people.

• Grassroots Reseeded: Suites vs. Streets

  Laura Flanders : Electoral Politics

  This could be the year that Democrats finally let the people play a role in politics.