I’m all for more options when it comes to voting in the US. But Ralph Nader’s recent entrance into the 2008 US Presidential elections makes me feel a bit uncomfortable. His announcement conjured up images of the 2000 Florida debacle between Gore and Bush. Most political analysts have realized the effect Nader’s votes had in [...]
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Nader Coming from the Nadir
March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Democrats · Republican · democracy
The March for the Vote
February 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Early voting started today in Texas. But some areas don’t have close voting areas and thus need to go as far as 10 miles away from their homes to go out to vote.
Stories like this make me really happy and optimistic about the student/youth participation in the voting process. It’s unfortunate that disenfranchisement still [...]