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Some songs I might play after I get done with all the election-work stuff

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

Inspired by Matt Waite, and the two-cd mix I made before the 2004 elections (one mix for if Bush one, and one for if Kerry), this is the list of five songs I might play when I get home from work tomorrow night.

The Beach Boys - Lets go away for a while
The Mountain Goats - […]

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Which is more destructive: voter intimidation tactics or fake-voter registration tactics?

Friday, October 10th, 2008

In Philadelphia this week this flyer was posted around black neighborhoods:

Read the article about this voter intimidation scam at philly.com here. It’s not the first time this tactic has been used — snopes.com has this to say about this scam:
Every presidential election prompts the circulation of misinformation regarding voting procedures. Sometimes the misinformation is merely […]

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It’s a 161-political-party system

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

According to the Associated Press, these are the 161 political parties currently active in the United States:

A Connecticut Party
American First Coalition
American Heritage Party
American Independent Pty
Alaskan Independence
American Constitution
American Dream
America First
American
Builders Party
Better Schools
Best
Buchanan Reform
Concerned Citizens
Centrist Party
Citizens First
Cool Moose
Constitutional
Concerns of People
Camp. for a New Tomorrow
Conservative
Politicians are Crooks
Constitution
CT for Lieberman
DC Statehood Green Party
Democrat
Economic Recovery Party
End Suffolk Legislature
Fair
Free Energy Party
Fusion […]

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