Politics

November 15, 2006 - This post, along with earlier entries here, here and here, will be pa

November 14, 2006 - Magic 8 Ball says: Outlook is Good

November 13, 2006 - Most of the politicians running for office in 2006 have folded up their circus tents, but the residents of hurricane-ravaged New Orleans will have to endure a final round of voting to determine their House Representative. In a race with 13 candidates, incumbent William Jefferson (D) only received 30% of the vote, forcing a run-off.

November 9, 2006 - In addition to the high-profile race for the U.S. Senate, there were other elections held in Tennessee on Tuesday.

November 9, 2006 - Did undervotes throw a key U.S. House race in Florida? The evidence is still coming in, and it looks suspicious.

November 9, 2006 - Seven Southern states had races for governor on Tuesday, and both Democrats and Republicans can point to victories. Democrats must be pleased with the triumph of Arkansas Attorney General Mike Beebe (D), who held off politically-connected former U.S. Rep. Asa Hutchinson (R) and brought Democrats back into the governor's mansion.

November 8, 2006 - Despite glitches with voting machines in some precincts and charges of voter intimidation in isolated races, yesterday's election seems to have been free of the sort of widespread, catastrophic breakdowns that plagued the 2000 and 2004 contests.