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Hopefully Diebold Has The List of These Secret Voting Locations

Friday, October 26, 2007 – 1:00 pm

Via TPM, Pennsylvania has gone completely over the edge of lunacy.
State officials have decided not to publicize their list of polling places in Pennsylvania, citing concerns that terrorists could disrupt elections in the commonwealth.
The Department of State was influenced by the terrorist bombings that struck just days before Spain’s national elections in 2004, spokeswoman […]

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Pennsylvania Moves One Step Closer To The Blue Column

Wednesday, October 4, 2006 – 3:05 pm

You may recall Rick Santorum’s desperate bid to add a Green Party candidate to the Pennsylvania ballot in order to siphon votes from the Democratic challenger, Bob Casey. Now the nominal Green is officially off the ballot, and Casey’s chances just got stronger. In fact, Casey is all but a lock to […]

By andrew | Also posted in Bob Casey, Rick Santorum, 2006 election, Senate | Comments (0)

No More Pennsylvania Greens

Monday, September 25, 2006 – 3:11 pm

Political Wire:
Bob Casey (D) got a major boost in his effort to unseat Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) when a judge today ordered Carl Romanelli (G) off the ballot. The AP reports the court ruled the Green party “did not have enough valid signatures in its nominating petitions.”
In a statement, Romanelli “said his fate would […]

By andrew | Also posted in Green Party, ratfucking, Rick Santorum, 2006 election, Republicans | Comments (0)

Things You Should Know About This Morning: 8/15/06

Tuesday, August 15, 2006 – 9:41 am

-Yup, I can’t wait for Nats games to be televised. It’s unclear why I would want to see this, but I do.
-The Democrats are ready for a fight.
-Check out Olbermann’s latest on politics and terror.
-More absurdities from the Pennsylvania “Green Party”.
-Nevada has a primary today.
-I can’t help but link to a Post chat […]

By andrew | Also posted in national security, Green Party, Keith Olbermann, Nevada, anxiety, 2006 election, TYSKATM, baseball, Democrats, Washington Nationals, politics | Comments (0)

Things You Should Know About This Morning

Monday, August 7, 2006 – 9:30 am

(Besides Bob Ney)
-Is Connecticut a stand-in for the whole country?
-In addition to funding the Green Party in Pennsylvania, Republicans are now providing them staff.
-I’m actually excited to see what Josh does with Wonkette this week. I may have a low threshold for excitement.
-Does ANWR still matter?
-Chuck Hagel has completely turned on our Iraq […]

By andrew | Also posted in TYSKATM, Joe Lieberman, Chuck Hagel, Green Party, ANWR, Bob Ney, oil, war, Bush, poverty, environment, Connecticut, Republicans, Iraq | Comments (2)

Things You Should Know About This Morning

Thursday, August 3, 2006 – 10:57 am

-Steve Clemons has a must-read potential scoop for anyone with even a passing interest in the 2008 nomination process or the future of the Democratic Party. The short version: Hillary becomes the Dems’ Senate leader and doesn’t run for President.
-Think Progress has the Iraq stats for the past few months.
-The Pennsylvania Green Party […]

By andrew | Also posted in 2008 election, Joe Lieberman, TYSKATM, Green Party, Connecticut, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, war, Iraq | Comments Off

The Green Party Strikes Back

Tuesday, August 1, 2006 – 8:20 pm

It looks like the Green Party wants to play the spoiler again, this time in Pennsylvania:
As reported today by the AP and the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Green Party managed to get their candidate Carl Romanelli on the ballot with a costly petition drive, which was mostly funded by contributors who had also given to […]

By andrew | Also posted in Rick Santorum, Green Party, 2006 election, Republicans, Senate | Comments (0)

The Specter Bill

Thursday, July 20, 2006 – 5:05 pm

Steven Maloney of Cows and Graveyards (and your guest blogger two weeks ago) has an opinion piece in today’s Patriot-News of Harrisburg, PA. It’s a very solid argument against the Specter wiretap legislation.
Steve notes at his site that he dislikes the headline chosen by the editors, but read the article anyway.
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