Rebekah’s Tweets
Posted by: Bekah on: 8 December 2008
News site screen shots from 10:15 p.m. on Election Night
Posted by: ronijeanayalla on: 13 November 2008
People of Change
Posted by: Tharaa Bayazid on: 11 November 2008
Yesterday was the most exciting political experience of my life. I witnessed something different, something I’ve always longed for–change. The United States of America has proven to the world that it is different from any other nation. I have always known the U.S. to be a multicultural country; yet I’ve also been cognizant of the fact that power has rested mainly with the white majority. Not anymore. Today the United States is a country where the presidency is accessible by individuals of all races, cultures and beliefs.
It has reached a level of democracy that I believe no other country will attain in the near future. It is a country of people, not a country of its president; the people have elected a leader who reflects the life they desire for themselves. To be honest, I felt a little jealous since I belong to a monarchical country, a country where you are forced to live the life of its king not the other way around. But, at least I was happy being in the U.S during this historical time and experiencing democracy for the first time.
This post first appears at Trading Media
Photo Essay: First Time Voter
Posted by: kegill on: 11 November 2008
Carlos shot this photo essay of a first time voter.
Election Night / I-1000
Posted by: christyluther on: 11 November 2008
On November 4, 2008, Washington state passed Initiative-1000, “Death with Dignity,” allowing terminally-ill patients to self administer lethal medications to end their lives.
Sponsored by Washington state influential, Governor Booth Gardner, the campaign had a swift timeline: it was successfully launched in January, on the ballot in July and passed in November. Read the rest of this entry »
Facebook as a Political Tool
Posted by: khall33 on: 6 November 2008
At first, I was caught off guard at the way my friends were using Facebook to share political opinions during the presidential and vice presidential debates of this 2008 election. I remember thinking to myself that I felt old and grown up – I can’t ever remember having so much of a “conversation” about presidential debates at any time before. I also was interested that so many of my Facebook friends who are a part of my “work network” were so willing to share their political opinions. Having your employer know which way you voted is a concern that many have with regard to the prospect of online voting. This seemed to be great evidence that maybe we don’t care about that after all.
As a result, I kept track of my friends’ Facebook statuses during the course of the 2008 election. I began monitoring them first thing on Tuesday, November 4th, Election Day, and stopped at about 4:00 PM on Wednesday, November 5th. I thought I might have trouble picking when to stop, but there was a very natural decrease in postings starting around 12:00 PM on Wednesday.
Presidential Election 2008 Video
Posted by: Rubi on: 4 November 2008
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After so many hours of watching the news, we finally have a new president, Barack Obama.
ABC, CNN call it for Obama!
Posted by: ijp on: 4 November 2008
8 p.m. PT
Voting for the candidate least “risky”?
Posted by: Bekah on: 4 November 2008
In Joe Trippi’s book, The Revolution will Not be Televised, Trippi argues that if enough people watch negative ads they will end up not liking either candidate. They will ultimately vote for the lesser of two evils.
King 5 has a poll on their main page asking if they voted for the candidate [note: they don't state *what* candidate] they liked or the one that wasn’t as bad as the competition.
I look forward to seeing the results of the poll after the evening is over. If Trippi’s statement is right about negative campaigning, the poll may be a decent indicator as to how negative this campaign was–or how positive.
Did you vote for the candidate you strongly believed in or the one you thought was least risky?
Strongly believed in him
Felt he was least risky
Election Night On An Airplane
Posted by: alvins456 on: 12 November 2008
By Alvin Singh
**This commentary was written on paper on November 4th in between flights from Seattle to New York City since I was not able to get to a computer**
Midway into my flight from Seattle to New York City I stopped in Chicago for a layover. While sitting at a terminal pub I watched Fox News at 7-7:30 pm Midwest time and the results showed John McCain with 39 electoral votes and Senator Obama with 103. Senator McCain won my home state of Tennessee according to Fox with 63% and Obama with 33% and I was not surprised. Neighboring state Kentucky was also colored on the screen as red signaling that McCain won 57% to Obama’s 41% electoral votes.
Before I caught the next flight they showed both campaign’s victory parties and it was interesting to see that McCain’s campaign had rented a hotel conference room that was not filled yet at 5:00 pm western time. On the other hand they showed a crowd of thousands of people in downtown Chicago waiting for the Obama campaign to set up. Now I have to catch my flight…… stay tuned.
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