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Voter Turnout for 2008 Presidential Election

In 2004, 122,294,978 people voted. In 2008, final turnout was approximately 131.3 million. The Census Department estimate of the voting age population for 2008 is 227.7 million. The percentage of eligible voters who actually voted was about 57.7%, up about 1% from...

Front Page News: Obama Coverage Throughout the Country

Late in the day last Wednesday I heard that the Trib and the Sun-Times were printing a significant number of extra copies of their papers, at least partially because of demand for the papers as souvenirs and mementos. I confess, my life has gone so online that it...

Obama on Election Night

A few pictures from the Obama camp’s election night Flickr stream. Related Reading: Front Page News: Obama Coverage Throughout the Country Newsburglar...

How Did Iraq War Veterans Fair in the 2008 Election?

Between 1977 and 2006, the percentage of members of Congress that had served in the military fell from 75% to 24%. There are 35 combat veterans in the current Congress. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Pa. is the only sitting Congressman to have served in Iraq. Murphy will be...

It Wasn’t the Economy, Stupid.

Look at the Exit poll numbers again and tell me it was the financial crisis. 18-29 All Races Bush deficit: 1.5 McCain deficit: 6.1 Blacks (over 29) Bush deficit: 6.2 McCain deficit: 9.1 Latino (over 29) Bush deficit: 0.45 McCain deficit: 1.4 Asian/Other (over 29) Bush...