Andrei Lugovoi, the former Russian agent wanted by Britain over the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, is running for election as a candidate for the ultra-nationalist party led by Vladimir Zhirinovsky. picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

OK so the headline is not entirely true...but there has been a change to the Papal Election rules. Benedict reversed a change made by John Paul that allowed a majority election instead of the traditional 2/3 vote. picked by Moe 1 year ago

Comparison of where the candidates stand right now in hypotheticical head-to-head races against the other if the election were today...( Democrat vs. Republican). picked by Neiako 2 years ago

• Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy wins France's presidential election.
• Sarkozy won around 53 percent of the vote, according to early results.
video here. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Hope this isn't too late. picked by ranroc 2 years ago

I looked to see if anyone had posted this DVD yet and couldn't find it.

This is about the Diebold machines and the last election, which is directly related to today's link from the Onion:
picked by tdiggity 8 months ago

The Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University: "TV election news has been hardest on Hillary Clinton this fall." The study also found that "Fox News Channel's evening news show provided more balanced coverage than its counterparts on the broadcast networks." picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

This is the website to keep an eye on today. picked by hypersapien 6 months ago

How do you explain the fact that Obama seems to be the favourite of the “rest of the world”?

he would represent a new vision of the US, one which is multicultural. At a time in global politics in which globalization and migration are raising concerns about multiethnicity and social cohesion people would see Obama’s election as a sign of progress on that front. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

Palin is the epitome of tokenism, exactly what conservative Republicans have always claimed to scorn, until today, as the politics of quotas and political correctness. Even Rush Limbaugh is a feminazi now (at least until Election Day). picked by siennablue 1 month ago

It seems Clinton is staying in the election on the off-chance that Obama is assassinated in June.

Who's holding onto false hopes now? picked by theclansman 5 months ago

There are a couple issues McCain is facing right now regarding election finances. These could dramatically effect his ability to campaign.

In order for the FEC to make a ruling they need a quorum but there are are not enough members. Obama is blocking the confirmation of an appointee. If Obama continues this, McCain will have his hands tied financially and Obama will obtain a huge advantage. picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

The residents of a Romanian village knowingly voted in a dead man as their mayor in Sunday's municipal election, preferring him to his living opponent. picked by aclister 4 months ago

Does your vote count? There are lots of little known facts about the election process, there are people in the electoral college known as faithless electors who don't necessarily vote with their state. Is the electoral college indefensible? Many have called for the abolishment of the Electoral College. But what exactly are the pros and cons? picked by buddha 6 months ago

Apparently election fraud is bad and we should stop it. picked by gammerus 12 months ago

We in Denmark cannot figure out why you are even bothering to hold an election. When you really look at the three remaining candidates there is no contest! picked by hmtksteve 5 months ago

A mob torched a church sheltering 100's of Kenyans fleeing election violence, killing as many as 50 continuing the bloodshed after the disputed vote that gave the president a second term. The opposition leader accused the government of "genocide".

I'm not usually so moved by a foreign countries political skirmishes, but Kenya is definitely grabbing my attention of late. picked by bevissimo 10 months ago

One issue trumps all others, and that’s Iraq. Iraq turned Tuesday’s election, and is still ostensibly the central front of the War on Terror. What follows here are three landmarks to be achieved before the 2008 election as the Dems awake from their slumber. picked by nyinquirer 2 years ago

Utterly missing in this election season is a serious focus on limited or constitutional government. The Democrats, generally speaking, want more government, not less, so their neglect of the issue is to be expected. But the Republican dereliction is more troubling. It represents a falling away from the standards of Ronald Reagan’s conservatism—a decline already reflected in the “... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

Philippine elections are largely a battle of name recall, so Agakhan Sharief has chosen a moniker that will surely capture the attention of voters well beyond his backwater southern province - Osama bin Laden. picked by suebe 1 year ago