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Your Map Guide for Poll Closings

Your Map Guide for Poll Closings

Which states to watch, and when

Foursquare to Map Real-Time Voter Turnout

Foursquare to Map Real-Time Voter Turnout

Tomorrow, the social media site will track the volume and gender of voters who "check in" at their polling places

Where Will Voters Declare Their Independence?

Where Will Voters Declare Their Independence?

Americans like to think of themselves as less tied to political parties than they really are

Democrats Steel Themselves for Lumps of Coal

Democrats Steel Themselves for Lumps of Coal

Appalachian voters are not taking kindly to House Democrats scrambling to explain their votes for cap-and-trade

Google Maps and the Best Election Resource of 2010

Google Maps and the Best Election Resource of 2010

In an exciting development for politics geeks, Google provides one-stop shopping for electoral maps, race ratings, and candidate research

Volatility at an Historic High

Volatility at an Historic High

The Ohio River Valley has always flip-flopped between parties--but now, the rest of the country is just as fickle

Yankees Fans, Red Sox Fans, and the Connecticut Senate Race

Yankees Fans, Red Sox Fans, and the Connecticut Senate Race

This state is starkly divided by class (and baseball), making the race between Blumenthal and McMahon one to watch

A Philadelphian Rests His Hopes on Steelers Country

A Philadelphian Rests His Hopes on Steelers Country

To win the only district in the country that voted for John Kerry and John McCain, Joe Sestak will have to cater to an idiosyncratic region

A Reagan Comparison the White House Wants to Make

A Reagan Comparison the White House Wants to Make

Reagan had lower employment figures and approval ratings at the end of his first term than Obama does now--and it didn't turn out all too badly for him

Pre-Elections, Mapping Foreclosures, and Poverty

Pre-Elections, Mapping Foreclosures, and Poverty

Sky-high metrics in some states present tricky politics for both parties

A Frontier Divided

A Frontier Divided

Alaska, a political, economic, and geographic oddity, split pretty evenly for Miller and Murkowski

A Sober Oktoberfest for Feingold

A Sober Oktoberfest for Feingold

The senator may be smart to give up on Wisconsin voters of German descent--they're among the most Republican in the state

Pelosi and the San Francisco Earthquake of 2010

Pelosi and the San Francisco Earthquake of 2010

The House Speaker's urban constituents differ dramatically from those her colleagues are attempting to woo

Democrats Look to Maintain in the Mountain State

Democrats Look to Maintain in the Mountain State

While West Virginia is no longer a Democratic slam dunk in national elections, the state has been friendly to home-grown Democrats over the years

White House Launches Fire-Up-the-Base Tour

White House Launches Fire-Up-the-Base Tour

In Pennsylvania this weekend, Obama gravitated to a Dem-heavy part of the state: Philadelphia

Obama's Electoral Math Getting Trickier

Obama's Electoral Math Getting Trickier

Shifts in the electoral college will not work in Obama's favor come 2012

Who Has the 'Shoelace' Mojo in the Midwest This Fall?

Who Has the 'Shoelace' Mojo in the Midwest This Fall?

Midwesterners care a lot about football, but maybe more about politics

The 'Blue Blood vs. Blue Collar' Rift

The 'Blue Blood vs. Blue Collar' Rift

Christine O'Donnell vs. Mike Castle had many of the same class elements that populated the 2012 presidential race, as well as other primaries this year

The Team of Rivals Ticket

The Team of Rivals Ticket

An Obama-Clinton pairing would energize portions of the Democratic base, but it wouldn't recreate 2008

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