Election 2012

Special Report: Election 2012

Saturdays for Obama

From spring until the election, Evelyn Polk was out at that table every single weekend, only missing two Saturdays; one in early October, due to a cold, and the last Saturday before the election, due to Hurricane Sandy.

Laura Entis • November 4, 2012

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For Politico blogger Alex Burns covering the presidential campaign is science

After graduation, the Bronx native started working at Politico during the 2008 general election and has been blogging for the website since 2011.

Alissa Katz • November 4, 2012

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Brooklyn Tea Party President Runs for NY State Assembly

If Obama gets reelected Joseph Hayon is convinced there will be another four years of what he sees as the destruction of America.

Renee Jacques • November 4, 2012

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Upcoming Election Provokes Anxiety for Trans Voters

A recent study released warned of potential disenfranchisement that could occur for at least 25,000 transgender voters in states with strict photo identification requirements.

Alex Jung • November 4, 2012

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Student’s choice: where one votes matters

Of the 12.9 million full-time students pursuing secondary degrees, the Department of Education estimates that approximately 13.7 percent, or about 1.8 million students, attend schools outside their home states.

Sarah Wentz • November 4, 2012

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A catch-22 for evangelical Latino voters

Latino evangelicals make up 16 percent of all Latino registered voters, a group that now constitutes 11 percent of the national electorate.

Corrie Mitchell • November 4, 2012

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Knitting and purling for Obama

A dozen people milled around a table at the front, covered with skeins of colored yarn and knitting needles.

Megan Soll • November 4, 2012

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Perspectives on New York’s new Congressional districts

It was up to the state to decide which districts to eliminate, and how to redraw the existing borders.

Lila Selim • November 2, 2012

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American Catholics Divided over Politics of Contraception and Poverty

Far from being a voting bloc in the Nov. 6 elections, they are sharply divided over abortion, contraception, same-sex marriage and poverty.

Peter DAmato • November 2, 2012

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Felons disenfranchised in New York and other states, despite the law

Across the country, 5.8 million felons and ex-felons will be barred from voting in the Nov. 6 elections.

Emma Quail • October 31, 2012