Browsing the archives for the Elections category

How much do you think campaigning and advertising affects how you vote?

1. Presidential candidates nearly always do worse in states where they don’t campaign than states where they do.
2. I’ve read that Obama’s gains have been at least partially due to the effectiveness of his campaigning and advertising as compared to Clinton’s.
3. There are so many newspaper articles about how important raising money is for a [...]

Will the email ad persuade anyone to vote Obama?

I saw Obama’s ad saying that McCain is so out of touch that he doesn’t use email. Then I read today that McCain does use email but wife Cindy has to type for him — the result of his years in North Vietman. The reason he doesn’t type is his disability…………..

How many public elections are there in the US eash, from dogcatcher to president?

The information I’m looking for is: How many elections are held in the US each year? I’m talking about all elections, from the president and congress down to state and city offices and including other elected office like school boards and the like. Basically anybody that has to run for any level of public office. [...]