Tag: 2008 Election
Busiest voting day yet
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford reported last night that Monday was the busiest early voting day yet – over 3500 votes cast. He…
Judge throws out birth certificate challenge
The Philadelphia Enquirer reports that U.S. District Judge R. Barclay Surrick threw out a complaint by attorney Philip Berg who claimed that Democratic presidential candidate…
Breakdown of early voting
For Escambia County: These figures are as of noon, Oct. 27 and include early voting and absentees. County Districts Dist. 1 Democrat–3,490 Republican–4,565 Dist. 2…
Plot to kill Obama foiled
NBC is reporting a plot by two Neo-Nazi skinheads to assassinate Barack Obama and kill dozens of other African Americans has been foiled by the…
Democrats are voting early
The St. Pete Times is reporting that Democrats in Florida are voting more heavily than Republicans in the state after the first week of early…
Obama outdraws McCain in Colorado
AP reports a Denver police spokesman has confirmed an Obama rally in Denver on Sunday drew well over 100,000 people. On Friday, John McCain drew…
Alaska’s largest paper endorses Obama
Anchorage Daily News: Palin’s rise captivates us but nation needs a steady hand Gov. Palin’s nomination clearly alters the landscape for Alaskans as we survey…
More candidates downtown
The word is out on the Souls to the Polls. C.J. Lewis and Diane Mack have been politicking downtown today. Lois Benson, mother of Megan…
Souls to the Polls working
Area churches have pushed early voting today. The downtown office of the Supervisor of Elections is very busy. I can see from my window dozens…
Adam Smith says race isn’t over
Adam C. Smith, St. Pete Times Political Editor, gives five reasons we should not write off John McCain: 1. The primaries told us something. McCain…
Obama pulls further ahead in FL
A new St. Petersburg Times/Bay News 9/Miami Herald poll shows Barack Obama leading John McCain 49 percent to 42 percent in this state McCain cannot…
