Articles Written by:    BARCLAYPALMER     

Young Voter Turnout - Ridiculous or Sublime?

The bar for young voters is relatively low. It was 36 years ago in 1972 that an all-time high — just 55 percent of us — punched chads or ticked ballots. So, what about this year…one for the record books? Preliminary early voting suggests otherwise. I ...

From BARCLAYPALMER, Anderson Cooper 360 Blog,  4 Nov 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Facebook Inc.,  James Carville,  Conrad Burns,  U.S. Democratic Party

Voting Hoaxes

Voters in several states have receiving bogus text messages or e-mail urging supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to put off voting until Wednesday because of long lines, spurring threats of prosecution in at least two states. ...

From BARCLAYPALMER, Anderson Cooper 360 Blog,  4 Nov 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Robin Carnahan,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Anderson Cooper,  George Mason

“The worst, filthiest election”

There’s a sense of excitement in Clark County, Nevada, this election day, not only because of the historic nature of the contest, but because there’s been a real battle for the state’s five electoral votes. We talked to voters outside a polling ...

From BARCLAYPALMER, Anderson Cooper 360 Blog,  4 Nov 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  John McCain,  U.S. Republican Party,  George W. Bush

Getting the count right

As the votes are finally counted, enormous questions remain about the reliability of voting machines. West Virginia, Colorado, Tennessee and Texas have reported problems with their machines. Paper ballots have been put on standby in Pennsylvania. The ...

From BARCLAYPALMER, Anderson Cooper 360 Blog,  4 Nov 2008

Obama’s coattails, and McCain’s closing argument

Eight days out and some Republicans see small glimmers of progress, if not hope. But most are fairly bleak about the GOP’s chances. “Feels like the makings of a landslide,” said one veteran GOP operative who has held top jobs in presidential campaigns ...

From BARCLAYPALMER, Anderson Cooper 360 Blog,  27 Oct 2008
Related Topics: John McCain,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party,  Sarah Palin,  Rush Limbaugh

The campaign, and the crisis

This has NEVER happened before.. A major stock market slide within weeks of a US presidential election.  Even 1929’s “Black Tuesday” happened between presidential elections. We have watched an extraordinarily dramatic presidential race this year, with ...

From BARCLAYPALMER, Anderson Cooper 360 Blog,  6 Oct 2008
Related Topics: Anderson Cooper,  U.S. Republican Party

A BETTER mortgage rescue plan

Editor’s note: Here is a “Mortgage Rescue Plan” from the founder of a company that later created many of today’s complex financial products. We’d like to hear your ideas, too. Thank you for sending us your comments. Howard Sosin Co-founder and former ...

From BARCLAYPALMER, Anderson Cooper 360 Blog,  24 Sep 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Congress

Sarah Palin and the broad conservative tent

Amy Holmes AC360° Contributor and CNN Political Analyst As CNN viewers may know, I’m pro-choice. My former boss, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, a committed pro-lifer, had no problem hiring me despite that (shocking!) news. Indeed, I became a ...

From BARCLAYPALMER, Anderson Cooper 360 Blog,  30 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Sarah Palin,  Amy Holmes,  U.S. Senate,  Bill Frist,  John McCain

Morning Buzz: Who’s the VP?

In a moment that could shape history for decades to come…. Wait, pause button… True, if a butterfly flaps its wings in China, that could change history too, but this could have a much more direct impact… Will Barack Obama name his VP choice ...

From BARCLAYPALMER, Anderson Cooper 360 Blog,  22 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Al Gore,  Barack Obama,  Evan Bayh,  Anderson Cooper,  Dan Quayle

Internet drug sales crackdown

If there was any doubt at all that the sale of prescription drugs over the internet, without a doctor’s legitimate authorization, is very big business, what happened in Kansas over the last couple of days should dispel those notions in a heartbeat. The ...

From BARCLAYPALMER, Anderson Cooper 360 Blog,  22 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Food and Drug Administration

Who is This?

Help us add to our database, by linking this writer their entry in Wikipedia or Source Watch, or by suggesting that we remove it from our index.

Suggest an Entry

Enter a url from sourcewatch.org or wikipedia.org:


recommend removal

close