Yearly Archives: 2008

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Turnout in presidential elections hit 40-year high

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Enthusiasm among blacks and Democrats for Barack Obama’s candidacy pushed voter turnout in this year’s elections to the highest level in 40 years. Final figures from nearly every state and the District of Columbia showed that more than 131 million people voted, the most ever for a presidential election. A […]...
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Time for perspective on election’s numbers

Time for perspective on election’s numbers By Jonathan V. Last http://www.JewishWorldReview.com Political myths take hold as quickly as urban legends, and often with even less supporting evidence. Someone stands in a particularly long line on Election Day and decides that it signals a once-in-a-generation eruption of civic engagement. But anecdotes are not data. We now […]...
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THE TRAGIC PREDICTABILITY OF THE JEWISH VOTE

GrassTopsUSA Exclusive CommentaryBy Don Feder 11-17-08 Back in the 1980s, during the euphoria of the Reagan-era, Neo-cons like Norman Podhoretz and Irving Kristol predicted a seismic shift in Jewish voting patterns. Once American Jews discovered that voting Republican was crucial for the survival of the Jewish state, they’d naturally align themselves with the party that […]...
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Secular Defeats Ultra-Orthodox in Jerusalem

By ISABEL KERSHNERPublished: November 11, 2008 JERUSALEM — A secular, hawkish entrepreneur on Tuesday defeated an ultra-Orthodox, equally hawkish member of Parliament in a hotly contested race for mayor of Jerusalem, according to results announced early Wednesday. As usual, the election was largely boycotted by Palestinians, who comprise a third of the city’s population. The […]...
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THE ACORN WATCH REPORT LAUNCHED TO MONITOR VOTER FRAUD

PRESS RELEASE PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA/ The ACORN Watch Report, www.acornwatch.org , has launched a new website to expose those organizations and individuals who want to disrupt the electorate in America through fraud, deception or intimidation. The ACORN Watch Report site has original content written by former ACORN activists and those who are diligently observing […]...