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Miller-McCune

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

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Do Americans Trust Their Voting System?

Written by: Elbert Ventura, Wednesday 29 October 2008 - 14:43 PM comments2 Comments

Mostly, yes, but research finds that winners are more confident their ballot counted, while losers have their suspicions.

Are Polls Overstating Obama’s Support?

Written by: Lee Drutman, Tuesday 30 September 2008 - 11:42 AM comments1 Comments

There is a long history of black Democratic candidates doing worse than pre-election polling would suggest. Two recent studies disagree on whether this problem is still with us.

Misleading Mailers Descend on Swing States

Written by: David Rosenfeld, Wednesday 17 September 2008 - 17:29 PM comments2 Comments

Short on detail or just plain wrong, mailings with GOP return addresses are sowing confusion on voting status with fewer than two months before the big day.

The Short-Attention-Span Electorate

Written by: Tom Jacobs, Wednesday 10 September 2008 - 09:22 AM comments0 Comments

An election special, focusing on primaries and voters' knowledge of nominees

APSA: Reeling in the Years

Written by: Lee Drutman, Friday 29 August 2008 - 12:08 PM comments0 Comments

It's always difficult when the conference gods inexplicably schedule an intriguing panel for the ungodly early 8 in the morning slot. (And what's with the 8 a.m. slot anyway? Why not just start at nine?)

The Rise of the Political Donor Class

Written by: Lee Drutman, Tuesday 26 August 2008 - 09:00 AM comments0 Comments

As congressional elections become more and more expensive, a handful of wealthy ZIP codes are increasingly picking up the tab.

Voting and Election News Roundup

Written by: Miller-McCune Staff, Wednesday 20 August 2008 - 15:08 PM comments0 Comments

A compendium of Miller-McCune coverage of issues surrounding voting and the upcoming election.

Report: Vendor Control Undermines Elections

Written by: David Rosenfeld, Tuesday 19 August 2008 - 16:05 PM comments0 Comments

Nonprofit group claims vote-counting machine vendors are the ones in control during some elections.

States Illegally Purged Voters, Advocates Contend

Written by: David Rosenfeld, Thursday 14 August 2008 - 11:57 AM comments0 Comments

In June, Miller-McCune reported on barriers to the ballot box. Included in the myriad ways you could be barred from voting is having your name taken off the rolls because of a change of address.

Whistleblower Details Ohio Voting Red Flags

Written by: David Rosenfeld, Monday 28 July 2008 - 15:09 PM comments0 Comments

Miller-McCune.com in May identified Ohio as one of five battleground states that have performed poorly in terms of election integrity. Now a new allegation has surfaced, claiming that Ohio vote-counting software was outsourced in 2004 to the same servers that hosted Republican campaign Web sites.