The best election stories of the day

Today we have several great stories to share with you on everything from Palin’s wardrobe to foreclosure program problems, to election projections. And to start us off, we have a story on Senator Stevens’ conviction.

(Everyone who wrote today is already on the list to get a shirt. That means all you have to do is to read the articles and respond. No voting required.)

Bad News for Republican Leadership: Alaskan Senator Stevens Convicted

Alaska Senator Ted Stevens was convicted of corruption charges (of lying about receiving $250K in gifts) today which could not come at a worse time Republicans with the election just over a week away. I have no allegiance to any party, but this is just

Punditty Project goes on record with state-by-state predictions: Obama wins

(If you have no interest in Punditty’s prognostications pedigree or the rationale behind his numbers and just want to cut to the chase, scroll down to “How to Read This Projection” for state-by-state and popular vote predictions.) Long before there…

Create your own McCain bumper sticker

Whether you’re bored, or need something to keep your spirits up during this long, nasty presidential election season, now you can join in the fun that before could only be had by political pundits and photoshop experts! Create your own McCain bumper sticker

No Hope for Homeowners – Foreclosure Prevention Program Falters

As banks continue to line up for the taxpayer funded handouts designed to ease their withdrawals from years of dependence on high yields derived from ridiculously reckless lending practices, homeowners continue to seek avenues to prevent the looming possibility…

How the Palin candidacy proves equal is not always better

Lately I’ve been mulling over thoughts about sexism, women’s progression in politics, and whether or not women are fairly treated in national political campaigns. Most specifically I wondered, is John McCain’s running mate, Sarah Palin, really being treated…

Obama and McCain battle in key states won by Bush

According to the NYT, Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama are planning to spend most the last week leading to the presidential election in states that President Bush won in 2004, “testimony to the increasingly dire position of Mr. McCain and…

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What’s your take on the issues of the day? Speak up and lend us your voice. That is what we are all about, after all!

What would get you involved?

For almost a week and a half, I have been blogging about the election coverage being done through allvoices.  I have got to admit, it isn’t going as well as I hoped. I didn’t post over the weekend, as I was evaluating the participation….

Articles submitted

The same people are submitting articles every day. Most of the people writing original articles have already won shirts. The articles that have been listed are ones I have found. The vast majority of the articles are on the national election.

Don’t get me wrong: None of that is bad. I had just hoped to use this program as a way to get more people involved and (even more) get more people talking about the issues. I had also hoped that this series of posts would be a way to get more eyes on the great election content being submitted to allvoices.

Responses to the articles

Few of the articles submitted have had any comments on them. No one is commenting here. Every day a few vote via the polls or by email to me. But that is about all the feedback I am getting. I am not hearing from you the members of the site.

What to do?

My question to all of you is: How do we make it more worth it? How do we reach enough people to keep it going? How can I get YOU involved? What would it take?

Tuesday’s Voice of the Day

People voted with thier eyes on Tuesday for the Voice of the Day piece. Roxanne Webber’s piece McCain-Palin accused of activating our ‘Stone Age Brains’ had the most views. It was original content. And it got contributions from another user. And, it was GOOD. Winner all the way around! Congratulations Roxanne, I will be sending you a t-shirt!

Speaking of shirts – I will be ordering them today.  There will be other ways to get them later, but for now – If you want to get one, write something that gets choosen as the Voice of the Day!

Next order of business: The stories from yesterday…

As you can see by the poll, there were only two stories submitted yesterday for the Voice of the Day. One is from Punditty and one is from Roxanne Weber. While each of them have already won a t-shirt, I still want to make sure you read the pieces and let them know what you think.

• Election Night Helper: Guide to State-by-State Web Sites for Results
  Bookmark this report for easy reference on Nov. 4, and forward it freely to others who will be following the returns online as well as on TV. It is a very useful tool. Most if not all states will provide real-time updates of results…
• Palin tidbits – $150k on clothing, knows God will ‘do the right thing’ and more
  What can one say about the alluring Sarah Palin? At each turn she defies reasonableness, and continues to amaze

Be sure to read both stories and let me know what you think.

Help Choose the First Voice of the Day!

Welcome to the first Voice of the Day poll for allvoices. We want to know whose article should be today’s winner. If you are looking for great content on last night’s debate, this is the place for you. By the way, I am guessing that most days we won’t have as much national election news as we did today. In order for that to happen, some of you are going to have to head over to the site and report on local issues and elections.

That said, there was no way I could pick between today’s entries for the voice of the day. Since WordPress just announced a polling addition to the blogging engine, I am going to use this blog piece to have you help me decide who is today’s voice of the day.

 

 

There were 7 stories submitted today that met the criteria of original, thought provoking, interesting pieces on election issues. Each of these stories is eligible for today’s t-shirt.

I have purposefully removed the author’s names from the list of articles. If you want to vote on an article based on who wrote it, you will need to check each article out individually. (Which I hope you do anyway!) To help choose the winner, read the articles and then vote in the poll below.

 

Did McCain have a ‘Dukakis Moment’ on stage after 3rd debate?

Hempstead :: NY :: USA | Oct 16, 2:28 PM | Political News

Much has been made of Sen. John McCain’s body language on stage during all three presidential debates, but as this framegrab taken immediately after the final debate Oct. 15 Hempstead, N.Y., shows, McCain finally outdid himself. And he may have…

Obama fends off McCain’s spirited onslaught

Hempstead :: NY :: USA | Oct 16, 6:19 AM | Political News

After the third US presidential debate held at Hofstra University on October 15, the Democrats are heaving a sigh of relief that Senator John McCain did not score the knockout punch he needed in order to wipe out his rival…

28 Million Hate DVD Distributed in Key Swing States! (Video)

Denver :: CO :: USA | Oct 16, 5:52 AM | Political News

A DVD that plays on American’s fear that Obama is a “closet” Muslim has been distributed with 70 newsapers to millions in the key swing states of Ohio, Florida, and Colorado. Entitled “Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West”, the…

Ohio Plumber Drain’s McCain’s Pipe Dream for President 

Columbus :: OH :: USA | Oct 16, 1:26 AM | Political News

Case of Ohio Tradesman Unclogs Issues on Small Business Help, Taxes and Health Care OhioNewsBureau with John Michael Spinelli Columbus, Ohio: When the curtain came down on the third and final presidential debate of 2008, any pipe dreams Arizona Sen….

McCain throws baseball signals, Obama stays the course, voters remain … 

New York City :: NY :: USA | Oct 15, 9:53 PM | Political News

What was significant about the last presidential debate between Senators Barack Obama and John McCain? Finally, a debate that got to the heart of many issues people needed and said they wanted to hear about, but the results from Independent…

Put your punditry where the money is – Predictify’s $100,000 Election …

Berkeley :: CA :: USA | Oct 15, 7:28 PM | Political News

So you think you know electoral politics, eh? Then you might want to enter the Predicty/Rock the Vote $100,000 Election Showdown. Punditty did, and he’s pretty sure he’s going to finish in the money. Then again, he was pretty sure…

Blogger Railroaded for Exposing Sarah Palin’s Maternal Negligence 

New York City :: NY :: USA | Oct 15, 4:15 PM | Political News

According to The Hill , Susan Bruce , a campaign blogger for New Hampshire Representative Carol Shea-Porter, was recently forced to resign after she raised the legitimate concern about Sarah Palin’s abysmal public treatment of her children, including her down…

 

By the way – You may have noticed that most of those are expressing the same view. That isn’t the goal here. We want a diverse set of views. If you haven’t been posting because you are afraid we are biased toward one end of the spectrum or the other, please start expressing your views. allvoices is the place for you to express your views. We want to know what you think and what is important to you. Maybe all of tomorrow’s suggestions will be McCain backers….