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Key Battleground States in the 2008 Presidential Election

The 2008 election is on target to be the most harrowing election in recent memory. This will be the first Presidential election since 1928 that has no incumbents in the primary, with the 1952 election counting as a certain exception since Truman’s name was indeed on the ballot, but he did not campaign. Harry had run out of “hell” to give anybody.

Additionally, there is massive and passionate anger in the voting ranks. We have the unpopular Iraq war in our laps, a budget surplus has been turned into the largest deficit in history, with what all figures point to as the least popular President stepping down from an eight-year reign - with impeachment cries dogging his heels, no less. The Republicans have lost more friends at this point than they ever have before. At the same time, we have massive dissatisfaction with the Democrat side, where we have had defeats at the hands of lame duck Democrat Presidential candidates and voted in a score of Democrats into the Senate and Congress who have since sat on their hands and done nothing.
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Past Presidential Election Losers and Where They Are Now

It’s hard to believe how much excitement is built up for each candidate, only to see the losers shuffle off again into obscurity. Here, we’ll jolt your memory with a list of also-rans from elections past, and try to ferret out what became of them. We won’t bother with the very obvious ones are - you don’t need us to tell you what Al Gore is doing, do you? - but the ones who are question marks may prove interesting. Read More …

Political Terms to Know for the 2008 Election L-Z

Bone up on your political jargon with this handy list of political phrases and expressions. While there are many of these, this list may be especially relevant to Presidential Election 2008, so keep an eye out for spotting these concepts as the race unfolds in all its drama!

Lame duck - This is an elected official who is soon losing political power and is no longer feeling very responsible for his or her actions. Typical lame duck maneuvers are to pull off a string of moves just before leaving, which they never would have done if they had to worry about getting elected again. What will George Bush pull out of his sleeve next December? Read More …

Political Terms to Know for the 2008 Election A-K

Bone up on your political jargon with this handy list of political phrases and expressions. While there are many of these, this list may be especially relevant to Presidential Election 2008, so keep an eye out for spotting these concepts as the race unfolds in all its drama!

Absurdistan - A satiric term for any country where absurdity is the norm. A funny farm on a national scale. What America may feel like when this election is over.

Armchair revolutionary - Related to “armchair quarterback” and “weekend warrior”. Now that the Internet has given us an easy way to do a lot of talking online without much action, it’s a term more relevant than ever! Read More …

Presidential Campaigning in the Media

Getting that message out to the voters - it’s going to begin soon! The wonderful advertising round of the Presidential 2008 election season is about to get underway. Already, the major candidates have each blessed us with a “Holiday wishes” ad spot. It was brief, sweet, and to the point, and not shown too often, so that viewers don’t spend the Holidays resenting the candidates, but with a definite air of “we’ll be right back to pound you with the heavy advertising on January 2nd!” So, here’s what kinds of hustling they’re run on you, and its relative effectiveness.

Direct mail flyers - not nearly as successful as they used to be - even if you like the candidate, it’s not like you’re going to frame their pamphlet or anything. You’ll probably just give it to the kids to color or fold it into an origami swan and send it away, like you do with all of your junk mail. Read More …