November 3rd, 2008
Voters are most worried about long lines. More than one in three BET.com users say that they worried about long lines on Election Day, while one in four fear they will discover that they are not registered. Get all the results from our election poll here.
Time is ticking away for candidates. With only 48 hours remaining in the race for the White House, the battleground state of Ohio has seen both presidential candidates come to state their case and deliver their argument on why undecided voters should do more than “lean” their way: They want their vote. Get more at Pamela on Politics.
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September 12th, 2008
Palin’s a “cocky wacko,” according to an unlikely source. When you think of former Rhode Island Sen. Lincoln Chafee, the first things that likely come to mind are mellow, under-the-radar, diplomatic. That’s why his recent insights regarding Sen. John McCain’s presidential running mate, Sarah Palin, raised an eyebrow or two. She’s a “cocky wacko,” the Republican-turned-Independent told the Washington, D.C.-based New America Foundation Tuesday. “People were coming into my office, phone calls were flooding in, e-mails were coming in, ‘I just sent money to Obama, I couldn’t sleep last night’ – from the left. To see this cocky wacko up there,” said Chafee, who was the only Republican senator to stand against President Bush’s invasion of Iraq. He also told the policy thinktank that Sen. John McCain’s campaign is “lackluster” and that Palin, the Republican governor of Alaska, has merely energized Sen. Barack Obama’s supporters. Chafee endorsed Obama earlier this year.
Voter Registration: The decision of who leads the United States for the next four years could very well come down to you. Find out how at BET.com/News.
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September 4th, 2008
Nearly one in three African Americans have yet to get registered
While Sen. Barack Obama’s historic campaign has injected a powerful dose of enthusiasm into America – particularly Black America – there are still 8 million African Americans that have not yet been moved to register. Rick Wade, who handles African-American voter outreach for the Obama campaign says that some 32 percent of the Black voting-age population is currently out of the loop. “Our principle focus has been a 50-state voter registration initiative,” Wade told NNPA. “I think we all appreciate that if we increase the number of African American registered voters and then increase turnout and get people to the polls on Nov. 4, then Sen. Obama will be the next president of the United States.” Four years ago, more than one in 10 voters was Black, he said. “If the percentage of African Americans was a mere two-and-a-half percent higher, 13.5 percent, Democrats would currently be running for re-election at this time,” he said. “For example in the state of Ohio in 2004, we lost by two percent or 100,000 votes. There were 270,000 unregistered African Americans. I use that as an illustration to show how the African American vote can make the difference in a state and across this country. So the African American vote can absolutely make the difference in this election.” Here’s how to get registered: Go to to BET.com’s Decision ‘08 and click the “registration” link.
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August 7th, 2008
No voter-info distribution at Jersey polls, court rules. A New Jersey rights group lost its battle Wednesday to pass out information to voters at polling stations. Advocates for the right to distribute the voters’-rights cards called the ruling by a New Jersey appeals court, which upheld a directive by Attorney General Anne Milgram last year, a blow to voters. The American Civil Liberties Union had sought to give voters a card – within 100 feet of voting booths – that explains voting rights and provides a number to call if there are problems with registration or voting. In addition, the three-judge court also upheld an earlier ruling that groups wishing to conduct exit polling must register with local election boards at least two weeks before an election. The ACLU says it will take its case to the state Supreme Court.
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