Election 2008: What’s At Stake?

If you were a campaign’s field director and learned that 18,000 people eager to vote for the first time were gathering in one spot, you’d probably show up with at least a few clipboard-wielding volunteers to register them, right? Yet John McCain’s supporters were nowhere to be found Friday morning as the first of three […]

[Read more →]

Newly-naturalized citizens register to vote in Denver
A key factor in a Barack Obama victory in Colorado, New Mexico, or Nevada will be his ability to turn out Latino voters.
One segment of the Latino population specifically targeted in registration drives is newly naturalized citizens. Grace Lopez Ramirez, director of the Colorado chapter of Mi Familia Vota, […]

[Read more →]

One day after Hillary Clinton announced the suspension of her campaign, supporters of Barack Obama in Los Angeles celebrated the clinching of his nomination by marching in the 38th L.A. Pride Parade, part of an annual three-day celebration of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities.
Pam Cooke, the local coordinator of L.A. Pride events for […]

[Read more →]