She The People: elections


Posted at 04:15 PM ET, 08/08/2012

No Fluke: Obama needs Colorado's women voters
By Sandra Fish
Colorado women helped Obama win in 2008, and they may be even more crucial in his race against Mitt Romney.

By Sandra Fish  |  04:15 PM ET, 08/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Sandra Fluke, Ken Buck, Michael Bennet, birth control, abortion, personhood, Colorado, elections 2012

Posted at 08:19 AM ET, 07/30/2012

Bill Clinton setting the stage for Obama at convention makes perfect sense
By Mary C. Curtis
SHE THE PEOPLE | It makes perfect sense. And boy does Clinton love to be the go-to guy.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  08:19 AM ET, 07/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  President Obama, Bill Clinton, Democratic convention, Charlotte, North Carolina, economy, Hillary Clinton, 2012 elections

Posted at 04:28 PM ET, 07/12/2012

Wives and children on board as candidates battle for Hispanic vote
By Mary C. Curtis
Expect more outreach with a home-style flavor, appeals to traditional values and pictures of multigenerational harmony from both the Obama and Romney camps.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  04:28 PM ET, 07/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mitt romney, barack obama, michelle obama, hispanic, vote, elections

Posted at 10:04 AM ET, 07/02/2012

Martha Burk: ‘Who’s in charge? Why should women care?’
By Mary C. Curtis

By Mary C. Curtis  |  10:04 AM ET, 07/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  war on women, Martha Burk, voting, 2012 elections, Democrats, Republicans, pay equality

Posted at 10:52 PM ET, 06/14/2012

Obama pins the economy on Bush
By Melinda Henneberger
Three and a half years in, it’s depressing to hear him complain about the hot mess he inherited.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  10:52 PM ET, 06/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  obama, obama economy, obama speech, obama news, economy under obama, obama economic plan, obama romney, obama cleveland, romney economic plan, mitt romney economy, romney news, mitt romney speech, president obama, obama reelection, obama 2012, obama for president, obama 2012 elections, barack obama campaign, obama election news, obama election news, obama reelection news, obama 2012 election, president barack obama, election 2012, campaign news, election news

Posted at 07:43 AM ET, 06/04/2012

If the right to vote is a game, no one wins
By Mary C. Curtis
SHE THE PEOPLE | Placing obstacles in a process that should be easy to navigate is just another way to rig the system

By Mary C. Curtis  |  07:43 AM ET, 06/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  voting rights, 2012 elections, Florida, Rick Scott, felon disenfranchisement, medgar evers

Posted at 10:04 AM ET, 05/21/2012

Ex-offenders find a reason to reclaim the vote
By Mary C. Curtis
Should American citizens who have been convicted of crimes and served their time have their right to vote restored?

By Mary C. Curtis  |  10:04 AM ET, 05/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  felon disenfranchisement, 2012 elections, Rick Scott, Bob McDonnell, Urban League, voting rights

Posted at 08:31 AM ET, 05/09/2012

French elections: More familiar than Americans might guess
By Mary C. Curtis
In French and U.S. elections, it's the economy and personality that matter.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  08:31 AM ET, 05/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  obama, mitt romney, francois hollande, nicolas sarkozy, 2012 elections, economy

Posted at 08:13 AM ET, 05/03/2012

The rise of the Greek far right
By Anthee Carassava
Chryssi Avgi is now operating in Athens as Hezbollah does in South Lebanon – like a state within a state.

By Anthee Carassava  |  08:13 AM ET, 05/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Chryssi Avgi, Greece, debt, crisis, neo-Nazi, Golden Dawn, Greek elections

Posted at 10:12 AM ET, 04/13/2012

Still hoping for a year of women candidates
By Sandra Fish
The 2012 Project is trying to take advantage of new districts, open seats and the voter turnout of a presidential election to get more women elected.

By Sandra Fish  |  10:12 AM ET, 04/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  2012 Project, women candidates, 2012 elections

Posted at 06:07 PM ET, 03/13/2012

Ultrasounds, voter IDs and ‘a bunch of Mexicans’: Another day in Texas
By Lori Stahl
Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck was trying to backpedal after being accused of speaking about a “bunch of Mexicans.”

By Lori Stahl  |  06:07 PM ET, 03/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  voter ID, Texas, Latino, Hispanic, Santorum, Obama, Justice Department, elections

Posted at 10:46 AM ET, 03/07/2012

Can women bring civility to politics?
By Sandra Fish
When we make up 51 percent of the population, we could almost plead taxation without representation.

By Sandra Fish  |  10:46 AM ET, 03/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Olympia Snowe, women in politics, 2012 elections