October 16, 2008

The head of the 302,000-member National Association of Letter Carriers today assailed a television ad attacking Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire that suggests that U.S. Postal Service letter carriers are possible sexual predators endangering the lives of children on the street. Full release.

Joe the Plumber talked about wanting to buy the company he was working for. If he was thinking about getting a Small Business Administration (SBA) guaranteed loan like thousands of small business owners do every year, he had better vote for Senator Obama. Senator McCain will maintain Bush Administration anti-small business policies, close the SBA, and end all federal programs designed for small businesses, and firms owned by women, minorities and veterans, including all the loan programs. Full release.

As the gun issue gets discussed and debated in political races around the country this election season, the Brady Campaign today released its "annotated guide" to the questionnaire that the National Rifle Association sends out to candidates. Full release.

Family Research Council Action President Tony Perkins reacts to comments Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.) made during last night's Presidential debate regarding his opposition as an Illinois State Senator to the Born Alive Infants Protection Act. Full release.

Most of nine forecast models developed by political scientists predict a victory for Senator Barack Obama over Senator John McCain in the two-party contest for the popular vote in the 2008 presidential election. Obama is predicted to win an average of 52% of the vote with an 80% probability that he will gain more than half the total two-party popular vote. Full release.

An AARP analysis today revealed that the recent increase in negative advertising may work well on the general electorate, but critical undecided voters are less likely to respond. Full release.

In an exclusive interview, a former Diebold vote machine contractor who was in charge of preparing the 2002 election between Saxby Chambliss and Max Cleland has stated that the software patches placed on the voting machines in the weeks prior to the election could have rigged the election in favor of Republican Chambliss. The contractor, Chris Hood, was ordered by the President of Diebold, Bob Urosevich, to install uncertified patches on machines in predominantly Democratic counties supposedly to fix a clock function which it did not do, according to Mr. Hood. Saxby Chambliss won a surprising victory after trailing badly in the pre-election polls. Full release.

Today Michigan Council 25 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), AFL-CIO, and two AFSCME members, Charles Williams and Catherine Phillips, filed a three count complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan against Michigan Secretary of State, Terri Lynn Land, and the Director of the Michigan Bureau of Elections, Christopher M. Thomas. The lawsuit challenges the directive issued by the Bureau of Elections to Election Inspectors concerning the November 4, 2008 election. Specifically, the Defendants gave the following directions to Election Inspectors. Full release.

"We appreciate that Senator McCain's effort to stir up the Republican base by attacking a community organization working to increase public participation in our democratic process. However, these attacks reflect an increasingly panicked candidate; unfortunately the Senator McCain we saw tonight is very different than the Senator McCain who stood shoulder to shoulder with ACORN at a February 20, 2006 immigration reform event. Full release.

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