After a long and drawn out ballot counting, and a great deal of uncertainty in New Mexico's first district regarding who would represent us come January in the 110th Congress, Representative Heather Wilson was declared the winner by a margin of 875 votes. My vote was one of those that [...]

A lot of attention has been given to electronic voting machines, with concerns on the part of democracy activists that private corporations have no business owning and managing the software and hardware responsible for registering and tallying our votes. I am sympathetic to their concerns. I see no reason [...]

After going to my local polling station yesterday afternoon, I couldn't help but make some striking comparisons between US mid-term elections and Bolivia's constituent assembly election, which was held on July 2, 2006. In both cases, the airwaves, both television and radio, were inundated with propaganda and negative campaign ads. [...]

Today at approximately 1:30 PM I went to my local precinct to cast my vote in the 2006 election.  The polls were quiet, and I specifically went at this time of the day to avoid long lines.  The volunteers running the polls commented that the polls had been quiet most of the day, but were [...]

In many ways, I see partisan politics as a ploy to create the illusion of choice and, in the words of Noam Chomsky, to "manufacture consent". Polarizing the electorate has always ensured a 50/50 chance of victory. Limiting our choices on election day is one of the most conscious [...]