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Updated: Attorneys General Race Ratings
Posted By: Louis Jacobson | October 29, 2010
As the office grows in stature, so do the races to claim the post. Find out who your next attorney general may be. PolitiFact's Louis Jacobson provides an update to the political climates surrounding the 30 AG races in this interactive feature.
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Foursquare and 2010 Election Data
Posted By: Tina Trenkner | October 28, 2010
A couple of online projects are trying Foursquare to test how the location-based social platform can be utilized for election coverage.
Categories: Election Results , Local Offices , Mayors , Media and Advertising , Media and Communications , Politics , Technology

D.C. Hacking Raises Questions About Future of Online Voting
Posted By: Stateline | October 26, 2010
Security remains an obstacle to voting over the Internet. But more states may be tempted to experiment in order to comply with a new law concerning the rights of military and overseas voters.
Categories: Election Results , Voting Process & Voting Rules

Ads Are No More Negative In This Election Than Previous Years
Posted By: Noah Kunin | October 26, 2010
As we approach Election Day, the number of ads continue to increase, but based on recent data from the Wesleyan Media Project they are no more negative than in previous years.
Categories: Governors , Legislatures , Media and Advertising , Sunlight

Forecasting the Redistricting Fight
Posted By: Louis Jacobson | October 22, 2010
Using a quantitative model, a professor predicts which party will have a greater influence on state legislative redistricting than ever before.
Categories: Election Results , Governors , Legislatures , National Politics , Parties & Interest Groups , Redistricting & Reapportionment , State Offices
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Republican Wave Expected in Statehouses
Posted By: Stateline | October 19, 2010
There's a lot riding on state legislative races this year because both parties want to be in control when the legislatures get to work on redistricting in 2011. While Democrats could lose chambers in nearly a dozen states, they are hoping for – important victories in New York, Ohio and Texas.
Categories: Legislatures , Parties & Interest Groups

2010 State Elections: Ranking the Governors
Posted By: Louis Jacobson | October 18, 2010
If the Republican wave is realized this Election Day then the gubernatorial picture will be grim indeed for the Democrats.
Categories: Election Results , Governors , National Politics , Parties & Interest Groups , Political Map , State Offices
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Should Finishing First Guarantee a Candidate Victory?
Posted By: Stateline | October 15, 2010
North Carolina is trying a radical new vote count system. It’s an instant runoff — one that doesn’t require a second trip to the polls.
Categories: Voting Process & Voting Rules
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Democrats Struggle to Generate Hispanic Participation
Posted By: Louis Jacobson | October 14, 2010
A lower Latino vote would signal trouble for the Democratic Party in November. So far, there are few signs of the confidence and hope that prevailed at the polls in the high-turnout year of 2008.
Categories: Politics
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2010 State AG Elections: GOP Shift Continues
Posted By: Louis Jacobson | October 12, 2010
Since our last rating in August, four more state attorney general contests are favoring Republicans.
Categories: Election Results , National Politics , Parties & Interest Groups , Political Map , State Offices

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