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If you live in a hotly-contested state like Iowa or Florida, you’ve probably noticed the recent flood of “issue ads,” which are officially designed to raise awareness about certain issues rather than to advocate the election of a specific candidate. Less than a year ago, it looked like these ads wouldn’t be airing at all by now, but in June of 2007 the US Supreme Court handed down a decision that allowed them to continue.
The case was Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. But first, some background.
In 2002, the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (popularly known as the …read more

Residents of Iowa – the state with the first official presidential nominating contest in the country – expect to be overwhelmed with personal attention by the major campaigns. With stakes so high, a few more telephone calls to likely caucus-goers just might mean the difference between a prime-time victory speech and a week’s worth of news stories about your “disappointing second place finish.”
So how much personal contact are Iowan receiving from the campaigns? According to The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, plenty. The numbers indicate that both parties are using every means at their disposal to …read more

On Sunday, National Public Radio’s All Things Considered interviewed Bill Adair, the editor of Politifact.org, a major non-partisan political fact-checking group. It was a great interview – have a listen right here:
Interview

… but who is his endorsement geared towards?

The short spot featuring Mike Huckabee and Chuck Norris has made its way around the web. After all, it’s full of that favorite Internet meme, Chuck Norris Facts. It’s easily recognizable to any high school or college student, and has potential to sway first time voters — a group Huckabee has had a hard time reaching.Interesting fact: ask any college student about Chuck Norris’ political beliefs and odds are they’ll look at you blankly. This man is able to connect with a group of voters, and influence their opinions, but that group …read more