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ACORN controversy
Voter fraud allegations are pure bluster, says election law expert
Oct. 24,
2008 --
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| Magarian |
"No evidence exists of any serious threat of voter fraud, at present or in any recent election cycle," says Greg Magarian, J.D., election law expert and professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. The current cries of 'fraud' focus on the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), a public interest organization that advocates for low- and moderate- income and minority citizens. "Filing false registration forms does not constitute voter fraud," he says. "Voter fraud requires voting by a person who is not legally entitled to vote. That is a difficult trick to pull off, and simply turning in a registration form for 'Captain Crunch' does almost nothing to enable it."
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Flashback to 1952?
For all the talk of change, the candidates and campaigns are similar to elections throughout the years, says history and culture expert
Sept. 26,
2008 --
"These are unprecedented candidates in an unusual election year, but what's striking is how these candidates are positioning themselves and describing themselves in ways very similar to previous presidential candidates, and in ways that are very typical of their parties," says Peter Kastor, Ph.D., history and American culture studies professor at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Flashback to 1952?
For all the talk of change, the candidates and campaigns are similar to elections throughout the years, says history and culture expert
Sept. 26,
2008 --
"These are unprecedented candidates in an unusual election year, but what's striking is how these candidates are positioning themselves and describing themselves in ways very similar to previous presidential candidates, and in ways that are very typical of their parties," says Peter Kastor, Ph.D., history and American culture studies professor at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Political programs offered on campus
The Veep, the volatile economy and the vote
Sept. 19,
2008 -- An array of panels, discussions, artistic expressions, lectures and other special events are taking place on the Danforth Campus throughout the presidential campaign season. To access the entire Election Programming calendar, visit any of the following Web sites: assemblyseries.wustl.edu, gephardtinstitute.wustl.edu, gpc.wustl.edu, and debate.wustl.edu.
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WUSTL media contacts for on-site logistics, technical support
University liaisons for food, phones, equipment at the debate site
Sept. 10,
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Debate season opens
Groups collaborate to provide programs on the campaign, the debate and politics
Sept. 4,
2008 -- In this election year and with the Vice Presidential Debate Oct. 2, a host of programs, projects and panels have been developed to engage students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends and neighbors in the electoral process.
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What about the Whigs?
Electoral system imposes formidable barriers to minor parties and drives politics to the center, says election law expert
Aug. 20,
2008 --
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| Magarian |
"Minor political parties' inability to gain traction in the United States does not reflect natural facets of our national character," says Gregory P. Magarian, election law expert and professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis, home of the 2008 vice presidential debate. "Rather, our legal system imposes formidable barriers to minor parties' electoral viability. The use of plurality voting (the candidate with the most votes gets the only prize) and single-member districts in congressional and most state legislative elections drives voters to coalesce around only two electoral options, marginalizing any candidate who lacks a major-party brand." Magarian is available to discuss general election law and electoral system issues.
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Oil or spoil?
McCain, Obama similarities on oil, gas, energy only go so far, expert suggests
July 14,
2008 --
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| Lowry |
The President's call to end a decades-old ban on offshore oil and gas drilling highlighted key differences in the big-oil platforms of presumptive Republican and Democratic presidential nominees Obama and McCain, suggests William Lowry, a WUSTL expert on the politics of environmental and energy issues.
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Media kit - rate card, contacts, story ideas and more.
Information for media covering the 2008 vice presidential debate
June 25,
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Oil or spoil?
McCain, Obama similarities on oil, gas, energy only go so far, expert suggests
June 20,
2008 --
President Bush's call this week for Congress to end its decades-old ban on offshore oil and gas drilling has highlighted key differences in the big-oil platforms of presumptive Republican and Democratic presidential nominees Barak Obama and John McCain, suggests William Lowry, an expert on the politics of environmental and energy issues at Washington University in St. Louis.
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