elections

All Hail the Return of Sharron Angle

Jim Newell · 03/16/11 03:20PM

America's about to get fixed, everyone, because Sharron Angle is returning to politics! Angle, a comical nutcase, was last seen losing a Nevada Senate race in a strong Republican year to Harry Reid, one of the most disliked persons in the nation. But now she's getting everyone back together for a House run in 2012, as she announced with this delightful video today.

Next Republican Target: Annoying Liberal College Kids Who Vote

Jim Newell · 03/07/11 06:04PM

The ambitious agenda state Republican parties are pursuing to dismantle the infrastructure of the Democratic party isn't just focusing on crushing unions under the guise of "budget balancing." There's a far more dangerous and seditious form of Democrat out there that needs its lollipop stolen, too: The college kids who think they're mature enough to vote responsibly, but clearly don't, since they vote Democratic.

Hilarious Arizona Senate Race in the Works

Jim Newell · 02/15/11 01:09PM

With the news of old Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl not seeking reelection in 2012, state Republicans are already considering possible successors. Is Arizona, like Egypt, "prepared for democracy," or will this bad-child state elect some nutter or authoritarian child of Dan Quayle?

Republican States Pushing Photo ID Voter Requirements

Jim Newell · 01/31/11 02:59PM

With Election Day three months behind us and new legislators settling in across the country, Republicans in many states are trying to push new laws requiring photo ID at the polls. The laws, they say, would prevent rampant voter fraud.

Belarus Elections Spark Protests

Adrian Chen · 12/19/10 05:06PM

[Thousands of Belarussians demonstrated in the capital of Minsk today, claiming the apparent re-election of president/dictator Alexander Lukashenko was a fraud. Image via AP.]