election
U.S. Homophobes Must Be Contemplating Emigration (Er, Canada’s Out)
As last week’s elections incontrovertibly proved, 2012 will go down in history as The Year of the Queer. Welcome to your worst nightmare, homophobes.
What Happened to Philadelphia’s Missing Votes?
There’s no doubt that Democrats handily beat Republicans at the Philadelphia polls last week: Philly is Philly after all. Still, if one was a paranoid Republicans—the […]
Mitt Romney Didn’t Get a Single Vote in 59 Philadelphia Voting Divisions
Need proof that Philadelphia really, really, really a Democratic town? How about this: In 59 of the city’s voting divisions last week—mostly in West and […]
The Top 10 Lessons of the 2012 Presidential Election
10. The Tea Party? Not much of a party. If there’s one thing 2012 proved conclusively, it’s that the Republican Party needs to be more […]
Secret Service for Mitt Romney’s Giant Family Would’ve Cost A LOT
President Obama’s re-election has saved the taxpayers a lot of money. Why? Because the Secret Service only has to pay to protect the four immediate […]
DN Columnist Says Romney Losing Is Worse Than the Time Her Dad Died
Yes, the election is over—but the schadenfreude isn’t. The latest viral sensation is White People Mourning Romney, a Tumblr filled with pictures of sad, crying […]
Marijuana Is Winning
For marijuana activists, Tuesday’s election was much like an overnight success literally decades in the making. Let’s take a tally: Two states legalized cannabis for […]
I Was Wrong When I Said Romney Would Win
I was wrong. I admit it. I was in good company, too. Not just from partisans on my side. Pollsters, pundits and analysts of many […]
A November Surprise: Iran Fired on U.S. Drone
In an incident that could conceivably have affected the election had it been disclosed earlier, two Iranian fighter jets fired at but missed an unarmed […]
What Can Philly Expect From a Second Obama Term?
Local pols broke out their crystal balls for the Inky this morning, offering federal funding prognostications ranging from the platitudinous (“It’s always good for Philadelphia […]
Jimmy Kimmel Has Taught Me to Trust No One
Jimmy Kimmel has sent me into a tailspin of doubt. On Monday, Kimmel’s Lie Witness News asked people if they’d voted (no polls were open […]
Philly VP Candidate Came in Fourth in Presidential Election
Once a homeless mother, Cheri Honkala moved to Philadelphia in the late 1980s and has been fighting for the rights of the poor and homeless […]
South Philly Almost Went for Mitt Romney
Not everyone in Philadelphia voted for Barack Obama. Here, a ward-by-ward breakdown of how the city voted. Click on the column headers to sort. Note […]
America Has an Embarrassing Problem: Electoral Dysfunction
We seem to only think about the electoral system for one day every four years, and when that day passes and a winner has been […]
Chris Christie Says He Didn’t Embrace Obama, He Just Walked and Chewed Gum at the Same Time
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie addressed the press in LBI on Wednesday. In addition to winter storm Athena (read: the Nor’easter that’s about to kick […]