Nonvoters Have Issues, Too
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Tag: Barack Obama
Just Another Day on Wall St.
It's a steady rise for the Dow Jones on election day, as voters and workers weigh in on the economy, and show some love for the major candidates.
Penn Battleground Draws NYers
On the last weekend of the campaign, thousands of New Yorkers – Barack Obama fans and John McCain supporters, alike – hit Pennsylvania for a final pre-election get-out-the-vote effort.
Ethnic Press Gets Election Fever
New York City’s growing ethnic press, usually devoted to community-specific concerns, is riveted to the election.
GOP Gets Bronx Cheer on Arthur Ave.
Some of the city’s own Joe Six-Packs – the working-class guys on the Bronx's Arthur Avenue – aren’t buying Sarah Palin’s claims that she represents the average American.
Cookie Lady Sweet on Obama
A Crown Heights former nursing home worker has raised an estimated $2,000 for the Barack Obama campaign by selling boxes of "Obama Cookies."
via Huff Post's Off The Bus
Mak Hoi Yan v. Oh Ba Mah
In Chinatown, the McCain v. Obama race is the Mak Hoi Yan v. Oh Ba Mah contest. Meet Eddie Chiu, the Chinatown powerbroker who translates candidates' names into Cantonese characters.
A View From The Mosques
Most Muslims interviewed at city mosques say the are voting for Barack Obama. Their views are in keeping with a national trend: More Muslim and Arab Americans are voting blue than in years past.