An anonymous Mudflatter in Juneau was taking an evening walk past the Governor's mansion, found the following political sign in the yard, and sent it to Mudflats for all to enjoy!

Friday's report from special investigator Stephen Branchflower to Alaska's Legislative Council answered some basic questions about the political and personal bog known as Troopergate.

Election officials and watchdog groups are bracing for the wave of sneaky or suspicious phone calls, leaflets and emails that typically hit battleground states in the final 30 days of the presidential campaign.

From the comments section of reddit:

In Michigan, some 33,000 voters were removed from the rolls in August, a figure that is far higher than the number of deaths in the state during the same period — about 7,100 — or the number of people who moved out of the state — about 4,400, according to data from the Post …

The Second Presidential Debate

Staunch Democrats and staunch Republicans rarely change candidates in mid-election. Although Obama may be showing a substantial lead today, the Country is still split with a large chunk of the population still sitting on the fence.

A review of the Republican vice presidential candidate's record as mayor and governor reveals her use of elected office to promote religious causes, sometimes at taxpayer expense a

Just to explain my popular vote argument because I don't like the portrayal from a lot of folks that Obama stole the election from Hillary vis-à-vis Gore/Bush because there is no real comparison due to the caucuses.

Go to Barack Obama's website and you can find a "Kids for Obama" section, which says, "For the first time in campaign history, children ages 12 and under, have a place to go and actually vote—through their voice." Children 12 and under? Really?