Election Day is a week away. Or is it? As our story this morning makes clear, early voting has changed all the rules. What’s not clear yet—and may not be clear or not be able to be clear—is whether early voting changes the outcome. Does a two-week or three-week voting period change the composition of the people who vote and therefore the results?
Early voting is also changing journalism, and it has forced us to consider when we run stories. Traditionally, the goal was to get everything done before the Sunday before Election Day. But the start of early voting creates another deadline. It’s very likely that somewhere between a quarter and a third of the voters will have cast ballots before the official Election Day. We have tried, not always successfully, to use that as a guide. This year, that’s been easier said than done, as the campaigns here have been wilder than anything in recent history. That’s forced us to spend more time reporting the spot news, the events, the rallies, the ground war, and less time on set pieces. And one thing hasn’t changed. Our sample ballot will appear in Sunday’s paper.
One of my favorite politics sites is called simply The Note. It’s put together by ABC News, and it is an incredible digest of the day’s political news, with links to stories. Like many of these sites, there’s a lot of conventional wisdom floating around. But it’s a good clearinghouse for news and often reasonably entertaining.
Your host is Ken Otterbourg, the managing editor at the Winston-Salem Journal. It's a forum to discuss the media, from
I would like to know if Christians are really deciding on the issues or their favorite who’s who in Presidential Politics?
Many I have spoken to in the Triad are choosing “Obama” because ?? He’s Black? He’s Young? He’s for change?—- Christian’s need to look at the stance on issues. Right? Who’s for What and is going to do this or that as stated in their candidacy forums.
I Prayerfully submit the following scripture: I John 4.
Beloved, believe not every Spirit, but try the spirits whether they are from God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
(Now what constitutes a false prophet?)
Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
(I haven’t heard either Candidate confess this yet.)
Both Candidates have stated they believe in a higher power(Obama stated an ‘Agent’ or/and God, but no one has stated who their God is!
And every spirit that confesses not the Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come and even now already is it in the world.
(Now I could have missed their statements, but I have not heard either one state that their God is Jesus Christ the Son of God or anything similar) (What are their belief’s?? This is very important for the LEADER OF OUR COUNTRY TO BELIEVE IN GOD ALMIGHTY - The maker and creator of Life and Jesus Christ our Lord - His Son and God. American’s!!
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