'Illinois: The State That Wasn't Supposed to Matter'

By Adam Shafer

Super Tuesday was not supposed to mean anything in Illinois. The state has voted Democratic since George H.W. Bush’s campaign. The Land of Lincoln became Obama Country, so much so that Sen. Barack Obama’s only real concern was that voters would be so assured of his victory that they’d complacently skip voting. That didn’t happen...more

And Now -- Something Completely Different

By Antony J. CAlderoni

By the fall of 2007, political pundits, journalists, and television newscasters had all but given the up-coming presidential election to New York Sen. Hillary Clinton and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. In a poll conducted by WNBC dating from October 29 through November 1, 2007, Sen. Clinton was positioned more than 31 points up from the closest competitor, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama...more

Piece of Election Pie

By Abdul-Aziz Hassan

I stood outside the 2nd Precinct of Chicago’s 22nd Ward on Super Tuesday. Standing outside for over seven hours does things to your body. The cold slowly seeps deep into your bones. You can feel it in your heart as your body temperature drops slightly...more

Election Day from the Inside

By ELISABETH HIGGINS

This year, I decided to approach the polls from a new perspective. I volunteered to work as an equipment manager. If I did something wrong, I could disenfranchise a whole precinct of voters...more