There’s nothing like a bad economy to cause the average voter to take an interest in the economy. In fact, a recent poll shows that the economy has surpassed the war in Iraq as the most important issue to American voters. But what does that mean for our candidates?
The article that we linked to above […]

I, personally, have noticed a lot of tension lately in the online community. It seems people are anxious or somewhat disillusioned with how Obama has been running his campaign since the primaries ended. We at Election Stocks have been anticipating as well as covering this for some time now (albeit we mostly deal with his […]

Recently it seems like infrastructure has been thrust into the spotlight, with roads in disrepair and inadequate levees leading to terrible flooding. The Angry Bear blog commented on this phenomenon the other day. They mentioned some of the key politicians who are pushing the issue, and also mentioned a nice definition of infrastructure from Mostly […]

Although Obama’s camp left the decision open as to whether or not they wanted to swiftboat in this campaign season, those on the far left have made up their minds.
They have criticized McCain’s service in the air force by claiming that pilots don’t have to take responsibilty for or think about the people that […]

For those of you who follow the economy, you have already probably heard the Fed’s Wednesday announcement to keep the target rate unchanged. We found a great article on BankRate.com that takes out the rhetoric from the statement, making it much more readable. However, the Fed’s main point was more concern with inflation as opposed […]

Join the forum discussion on this postObama is the first candidate in about forty years to forego public financing. His campaign says that it’s part of Obama’s new way of doing things, i.e. small donors giving ordinary amounts to fuel the campaign - no lobbyists or special interest groups.
But his opponents are trying to […]

Some political analysts say McCain and Obama could split the electoral vote 269-269. House of Representatives would then come into play.
The LA Times has an interesting interactive map for those of you who want to play along at home.
Just a thought, but our inquiring mind wonders why the total electoral votes add up to […]

Often times, people educated in the area of politics will say that it’s not the President who makes the decisions, but rather his close circle of advisers. We’ve even know people who vote based on a candidate’s ability to speak because they feel that the candidate’s positions were more or less irrelevant. While we wouldn’t […]

First it was Obama Girl: the saucy, young dancer endorsing Barack Obama with a very catchy music video. Now the Democratic party has developed a new internet video as part of their program to get people registered to vote (for Obama). Behold!

If McCain can’t realize that utilizing the internet to its fullest would put his […]

Today, CNBC had Vince Farrell and Kris Jenner on to discuss how healthcare stocks would be affected by the election (click here to watch the video). Jenner believed that speculation at this point couldn’t be used to obtain specific stocks for either candidate, but Farrell seemed skeptical about Jenner’s belief. Either way they both seemed […]