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For the first time since 1964, Democrats actually have a chance of winning Virginia's 13 electoral votes. Barack Obama is up 4.8% according to the Real Clear Politics average, and according to Nate Silver, Virginia could be one of this election's decisive swing states. And, in a state with 161 colleges and 483,159 students, the predominantly Democratic youth vote could play a huge role in tipping the election Obama's way. But there's a hold-up: Virginia's local laws make it exceedingly difficult for students to register in their college towns. Indeed, though other states like Idaho and Tennessee also make student...

A laptop containing “strategic information” was stolen from a McCain field office in Missouri, reports Computerworld. Thieves threw a brick through a glass front to gain access to the office in Independence, Mo. The Dell laptop contained campaign information for the Kansas City area for John McCain and local Republican candidates. Workers there consider the theft politically motivated. The story says 22 Asustek Eee PCs that phone-bank volunteers use and that do not contain sensitive information were not taken.

Texas AG office is investigating fraud allegations Allegations of voter fraud and a poorly administered primary election in Jim Wells County played a part in dual rulings Monday from District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos calling for a new election to pick a Precinct 1 justice of the peace and Precinct 3 county commissioner. It was unclear Monday when the new election will take place. After Alice Mayor Juan Rodriguez lost his race for justice of the peace by nine votes to pharmacist and former Jim Wells County Democratic Party Chair Guadalupe "Lupe" Martinez and 14-year incumbent Oswald "Wally" Alanis lost...

FORT WORTH -- Ron Paul supporters fought with local Republican leaders Saturday over control of local conventions and may have won the right to push their agenda at the state GOP convention. Supporters of Paul, a congressman from Surfside who got 4.5 percent of the votes in the presidential primary, tried to overwhelm the senate district-level conventions by sheer numbers. The party regulars, aware that Paul's supporters won a similar campaign in Missouri, brought in extra troops of their own. The two largest conventions in Tarrant County were still nominating their delegates at 9 p.m., and it may be days...

...bloggers across the nation keyed into the fact that 81 percent of New Hampshire votes were being counted on machines that an HBO documentary alleged are easily hacked......... AUSTIN – The results weren't even in when the blogosphere started to hum with a theory that sharply divided Democrats online: Barack Obama lost to Hillary Rodham Clinton in New Hampshire because the vote was rigged. From Americablog.com to Crooks and Liars to several news blogs, readers posted their concerns – drawing the gleeful eye of conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh on Wednesday morning, who pointed to a debate raging on...

CLEVELAND -- Two election workers were convicted Wednesday of rigging a recount of the 2004 presidential election to avoid a more thorough review in Ohio's most populous county. Jacqueline Maiden, elections coordinator of the Cuyahoga County Elections Board, and ballot manager Kathleen Dreamer each were convicted of a felony count of negligent misconduct of an elections employee. They also were convicted of one misdemeanor count each of failure of elections employees to perform their duty. Prosecutors accused Maiden and Dreamer of secretly reviewing preselected ballots before a public recount on Dec. 16, 2004. They worked behind closed doors for three...