Jezebel: Elections

Muslim Women Give the Voting Finger

Doug Barry — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:15:00 EST

Veiled Indian Muslim voters display the indelible ink mark on their fingers after casting their vote at Mubarakhpur in Azamgarh district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. Residents in India's largest state were voting in the second phase of a month-long national election. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) More »

Minnesota Giltterbombs the Shit out of Mitt Romney

Erin Gloria Ryan — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:20:00 EST

Fresh off a victory in Florida's GOP primary, Presidential Candidate Mittens Mittlesworth Romney has set his sights on the juicy middle parts of the country. But what he didn't count on was the surprising glitterwarlike nature of Minnesotans, who subjected the candidate to two glitterbombs at a single campaign event today. More »

Every Headline About Rick Santorum Winning in Iowa is Disgusting

Erin Gloria Ryan — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:15:00 EST

After recounting the votes in the Iowa caucuses, a bombshell from The Hawkeye State: the winner of the first contest of the primary season wasn't actually Mitt Romney, but Pennsylvania shitstain Rick Santorum. And thanks to the pervasive neologism of Santorum's name, every single headline about it is disgusting. More »

Mitt Romney, Weirdo, Has Silky Skin, Reasonable Views

Erin Gloria Ryan — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:00:00 EST

Every week, it seems we learn something new and weird about Mitt Romney. He's got lingering beef with Eliza Dushku's mom. He's got like 27 houses. His sons are unsettlingly hot, in a steaming white bread out of the oven kind of way. He's protested against the protesters of the Vietnam War when he was in college. And now, we've learned that his hands are as soft as the finest imported fabrics, and that one of his hobbies includes firing people and being totally fine with gays and abortion. Who knew a guy who looks so boring could be so full of oddly unsettling surprises? More »

Fox News Viewers Breathlessly Await Instructions From Sarah Palin's Hair

Erin Gloria Ryan — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:30:00 EST

Freelance political soundbyte-for-hire Sarah Palin appeared on Fox News yesterday to provide some expert analysis on the Iowa caucuses, and also to dazzle the viewing audience with her new, wavy hair. More »

Bachmann Drops Out of Presidential Race, Will Focus More on Being a Jerk in Congress

Erin Gloria Ryan — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:10:00 EST

Right-wing caricature Michele Bachmann received a whopping 6,000 votes in last night's Iowa caucuses, which put her solidly in third-to-last place, in front of a guy who didn't even campaign in the state, and "other." Discouraged by this insurmountable setback, she'll be suspending her campaign, saying, "I have decided to stand aside." (Also, she has "no regrets.") And so the LeBron James of homophobia shall take her talents back to Stillwater. All is as it should be. More »

Seven Things You Should Know About Egypt's Elections

Erin Gloria Ryan — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:00:00 EST

Today, Egyptians are heading to the polls to cast their ballots in the first stage of the first truly free parliamentary elections in the country since Hosni Mubarak seized power in 1981. Enthusiasm is tempered by suspicion, and security is tight. But what in the world is going on? More »

Rick Perry Only Cares About Rich People

Erin Gloria Ryan — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:00:00 EDT

Rick Perry's been saying a lot of stupid crap over the course of the last few days. Between grabbing a stick, running to the field, and eagerly pounding away at the dead horse of the Presidential Birth Certificate Question because it's "fun" and calling Mitt Romney a "fat cat," Perry's been doing some fancy mouth-shooting. But today, he topped himself. More »

Will 2012 Be The Year Of The Woman In The Senate?

Erin Gloria Ryan — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:00:00 EDT

Election Day is only a little more than a year away, and it's never too early to speculate about races that will be shaped by unforeseeable factors in the coming months. One yet-unknowable X factor that has some politicos excited is the role that women will play, especially in the Senate. More »

Sarah Palin's Campaign To Drive You Crazy

Irin Carmon — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:20:21 EDT

Sarah Palin still gets asked about running for president, and since she doesn't have to officially declare til the end of October, she might as well soak up whatever attention she can in the process. More »

"You Will Pay": The Wrath Of Michele Bachmann

Irin Carmon — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:00:00 EDT

You knew about the gays and the "abortion-minded women." Add to the list of those who should beware of Michele Bachmann: A journalist, a Republican activist. Forget being afraid of her policies — apparently we should now be worried about getting roughed up by her people or, under the right circumstances, being told, zombie-like, "You will pay." More »

The Campaign To Get Ladies To Stay Home

Irin Carmon — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:05:00 EDT

Today, L.A.-area voters go to the polls to choose between the man on whose behalf the above ad was created, and the woman who's depicted as a gang-loving stripper in it. That's not the only way it's gotten ugly. More »

Woman Runs Away From Her Parliamentary Position

Anna North — Fri, 06 May 2011 14:43:00 EDT

A young member of parliament in Quebec has confounded her constituents by refusing to appear in public. Some even wonder if she's real. More »

Wheaton Terrier Elected President of Civic Association

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:12:00 EST

If you thought democracy had jumped the shark with Gore vs. Harris, you were wrong. The election of George W. Bush to the American presidency was only a practice jump on the designated high powered motorcycle of America. Now that a dog has been elected president of a Maryland Civic association, consider that fish cleared and democracy officially a travesty. A travesty, I say! More »

Waiting For Democracy

Lauri Apple — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 17:20:00 EDT

[Yangon, Burma, November 5: A woman sits by a campaign poster hung for the upcoming election in Myanmar, which many say is a "sham" because of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi's ongoing house arrest. Image via Getty.]

Women, Gay Voters Veered To The Right

Irin Carmon — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:00:33 EDT

Exit poll data is easy to distort, and the overlaps of many categories are often ignored, but here are some insights from how people voted Tuesday. It's not pretty. More »

Why I'm Not Voting Today

Anna North — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:55:00 EDT

I won't be voting in today's elections. The reason: I made a mistake. But so did my state, and thirty-nine others. More »

Taylor Swift's Career Enters The Perfume Stage

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 11:42:00 EDT

Yes, she'll be launching a branded perfume. "I have always loved how fragrance can shape a memory…the way certain scents remind you of events and people," says Swift, who's working with Elizabeth Arden. [People]

Ryan Seacrest, American People To Grill Obama

Anna North — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 09:32:00 EDT

President Obama will grant a radio interview today to none other than Ryan Seacrest, who's sure to ask hard-hitting questions — like, "What do you think about Justin Bieber???" More »

Navajo Nation's Female Would-Be President Confronts "Buckskin Ceiling"

Anna North — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:56:00 EDT

Lynda Lovejoy is running for president of the Navajo Nation on a platform of job creation and promotion of renewable energy. But some are making her gender an issue. More »

Michael Steele to Nancy Pelosi: "Put Up or Shut Up"

Lauri Apple — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:00:00 EDT

That's Steele's response to assertions Pelosi has made, that the GOP's been taking foreign donations. "Disclose it, Nancy," he said on Meet the Press, meaning "evidence." Kinda nasty, but gender-neutral. Clearly he must've seen our complaint about "manning up." More »

Iran Denounces Scholarship For Iranian Students

Katy Kelleher — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:20:00 EST

Iran's regime has sent a letter to Oxford University denouncing a philosophy scholarship that was created in the name of Neda Soltan. They claim Neda's death was orchestrated by the opposition, and the scholarship "undermines [Oxford's] credibility." [Times] More »

Will Neda Agha-Soltan's Death Tip Iran Into "Revolution"?

Anna North — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:30:00 EDT

As more information emerges about the tragic shooting of the young woman known as "Neda", her death has taken the protests in Iran to a new level — some are even making comparisons to the start of Iran's 1979 revolution. More »

The Stoning Of Soraya M. Gives Voice To The Silent Women Of Iran

Katy Kelleher — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EDT

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As mentioned earlier, The Stoning of Soraya M. will see its American premiere this Saturday at the LA Film Festival. Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo appeared on the Today show yesterday to promote the weighty and interestingly-timed movie. More »

Her Finger Does The Talking

Anna Holmes — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:10:00 EDT

[Tehran, June 12. Image via Getty]

Iranian Graffiti

Anna Holmes — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:10:00 EDT

[Tehran, May 26. Image via Getty]

Sarah Palin As VP, And Other Visions Of Dystopic Futures

Megan Carpentier — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:00:00 EST

In the darkest moments of this campaign season, many liberals harbored a deep, dark fear: that Sarah Palin will somehow pull it out and assume the Vice Presidency and, more horribly, the Presidency if Sad Grandpa bites it. That this seems unlikely to happen is no reason not to plumb the psyches of those who fear it most. After the jump, we ask some of our favorite writers and bloggers what they may do to cope with the nightmare of a Sarah Palin-filled Executive Branch becoming a reality. More »

Stop Worrying About Obama Losing Already

Megan Carpentier — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:00:00 EST

With Election Day less than 24 hours away, it's now time for the official Liberal Freak Out that it is all for naught. For that reason, Spencer Ackerman and I are here to hold your collective hands and guide you through all the reasons you shouldn't freak out at Matt Drudge's numbers tomorrow or what anyone has to say today. Except for one, small, game-changing November surprise...after the jump. More »

Do you know what Lyndon Johnson nicknamed...

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:20:00 EDT

Do you know what Lyndon Johnson nicknamed his penis? Or which U.S. president was photographed in a bathtub receiving oral sex from a partner who was not his wife? Find out how much you know about the state of our presidents' unions by taking Playboy's Presidential Sex Quiz. Even if you get all the questions wrong, you can still celebrate Election Day by working the presidential phrase, “Are you prepared for the storm of lovemaking with which you will be assailed?” into your vocabulary. [Playboy.com] More »

How Do You Not Know Obama By Now?

Megan Carpentier — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:00:00 EDT

Unfortunately, it's morning again and that means that there is sunlight and political discussion to deal with, despite what one might generously term my long night. Latoya Peterson, though, has my back and yours and leads me gently through a discussion of voter turnout, voter boredom, Bretton Woods, Nicolas Sarkozy, Lucy the HR Coordinator and why is is that some people can still say they don't "know" Barack Obama that well. More »