Everything You Need to Know... ELECTION SUMMARY

AlterNet has published more than 300 articles about the 2004
presidential election over the past several months.

The topics are comprehensive, the writing styles diverse, and the voices
powerful and compelling. We have covered the unprecedented
grassroots effort to expand the electorate, the states where much of the
action has taken place, the issues that are moving people to the polls
in record numbers, the candidates, the debates, the conventions and
much, much more. Many of these articles are original to AlterNet, others
have been culled from the best sources of independent media available.

Check out AlterNet's Election 2004 Summary of Top 100 Stories:

http://www.alternet.org/electioncoverage/


The election is incredibly close and much of the focus is on
voter turn out and conservative attempts to suppress voting.
Below are key election articles we've published this week.
Check us out daily for the best independent coverage of the
election through November 2 and beyond.

Best,
Don Hazen,
Executive Editor

Top Stories from AlterNet's Election 2004 Special Coverage Area
for October 27, 2004
These stories and more can be found at:
http://www.alternet.org/election04/
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THE GOP STAMPEDE
Joshua Holland, AlterNet
The conservatives don't play politics with real grassroots
activism. Their top-down style and "buy the movement"
approach is better suited for Astroturf -- and this
week, they're on the march.
http://www.alternet.org/election04/20295/

FEAR FACTOR
Frank Joyce, AlterNet
The Bush campaign has been very successful in appealing to
the fear and anxiety of the electorate. Fear is a powerful
motivator, but can be trumped by hope, courage, toughness
and confidence.
http://www.alternet.org/election04/20290/

A FEW GOOD WORDS
Christina Waters, AlterNet
A new book offers a provocative lens through which to
reconsider words suffering from deft right wing
manipulation.
http://www.alternet.org/election04/20306/

TIME'S UP FOR TOM DELAY
Evan Derkacz, AlterNet
The ethically challenged Texan House Majority Leader has
represented his district of Sugarland for 10 terms. It
doesn't look like the people want him back for an 11th.
http://www.alternet.org/election04/20312/

GOP DISRUPTS THE OHIO VOTE
Laura Flanders, Air America Radio
Republicans have announced that they're dredging up some
dusty old law to send thousands of recruits to polling
places in Ohio on Nov. 2 to challenge the qualifications of
Americans as they try to cast their votes.
http://www.alternet.org/election04/20283/

ON THE SPOT: STAR POWER IN OHIO
Don Hazen, AlterNet
Celebrities -- including Marisa Tomei, Gina Gershon
and Daphne Zuniga -- describe their get-out-the-vote
strategies for Battleground Ohio at an L.A. fundraiser, and
Elvis Costello rocks.
http://www.alternet.org/election04/20278/

TALKING TO MAMA T.
Chris Bull, PlanetOut
Teresa Heinz Kerry discusses the idea of tolerance in
America and American families, saying "I would like to help
bring about the day when no father feels ashamed of or
scared for their child."
http://www.alternet.org/election04/20273/

These stories and more can be found in
AlterNet's Election 2004 Special Coverage Area
http://www.alternet.org/election04/

The entire collection
of 300+ articles is in the archives.

Check them out at
http://alternet.org/election04/all