Tagged ‘2012 Presidential Election’
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State Action Threatens the Urban Vote
Republican leaders from six swing states, including Pennsylvania and Virginia, are considering changing how electoral votes are allocated. Instead of all electoral votes going to the candidate that won the popular vote, these states want to divvy them up according to congressional district.
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URBAN NATION: In Fact, You Do Find Conservative Ideas in Cities
Amid calls for the Republican Party to return attention to urban America, an analysis of U.S. cities finds that, at a local level, conservative policies — and conservative politicians — haven’t gone anywhere.
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For Obama, A Renewed Focus on Urbancentric Topics
In his second-term inauguration speech today, President Obama dedicated some time to climate change, sustainable industries, immigration and other topics that should have urbanists and urban-dwellers perking up their ears.
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INTERVIEW: Knowing the People You Plan For
Marc Brenman, author of the newly released book, Planning as if People Matter: Governing for Social Equity explains why environmentalists, planners and transportation pundits should stop it with the spandex and talk more with their neighbors.
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Paul Ryan Wanted to Campaign in Inner Cities, But Romney Advisers Wouldn’t Let Him
Erstwhile Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan wanted to campaign in inner cities and talk about poverty. That Romney advisers wouldn’t let him speaks volumes about the GOP’s antiquated political outlook.
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SLIDESHOW: Community Space to Polling Place
Most voters in Philly reported to their local school, community center, church, mosque or synagogue to cast ballots yesterday, but a few got a more colorful assignment.
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WAYS & MEANS: Another Election
It’s Election Day and we are all thinking about what makes for strong leadership. Here in Philadelphia, we have Mayor Michael Nutter to examine as a case study.
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Good Voter Turnout Slowed By Need For Provisional Ballots
Voters turned out in healthy numbers in Philadelphia, but a deluge of last-minute registrations had yet to be added to voter rolls, slowing down the voting process.
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URBAN NATION: This Election, Urban Issues Not So Hoary
Over the last 20 years, the idea of cities as concentrations of poverty, misery and crime has faded. The Obama administration has successfully begun to address urban needs without raising alarms about an urban crisis. As the country goes to the polls, what’s next for its cities at the federal level?
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CityLedes: Trials from the Tempest
CityLedes is a weekly roundup of urban-related news happening across the country and globe, as compiled by Mark Bergen, Harry Moroz and David Sparks.
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