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Sending in the A Team
Oct 27, 2004
With six days left til election day, the candidates are bouncing all over the electoral map - sometimes hitting several states in a single day. Despite the brevity of these visits, there's a lot to get done. Someone has to drum up the crowds, rent a public address system, and make sure the camera risers are in just the right place. For those on the advance teams, it's a lot of work for very little glory. Brian Watt reports. (Photo: Getty Images)
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Election 2004 - a legal adventure
Oct 22, 2004
Election Day is more than a week away, but the Bush and Kerry camps are already skirmishing in Florida. Yesterday the Republican National Committee accused Democrats of violating campaign finance laws by coordinating with labor and legal groups in Florida. Democrats turned around and charged the Bush-Cheney campaign of using the same tactics. As Marketplace's Amy Scott reports, both sides are gearing up for legal battles all over the country.
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Ballot Bucks: jobs, jobs, jobs
Oct 21, 2004
Today Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said science and technology were the key to a stronger economy and job creation in this country. President Bush has touted his tax cuts as providing an engine for job growth. But with employers still seemingly reluctant to hire - the question remains what to do about all those folks who want jobs but can't find them. Today as we continue "Ballot Bucks" Marketplace's Bob Moon looks at what the candidates are offering to spur the job market.
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Ballot Bucks: Healthcare
Oct 18, 2004
With just two weeks to go before Election Day it may be tough to get beyond the soundbites of the campaign trail. But despite the sometimes-incendiary rhetoric President Bush and Senator Kerry have also been staking out honest -- and profound -- policy differences. That includes issues with a direct impact on your wallet. Today we kick off another in our ongoing series of reports we're calling "Ballot Bucks." It's a buyer's guide, of sorts, to the political product you'll be purchasing on November second. Helen Palmer starts us off this week with a look at healthcare...
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Stealing elections
Oct 15, 2004
George Bush's campaign chairman in New England stepped down today. James Tobin had been accused of helping jam Democratic phone lines back on Election Day two years ago, charges he's denied. Election fraud has been a touchy subject ever since the complications we saw in Florida four years ago. Congress approved the Help America Vote Act to try to avoid a repeat. But of the almost $4 billion the bill set aside for upgrading voting technology, less than 20 percent has been spent so far. And much of that's been poorly invested says John Fund, author of the new book "Stealing Elections"...
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Health, care, and debate
Oct 14, 2004
If you watched the presidential debate last night you might have noticed health care took up a decent chunk of the discussion. No matter who wins the White House, one thing at least is certain. The health care bill isn't going down any time soon. Here's our economist in residence Chris Farrell. (Photo: Getty Images)
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Elections and conventional wisdom
Oct 12, 2004
Elections and conventional wisdomWe're only three weeks away. Wall Street's rolling out the predictions. If President Bush wins a second term, conventional wisdom goes, it's good news for oil companies and HMO's. If Senator Kerry wins, alternative energy companies stand to gain but drug companies can forget about it. However, as Marketplace's Amy Scott reminds us, conventional wisdom does not a stock broker make. (Photo: Getty Images)
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The convention is underway, let the schmoozing begin
Jul 26, 2004
The Democratic National Convention officially kicks off in Boston today. But the convention behind the convention is already well underway. These days the multi-million dollar affairs are more about rubbing elbows than official decision-making. As Marketplace's Amy Scott reports, many of those doing the elbow-rubbing are private consultants with a growing influence on the political process.
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