Electoral politics - xoJane

TODAY IN BADASS LADY HISTORY: Three Lesser-Known Suffragists Who Fought Every Step of the Way to the Polls

Lesley — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 16:00:00 -0500

If you're NOT voting today, this is probably gonna totally guilt-trip you.

Voting May Be Stupid and Meaningless But You Should Do It Anyway

Lesley — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:00:00 -0500

I'm totally gonna SHOULD you about this. SHOULD SHOULD SHOULD.

I Hate it When Celebrities Get Political -- Sometimes

Rebecca — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 15:30:00 -0400

Last Wednesday, Mike Rowe spoke at a Romney campaign event about destigmatizing the blue collar worker. And my world collapsed.

Sometimes a Chair Isn't Just a Chair: About those Anti-Obama Mock Lynchings

Lesley — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:30:00 -0400

It horrifies me that we still need to even have this, "Why Lynching Isn't Okay," conversation, but here we go. [WARNING: Violent images in this post may not be work-safe. Or life-safe.]

Sandra Fluke Reminds Us All About Ladystuff at the DNC; Conservative Pundits Respond

Lesley — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:00:00 -0400

"If hormonal birth control for men does not exist, how can anyone pay for it?" and other unanswerable questions.

Romney Advisor Asserts that Obama Isn't White Enough to Deal with Great Britain

Lesley — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:00:21 -0400

Way to appeal to that powerful Aryan voting bloc, guys!

What Would You Do, #Retroactively?

Lesley — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:30:28 -0400

Hey, if Mitt Romney can erase two years of business involvement with a single adverb, imagine how we could all improve our lives by the same magic!

It Happened to Me: I Went Undercover As a Republican

Kathleen Laux — Thu, 31 May 2012 11:00:35 -0400

As my office was protested during the Abu Ghraib scandal, as my Dae Woo hatchback was keyed by John Kerry supporters, as I was the recipient of eye-rolls and side-eyes form my peers in bars, it hit me. Political parties mean nothing.

Voting Like a Girl: Is Obama's Reelection Campaign Patronizing to Women?

Lesley — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:00:28 -0400

I don’t want to make assumptions about anyone else’s genitalia but my vag has a hell of a time manipulating the voting apparatus.

It’s Hard Out There for a Gay Republican

Lesley — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:00:24 -0400

Mitt Romney's gay BFF resigns. Or maybe gets fired. So are gay Republicans gluttons for punishment or WHAT?

Context is Everything: Ann Romney and "Women Who Don't Have a Choice"

Melissa — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:00:23 -0400

Ann Romney’s remarks about “women out there who don’t have a choice” perfectly captures certain rich people’s deep-seated beliefs about class -- namely, that class inequity is a positive thing, and that there's something noble about poverty.

Who Gives A Crap About The First Lady? (Lots Of Folks, Apparently.)

Sara Benincasa — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:00:27 -0400

Do you judge a candidate by his or her spouse? I do, kinda.

Who Would Jesus Vote For: Do You Care About Your President's Religion?

Sara Benincasa — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:00:19 -0500

"God?" – Madonna, Like a Prayer

How to Pretend You Watched the State of the Union

Sara Benincasa — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:30:17 -0500

In order to really fool your political snob friends -- you know, the ones who look amazed that you can't rattle off the definition of a filibuster in two seconds -- you're gonna need a cheat sheet. And that's where I come in.

My Life as a Professional Political Dirt-Digger

Sarah La Due — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:00:24 -0500

On the average day, you would find me scouring Lexis-Nexis databases of old newspaper articles, searching for a candidate’s name in combination with keywords such as “supremacist,” “rape,” “drunk,” or “insider trading.”

Should Political Campaigns Always Be Entertaining?

Lesley — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:00:09 -0500

Also, what do Ron Paul and a homicidal polar bear have in common? The answer may surprise you!