Election Day is upon us. Even though 2009 is an off year and there aren't many races underway, the Congressional race in NY-23, the gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia, and of course the mayoral race in New York are all going to be ones to watch, as are a handful of smaller races and propositions scattered throughout the country. In the age of media overload, how do you decide what's worth reading? Fortunately, Mediaite has put together a web-focused list of blogs, Twitter feeds, publications, and cable sources to guide you through the day: (more...)

video Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity really want Doug Hoffman to win that special congressional election in Upstate New York's 23rd district. It's not just because he's a 3rd party "Conservative" candidate in a race that saw the shunned, moderate Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava drop out and endorse the Democrat, Bill Owens. It's because this race is a referendum on town halls, on tea partying, on the 9/12 Project. (more...)

The NY-23 special election continues to get stranger and stranger. Now that Republican Dede Scozzafava has dropped out of the race and endorsed her Democratic opponent, Bill Owens, it's fair to say that it's one for the history books, regardless of whether Owens or Conservative challenger Doug Hoffman prevails. But what will they record? Pundits on both sides of the aisle are already writing the rough drafts. (more...)

It isn't often that a politician of Sarah Palin's national clout weighs in heavily on an obscure House race, much less does so against her own party's candidate. When Palin endorsed Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman over GOP moderate Dede Scozzafava, it was a fair question to ask: "why?" Mainstream media accounts that only touch on Scozzafava's political beliefs are just telling part of the story. (more...)