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...civilized world at large, that a rural voter in a ‘Democracy by Ethnicity’ like Sri Lanka cannot not go beyond the policy of communal intoxication and anti-western sentiment. Another example of this reality was the conduct of state media during the polls??they continued to depict the ruler as a pious and pure soul offering prayers in the temples, thus not allowing the average voter to think past the Sinhala-Buddhist chauvinism. These are the exact types of policies that nurtured hate and communal disharmony in every Sri Lankan election leading...
With over 100,000 voters at the polls??the highest number in a mayoral election since 1993—Menino garnered 57 percent of the vote, or 63,123 ballots, to Flaherty’s 42 percent, or 46,768 ballots...
Described as “the king of polls?? and an “incandescent intellect” by the press, and boasting such clients as Tony Blair, Bill Clinton, and Bill Gates, Penn is the CEO of Burson-Marsteller, a world-class public relations firm, and president of Penn, Schoen, and Berland Associates, a public opinion polling company he started while at Harvard. After helping both Bill and Hillary Clinton in their past campaigns, he served as chief strategist for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign until his company’s work with the Colombian...
While the men’s team may not be able to brag about being No. 1 in the polls??they are currently listed at No. 14—the Crimson men (6-3-2) are looking strong and have had an impressive start to their season as well...
...upperclassman candidates. The four freshman districts each fielded at least 19 candidates this year, with Leverett House, the next most contested precinct, putting forth a meager six. It’s not just the freshman candidates who are getting the electoral urge. First-years are also going to the polls??that is, the UC website—in greater numbers than their more grizzled elders. In 2005, turnout topped 50 percent in every freshman district. No upperclass House saw turnout exceed 43 percent—and at the lowest extreme, less than 28 percent of Dunsterites bothered...