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Election 2004

Election 2004


As a bitterly divisive presidential election race moved towards its climax, openDemocracy writers made sense of the issues and presented the key views behind the news.

Articles

Time to calm down

19-11-2004
Roger Scruton,

The way leftists – and openDemocracy writers – stereotype their political opponents in the American election reveals a thought–denying prejudice, says Roger Scruton.

Are voters idiots?

19-11-2004
Dominic Hilton,

The people are right – even when they’re wrong. That’s democracy. Why don’t leftists get it?

America underneath New York

18-11-2004
Mariano Aguirre,

In the New York subway, Mariano Aguirre sees into the divided, lonely heart of America – but glimpses fertile seeds in the post-election landscape.

Bush’s triumph: three ends and a beginning

17-11-2004
Fred Halliday,

November 2004 represents a decisive moment in global as well as American politics that demands an urgent response from concerned citizens everywhere, says Fred Halliday.

A blue in a red state: post-election reflections

12-11-2004
Jason Vest,

A diary of election-year conversations with Democratic voters in the Republican stronghold of Indiana provoke Jason Vest to savage illumination of the consoling myths, false trails and self-deceits of a failed campaign.

A funny thing happened on the way to the forums

11-11-2004
Dominic Hilton,

The Bush vs Kerry election inquest has been at its liveliest in openDemocracy’s forums. Dominic Hilton presents the highlights.

Where now?

9-11-2004
openDemocracy,

What does George W Bush's re-election mean for America and the world? openDemocracy writers look ahead.

America votes, Bush wins, the world responds

3-11-2004
openDemocracy,

As the last votes of the United States election are counted, openDemocracy writers worldwide give their personal reactions to the result.

America’s middle east lesson: Karim Souaid interviewed

1-11-2004
Karim Souaid,

The United States’s post-9/11 foreign policy will have a long-term, positive effect on middle-east politics, Lebanese banker Karim Souaid tells openDemocracy editor Anthony Barnett.

The world’s US election

28-10-2004
openDemocracy,

It’s one of the world’s biggest news stories in 2004, but the issues are not the same in China as they are in Iran. Do journalists even care in Nepal? openDemocracy’s world media monitor looks at the national media coverage of the United States presidential election in nine different countries.

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