2012 election

In the recent election, millionaires like Donald Trump and Jeffery Katzenberg tried to grease the political wheels with their contributions toward "super PACs," which can accept and spend huge amounts of money on political races. However, only three out of 10 of the most expensive Senate races were successful in placing a well-greased candidate into position, according to recent campaign

There was a lot to cover, particularly with the election on Tuesday, so we only got so far.  But, we'd love to share with you the things that we missed this week on your Afternoon Drive Home. Fox Business reports on workers turned away from helping Sandy victims because the workers were not union employees...

Results of the 2012 election are in.

It has been a mixed bag, but reactions are about what you would expect.  Glenn Beck talked about freedom and his beliefs in God, Michelle Malkin encouraged people not to lose heart and continue the fight for freedom. Meanwhile, many thoughts as to why Romney lost have been advanced...

It has taken a little time for the results to settle in.  As I was part of KPEL's election coverage, I had a front seat to when results rolled in for the Presidential election as well as local races of interest.  Based on that, things came along fast and furious (no pun intended), and I had little time to reflect on it until this morning...

The votes are in and President Barack Obama has been re-elected.  He has beaten Republican challenger Mitt Romney so he can have another term as President of the United States. But what do you think of Mr. Obama's victory?  Are you pleased or do you see problems...

The first results of this year’s presidential election have just been released and it seems that the candidates are tied.

The polls open tomorrow and the election will be decided by days end...we hope.  The campaigns are mapping out their strategy.  According to some sources, Obama will be claiming early victory, in order to demoralize Romney voters.  Also, some are predicting an Obama victory while others are predicting a Romney victory...

Many of the locations will be used as voting sites.

The following is a list of the 9 constitutional amendments up for vote on November 6th, as well as the 1 local option vote.

I am not one of those with inside knowledge of poll and data.  That said, I can look and see things that are happening in the polls that all of us see in the public and I am seeing the thing that happens in every race.  Things tighten in the end...

Dick Morris, former adviser to Trent Lott and Bill Clinton, filed an opinion piece with the Hill recently where he predicted that a landslide is setting up for Mitt Romney in this race.  He cites the polling data in Ohio, Virginia and other swing states as the basis for his belief. ...

Lafayette, LA – November 1, 2012 –NewsTalk 96.5 KPEL would like to clarify, for the record, that Ron Richard, Democratic Candidate for Congress, was offered a block of interview time on our morning show.  Richard came out with a release saying that KPEL offered “equal time” and that was not the case...

The debate is scheduled for Wednesday.  Are you ready?  Are you excited to find out where each candidate stands on the issues?  Let us know in our poll question below what you think.

For me, silly season is the time when a campaign throws anything against the wall to see if it sticks just before an election.  You can see it if you look hard enough and we have seen it here in the latest campaign ad from the Obama campaign for re-election...

We have the link to all the information you need as you go to vote in this election.

Word from NBC News indicates that as of right now, Congressman Todd Akin is not stepping aside in the Missouri Senate race.  This is in spite of indications that his presence in the race is not wanted for a variety of reasons.  That includes a recent poll that shows Missouri being now in the toss-up category in terms of the Presidential campaign...

Representative Todd Akin of Missouri is in a world of hurt.  After he suggested that women could magically abort a pregnancy that was the result of "a legitimate rape," even those in his own party have suggested that it is time to step out of the race for the Senate seat in his home state...

If you look closer, this list should reveal more about the election than you might think.

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