For now, the key point is that all the forecasts, except for the Election Lab model, indicate that a Democratic victory remains a genuine possibility.
This time I worry about a downward spiral, where sentiment drives consumers to lower spending; except for the election, the news hasn't been all that good.
What I'd like to see proposed is a system in which private money continued to enjoy full First Amendment protections in all areas except for the election process.
Nevada has been a swing state for generations: in fact, its vote has correctly predicted the winner of every Presidential election since 1912, except for the 1976 election, when Nevada voters chose Ford over Carter.
One of the most irritating things about the past few years of Sarah Palin's shadow has been the tedious debates over whether or not there's such a thing as a "conservative feminist," i.e., a "feminist" who opposes everything that feminists fight for, except the election of women into office.
He has stopped drinking for the election – except on Fridays – and is not partying either, although he did attend Nicky Haslam's birthday party last week, where Michael Barrymore told him he was a fan.
The Bush administration, no friend of the Chávez government, has remained largely silent about the recall, except to issue pronouncements calling for the election to be fair and transparent.
Section 4(b) contains a "coverage formula" that determines which states and local governments may be subjected to the Act's other special provisions (except for the Section 203(c) bilingual election requirements, which fall under a different formula).
Mr. Steinfield also pointed out that except for the presidential primary and election, Mr. Romney did not vote in Massachusetts in 2000 and 2001, even by absentee ballot.
Most opposition candidates withdrew in protest, and all major international observers boycotted the election, except for the National Democratic Institute and the International Republican Institute, which are financed by the United States.
The relevant statute says someone like Mr. Akin can withdraw "pursuant to a court order, which, except for good cause shown by the election authority in opposition thereto, shall be freely given upon application by the candidate to the circuit court in the county of such candidate's residence".
