Folk Songs About Candidates, Campaigns and Elections

Election day in the US is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. In other words, it's the first Tuesday unless that falls on the first, in which it is put back a week. Can't have an election the day after Halloween, it seems. Elections are held on other days, too, but this is the main one.

[played and liked in 2008]
John Gorka \ Campaign Trail \ Between Five And Seven \ Highstreet
Cindy Kallet \ Election Day \ Dreaming Down a Quiet Line \ Self
Donal Hinely \ Blue State Boy \ Blue State Boy \ Atom
The Foremen \ What Did You Do On Election Day? \ What's Left? \ Reprise

[also]
Si Kahn/   Talking Politician/   New Wood
BKO\ Win The Election\ Moon Over Mendocino\ Self
Spook Handy - Vote
Chuck Brodsky \ He Came To Our Town \ Two Sets \ Waterbug
Eileen McGann\ Too Stupid for Democracy\ Journeys\ Dragonwing
The Foremen\ What Did You Do on Election Day?\ What's Left?\ Reprise
Garnet Rogers\ Election Night: North Dakota\ At A High Window\ Snow Goose
Ken Waldman\ Suffering Democracy\ All Originals All Traditionals
Mark Graham\ No Democracy in Heaven\ Inner Life\ Self
Sara Grey\ Republicans & Democrats\ Back in the Airly Days\ Self (spoken word)
Steve Goodman: Election Year Rag (The Essential  …Steve Goodman), Buddah
Utah Phillips & Ani Difranco\ Candidacy\ The Past Didn't Go Anywhere\ Righteous Babe

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