If 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney had created enough enthusiasm among white voters to get them to the polls in the same numbers as in 2004 when George Bush was re-elected, he would have won the battleground states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Florida and Colorado and pulled out a narrow victory over President Obama, according to [...]
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Public Opinion Wanes For Both Parties After Fiscal Cliff Deal
January 8, 2013 | Posted by
In the final hours of negotiation, Washington’s lawmakers were able to come to an agreement to avert the “fiscal cliff.” However, the American people they represent seem largely unimpressed by the results of the bipartisan negotiations, according to recent political polls. A Gallup survey released on Friday showed that only 25 percent of Americans approved [...]
Obama Leaves Family in Hawaii to Return to DC for Fiscal Cliff
December 26, 2012 | Posted by
With the nation still on the brink of the fiscal cliff, President Obama will leave his family in Hawaii tonight to return to Washington to see if he can push Senate Democrats into forging a deal. The negotiations have moved from the House to the Senate after Speaker John Boehner inexplicably abandoned discussions with the [...]
Polling of Black Voters by NAACP Reveals Unreported Trends
December 20, 2012 | Posted by
At a recent press briefing, the NAACP, Latino Decisions, and pollsters at Silas Lee and Associates presented information from their exclusive polling data during the Nov. 6th Presidential election. The findings pointed out the significant — and underreported — role that African-Americans played in Barack Obama being elected to a second term. “This data underscores [...]
Ghana Remains Calm After Mahama Wins Re-election
December 10, 2012 | Posted by
Ghana’s president, John Dramani Mahama, won re-election yesterday in a tight vote that the losing candidate, Nana Akufo-Addo, is still refusing to accept despite the declaration of Ghana’s electoral commission. Akufo-Addo, 68, son of the former president and chief justice Edward Akufo-Addo, would not concede defeat because he claimed the vote was rigged. The accusation [...]
Roland Martin, GOP Strategist Clash Over Republican Efforts To Suppress Voter Turnout
November 28, 2012 | Posted by
Everybody suspected the Republican Party of intentionally trying to suppress voter turnout in the hopes of defeating President Barack Obama. Now we have two former GOP insiders confirming as much. Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist and former state party head Jim Greer confessed their party’s concerted efforts to the Palm Beach Post. The bombshell was [...]
Across the Land, Race Stays Front and Center after Obama Reelection
November 20, 2012 | Posted by
As the presidential election post-mortems continue, scholars are finding that the fear-mongering and vitriol engendered by the fierce campaigning had a galvanizing effect on voters of color, but also has created some lingering aftereffects. Stacey Patton reported in the Chronicle of Higher Education that of the 717 sessions scheduled at the American Anthropological Society meeting [...]
Sec of State Clinton Travels to Middle East as Palestinian Deaths Increase
November 20, 2012 | Posted by
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled to the Middle East today to help negotiate an end to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza, as the international community is eager to convince Israel that it will be to the country’s detriment to send ground forces into Gaza. Israel has called up 75,000 reservists [...]
Ryan Attributes Election Loss To ‘Urban Areas’
November 13, 2012 | Posted by
Like the soundly defeated presidential candidate with whom he ran, former Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan appears to struggle when his words aren’t perfectly scripted in advance for him. Doing his first interview since the ticket on which he ran alongside presidential challenger Mitt Romney lost to the Democratic tandem of President Barack Obama and [...]
African-Americans, Latinos Key Gay Marriage Election Advances
November 13, 2012 | Posted by
The hot-button issue of gay marriage had appeared on state ballots 29 times prior to the most recent elections and lost every time. But last Tuesday’s results may have marked a watershed moment for the gay marriage movement as voters in three states voted to legalize it, while a fourth voted against a proposed ban. [...]
