In a continuing display of how out of touch he is with the rest of the country and how clueless his campaign was about the factors that led to his resounding defeat, Mitt Romney yesterday on a phone call with wealthy donors to his campaign claimed that he lost because President Obama gave “gifts” to [...]
Mitt Romney Attacked for Saying Obama Won after ‘Gifts’ to Blacks, Hispanics, Young
November 15, 2012 | Posted by
Are Blacks and Latinos Undercounted in the Polls?
September 25, 2012 | Posted by
With November fast approaching, the accuracy of voter metrics is growing more important to both media outlets and campaign planners. Keeping track of poll scores will be a high priority for American media as they try to predict the outcome of the presidential election, but the results of these polls often go unquestioned. Keli Goff [...]
Blacks and Hispanics Confuse About ‘Pro-Life’ and ‘Pro-Choice’?
July 29, 2012 | Posted by
A majority of African Americans believe that abortion is morally wrong but still think it should be legally available. According to a poll of blacks and Hispanics conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute. Hispanics on the other hand had a closer correlation between their views of abortion’s morality and its legal status. A total [...]
Obama or Romney—Polls Swayed By Black and Hispanic Turnout
June 24, 2012 | Posted by
The national polls on the presidential election continue to be all over the place, with results ranging from President Obama with a 13-point lead in a Bloomberg poll to a Rasmussen poll that even has Republican Mitt Romney with a 5-point advantage. But once again the polls are likely to be extremely inaccurate because they [...]
Blacks Losing Out on Jobs By Not Being Bilingual
June 17, 2012 | Posted by
While African Americans in the job market are accustomed to facing challenges, a new obstacle is emerging: In some areas, blacks are being overlooked and disqualified for jobs because they are not bilingual. In areas like Texas and Florida with large Spanish-speaking populations, bilingual workers are consistently preferred. Hispanics are America’s largest minority group, making [...]
Life Expectancy Gap Narrows Between Blacks and Whites
June 6, 2012 | Posted by
The life expectancy gap between African-Americans and whites in the U.S. has hit an all-time low. A new report shows the racial gap in life expectancy rates declined by about a year for both men and women between 2003 and 2008. The results showed the difference in life expectancy at birth between whites and African-Americans [...]
