Last Call for Early Voting
Early voting ends on Friday in Colorado, Nevada, and Wisconsin, and on Saturday in North Carolina and Florida. Everything You Need Right Here (10)
The Boss Backs Obama: Why We Do Too
Statement from Bruce Springsteen: Dear Friends: The election is coming up on all of us and we all have strong feelings about it. I’ve been getting asked a lot about where I stand, so for those who are interested, here goes. This presidential election is different than the last one…
We Have Made The Choice
We Have Made The Choice by nancy a heitzeg But when all is said and done, when you pick up that ballot to vote, you will face the clearest choice of any time in a generation… And on every issue, the choice you face won’t be just between two candidates…
Tell The Truth and Shame the Devil*
Charles Blow, New York Times, “The GOP Fact Vacuum”: …how can a party that incessantly repeats the mantra that our rights were granted by God repeatedly violate a basic tenet of almost every religion: truth-telling? What does it mean when a party that trafficks in American greatness trades in human…
NBC/WSJ Poll: Obama with 4% Lead Overall; Leads Romney 94% to 0% (Yes, Zero) with Black Voters
First Read: A Democratic ticket featuring Obama and Vice President Joe Biden gets support from 48 percent of registered voters, and a Republican ticket of Romney and new running mate Paul Ryan gets 44 percent. These numbers are only slightly changed from July, when Obama led Romney by six points…
Racial Animus and Presidental Politics
The New York Times: Barack Obama won 52.9 percent of the popular vote in 2008 and 365 electoral votes, 95 more than he needed. Many naturally concluded that prejudice was not a major factor against a black presidential candidate in modern America. My research, a comparison of Americans’ Google searches…