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*Would you vote for first lady Michelle Obama? Well according to recent polls, she would fare well in a race for the Illinois senate seat against Mark Kirk in a hypothetical 2016 matchup. Public Policy Polling confirmed that if this were to happen, Obama would lead 51 to 40 in the race. What’s worse, for Kirk [...]
*The election is tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 6, and the heat is on. The polls have been close and its hard to tell who’s voting for who. In these times of doubt and fear, fanatics and political leaders are taking their stance, and sharing their opinions with the public. Church leaders have also taken on the same [...]
*Both Obama and Romney have been making a big push to register voters during the past few months, says BCNN1.com. And the Rev. Anthony Evans said it is going to be a very difficult election for Obama in a time when every single vote matters, due to high black unemployment figures, opposition to the war [...]
*What? Let’s be real here. Did you really think that racism went somewhere? It’s still here, loud and proud. And with this election, all bets are off; its coming down to the wire and folks are frightened. And you know what happens when people get scared. Some want this black man out of office so bad they simply can not…WILL NOT, hide [...]
Compton, CA. — Rep. Laura Richardson (D-California) kicked off her campaign for re-election on Saturday, September 8 in Carson, Calif. Currently representing the 37th Congressional District, the Congresswoman is now running in the newly created 44th district. A district that includes the cities of Carson, Compton, South Gate, Lynwood, and the communities of Watts, Wilmington, San [...]
*Most people have the ability to vote, the desire to be entertained, but unfortunately very little knowledge of public policy. This combination leads to some of the worst aspects of Presidential campaigning because the people asking the questions pander to the lowest common denominator in the audience. This is always more of a problem for [...]
*Everybody knows Spike Lee is quite outspoken. He’s not shy about his politics or his ideas about other filmmakers and actors and their inability to deliver what he feels is quality work in Hollywood. But now he’s focusing on the election season and the showdown between Mitt Romney and President Obama. (more…)
*We are in a horrible state of affairs anytime the race for our new President can include a felon serving time. If ever there were a call for folks to hit the voting polls akin to the force of the 2008 elections…this is it! President Obama lost in several counties in West Virginia to a [...]
*As the election season begins to amp up and folks are sitting on pins and needles pondering their choices for a new president, there have been many ideologies thrown around from the camps of all the candidates to sway America’s thinking one way or another against President Obama. In fact, it’s necessary for them to [...]
*The Miami Herald is reporting that the 11-candidate field for Miami-Dade County mayor has been whittled down to two and unfortunately former 2 Live Crew front man Luther “Luke” Campbell, isn’t one of them. Former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina and former Miami-Dade County Commissioner Carlos Gimenez will battle in a June 28 runoff election for [...]
*A white man was convicted on Thursday of setting fire to a mostly black church in November 2008 to protest Barack Obama’s election as the nation’s first black president. The arson fire on November 5, 2008, just hours after election results were announced, destroyed the almost-completed Macedonia Church of God in Christ in Springfield, Massachusetts, [...]
*Elections in Haiti are this Sunday, March 20, and presidential candidate Michel Martelly – shown above in the photo with Jimmy Rosemond, Wyclef Jean, and Pras – is expected to win. Rosemond, by the way, assisted in organizing a concert for the final rally that will lead up to the election. The concert will feature [...]
*More than three weeks after he declared victory in the race for state attorney general, Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley conceded defeat today as he trailed by more than 50,000 votes in one of the closest statewide races in California history, reports the LA Times. The decision means that San Francisco Dist. Atty. [...]
*It’s looking like Kamala Harris may be the winner for the California Attorney General race. The bout has been close through and through. As of 6:14 p.m. Nov. 3, all precincts have reported and the numbers are deathly close, according to the California Secretary of State office. Although the figures are not official as of [...]
*With the GOP riding high, the White House is seeking solace in tight Senate races and the undecided vote, The Daily Beast’s Richard Wolffe reports. Despite widespread predictions of a Republican blowout, Obama’s team claims that early voting data and the latest polling shows hills as well as valleys. “Where the turnout operation is weak, [...]
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