Tenn. voters to decide pricy, heated House races
DICKSON, Tenn. (AP) - Willie Herenton has raised almost no money but plenty of controversy by telling voters in the majority black district to vote for him because he's African-American...
Court rejects 'not the white man's b**ch' candidate
MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) - A federal court has rejected a lawsuit filed by an independent candidate for the state Assembly who wants to use a racially charged phrase to describe herself on the ballot...
Dems battle for black voters in Georgia primary
ATLANTA (AP) - Thurbert Baker, the state's attorney general is running to become Georgia's first black governor...
SC Dems uphold Alvin Greene's surprise primary win
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - "We do the right thing even when it hurts us," state Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter said before the vote that overwhelmingly went in Greene's favor...
Is surprise SC senate candidate a 'plant' or just peculiar?
OPINION - Alvin Greene is an agent of chaos, a bargain basement Manchurian candidate, programmed to wreak havoc upon the South Carolina Democratic Party...
Jobless veteran wins South Carolina Senate primary without campaigning
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - With nearly all precincts reporting, Alvin Greene, 32, commanded 59 percent of the vote against 41 percent for a former four-term state lawmaker...
Ark. Dems vie for black voters in Senate race
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (AP) - The race, which remains neck-and-neck, is seen as an important test of what kind of Democrat can prevail in conservative states such as Arkansas...
Why Artur Davis couldn't win in Alabama
OPINION - It appears Davis has a problem not only with maintaining ties with the black political elite, but the average black voters who make up his constituency...
Artur Davis loses bid to become Ala. first black gov
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Davis was overwhelmed by a white Democratic primary opponent who had garnered support from the state's four major black political groups...
Super Tuesday: Primaries put incumbents in danger
WASHINGTON (AP) - Intensely competitive Senate primary races in three states will test the durability of incumbent Democrats the strength of the tea party movement...
