Election 2012

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January 31, 2011

Blacks should shun Ohio gov who ‘doesn’t need them’

OPINION - Gov. John Kasich's heavy handed snub and apparent disdain for minority voters could trigger a backlash...
January 29, 2011

Barbour juggles White House hopes, state’s past

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Now if the 63-year-old could just shake his penchant for airbrushing his state's segregationist past, a…
January 27, 2011

Racial gaffes get GOP 2012 wannabes in hot water

OPINION - These racial gaffes and smears may tell us about the character of these candidates, or lack thereof, yet…
January 27, 2011

Can Obama win re-election if unemployment stays above 8 percent?

OPINION - The Obama administration must take the lead and regain control of the narrative, define its focus, and addresses…
January 24, 2011

Bachmann hits campaign trail in Iowa — says national debt is ‘slavery’

Bachmann was born in Iowa, and her family moved to MInnesota when she was young. So is her return to…
January 14, 2011

GOP chief Michael Steele fights for second term

WASHINGTON (AP) - The 168 members of the RNC were set to vote by secret ballot Friday on who should…
January 11, 2011

Black Caucus Chair: Re-electing Obama will be ‘enormous challenge’

It will not be a landslide or easy victory", Cleaver said...
December 25, 2010

‘Rent Is Too Damn High’ candidate announces presidential run

"If you don't do your job right, I am coming at you," he said, complaining about the president's bailout of…
December 15, 2010

'Draft Sarah Palin' group has birther backer

"Sarah Palin is the single most effective leader in the Republican Party," he wrote to OpenSecrets in an e-mail...
December 13, 2010

Did Palin go to Haiti in search of black votes?

OPINION - I hope her visit to Haiti teaches her that there is a big difference between campaigning and governing...
November 27, 2010

Steele's tenure as GOP chief may be nearing end

WASHINGTON (AP) - With balloting set to take place in just two months, many just want Steele to go...
November 15, 2010

Alvin Greene 'seriously considering' 2012 presidential run

"I don't know which party I'll run in as a candidate," he told the Times. "I'm thinking about that,"...
November 10, 2010

Alvin Greene mulls presidential bid

In 2008, South Carolina's presidential filing fee for candidates was $2,500. Page said the state has yet to set its…
October 29, 2010

Why a Palin presidential run should scare Obama

OPINION - Palin's unimpressive, yet lovable demeanor will help her to secure even more followers than she has now...
July 26, 2010

Dem senator calls ‘white privilege’ a myth and gets away with it

OPINION - This must be a misprint I thought -- no sitting Democratic U.S. Senator with a black population of…
October 6, 2009

Will race be Obama’s Achilles’ heel in 2012?

OPINION - Last week, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty took his first steps toward a 2012 White House challenge, reminding us…