Politics

A recent blogger commentary addressed poll results assessing which Democratic candidate is garnering more support in the Black community:

During the early months after both tossed their hats in the presidential ring, Clinton and Obama ran side by side in the avowed admiration and loyalty blacks gave the pair. In a June 2007 Gallup poll, blacks by 8 to 1 margins had favorable views of both them. When it comes to who they'll actually vote for, it's no contest.

Why do some politicians survive scandal (i.e. Barney Frank, Bill Clinton, et.al.) and others don’t (Jack Ryan, Mark Foley, Larry Craig, et.al.)?

A recent USA Today “Columnists Opinion” piece addresses the issue of the low polling numbers for the 110th Congress:

The American voters are unhappy with their handiwork. They went to the polls in November with a variety of objectives. Some cast their votes against Republican candidates out of frustration with the war in Iraq. Others were upset about gasoline prices. Still others saw an opportunity for payback for the botched handling of Hurricane Katrina.

A recent Los Angeles Times op-ed asked the question: "Who’s Black enough?"

Despite the rising American death toll in a divisive war, record gasoline prices and homes lost to foreclosure in historic numbers, this was the one question that I knew Sen.

The announcement of Sen. Obama’s 2nd quarter fund-raising results has raised questions about who’s really the Democratic front-runner for the nomination:

Just when Washington insiders were beginning to think of Sen. Hillary Clinton's nomination as inevitable, here comes Sen.

A New York Times article reports that the Democratic presidential contenders are scrambling for Hispanic support:

The battle for Hispanic voters is a result of the decision by several states with large Hispanic populations to move their presidential primaries to early 2008, including California, Florida and New York. Roughly two-thirds of the nation’s Hispanic residents live in nine of the states holding Democratic primaries or caucuses on or before Feb. 5.

A CNN online article muses on whether voters want change or experience in the next president:

Voters are torn between competing cravings: Change or experience in 2008?

An article in The Washington Post describes Sen. Obama as expressing tough love in his campaign speeches to the Black community:

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Media reports speculate that a third-party candidacy might be a wild card in an unpredictable 2008 presidential race:

A third-party bid would hope to take advantage of public discontent with the Republican and Democratic parties, which already has led 60,000 people to sign up for an Internet-based movement aimed at fielding a bipartisan independent ticket in 2008.

How would a third-party candidate impact the race for the White House?

A Washington Post article states that women have not stepped forward to take advantage of opportunities made possible by term limits:

The phenomenon Davidson described holds true across the country, where term-limited legislatures with rising numbers of women are the exception.