In the last few months, the Republican Party has spoken to many ideas. Many of them very important to the GOP. They speak freely on the economy, foreign policy, education and government spending. What they do not talk about very often, is their plan on how to unify an America so much more diverse than […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is highlighting companies that have returned jobs to the U.S. and he says that’s one more way of putting people back to work. SEE ALSO: J-Hud Talks Wedding, Motherhood The White House plans a forum Wednesday, called “Insourcing American Jobs,” that will bring together business leaders who shifted work […]
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Mitt Romney eagerly pocketed an endorsement from two-time New Hampshire primary winner John McCain on Wednesday and bid to convert a single-digit victory in Iowa into a Republican presidential campaign juggernaut. Unimpressed, Newt Gingrich ridiculed the former Massachusetts governor as a liberal turned moderate now masquerading as a conservative. SEE ALSO: […]
HONOLULU (AP) — Leaving behind a year of bruising legislative battles, President Barack Obama enters his fourth year in office having calculated that he no longer needs Congress to promote his agenda and may even benefit in his re-election campaign if lawmakers take little action in 2012. Devoid of any major policy pushes, much of […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — One presidential campaign claims an impressive effort in Iowa this year: eight offices opened, 350,000 phone calls to potential supporters and 1,280 events to recruit and train volunteers. SEE ALSO: Obama To Bomb Iran? It’s not Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich or Ron Paul. It’s Obama for America, the president’s […]
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Just a year ago, tea party activists came roaring out of the congressional elections eager to shape the looming race for the White House. Things have not gone as planned. Turned off by Mitt Romney’s style and evolution on several important issues, they have bounced from one candidate to another in […]
While few things in politics are certain, one thing that has held true over the past several decades is that African Americans will vote Democratic. RELATED: Obamas: NO FACEBOOK For Malia And Sasha And while African Americans’ relationship with Democrats has become highly publicized marriage, a rising chorus of African American liberals and independents are […]
Herman Cain has another soundbite bomb-dropper for us: He can bring African American voters to the Republican Party in 2012. The Washington Post reports that the self-described “Chocolate Walnut” sent out a mailer to Iowa voters saying that he can grab a large share of the black vote, “something that has not been done since […]
The National Restaurant Association paid $35,000 in severance pay in the late 1990s to one of the women who accused then chief executive, Herman Cain, of sexually inappropriate behavior, sources said on Tuesday. See also: Rush Limbaugh: Herman Cain Harassment Story ‘Unconscionable, Racially Stereotypical Attack’ The details of the incident are still murky, but according […]
HOUSTON — An African American conservative who runs the site, Ragingelephants.com, recently attacked several Democrats at a rally for GOP candidate, Herman Cain. Apostle Claver Kamau-Imani called the Democrats the “Party of KKK” at a rally in Houston before a Herman Cain speech. Cain has not condoned or criticized Kamu-Imani’s remarks. Herman Cain Better Get Serious […]
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has now catapulted himself to the top of the GOP field. According to the latest CBS/NY Times poll, Cain now leads former frontrunner for the GOP nomination Mitt Romney by 4 percentage points. Close to 1700 people were sampled for this poll and 455 said they planned to vote in […]
Straw polls seem to be Herman Cain’s bread and butter. Cain went on to win his second straw poll this past weekend in Nevada. He won 31 percent of the vote and edged out Mitt Romney who finished with 29 percent. Cain won the Nevada GOP Straw Poll making it the second he’s won in […]