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GOP Will Close Down Cain's Sideshow
In an entry at his Hutchinson Report News blog, Earl Ofari Hutchinson argues that since GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain refuses to exit the race, the party will eventually shut him out. Hutchinson says that Cain has served his purpose, which was to be an amusing sideshow to give the real candidates time to burnish…
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It's Still Obama vs. Romney Despite Iowa Sideshow
In a blog entry at EURweb, Earl Ofari Hutchinson writes that President Barack Obama’s re-election team knows that the Iowa caucus is a sideshow. He says that GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney is the candidate who can make the race competitive, if not a virtual horse race. *The Iowa caucus is a sideshow, a good…
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GOP Gave Obama No Choice on Super PACs
In a blog entry at EURweb, Earl Ofari Hutchinson writes that President Barack Obama had no choice but to reverse his decision to back a super PAC run by a former aide. He was facing the threat of being wildly outspent by the GOP nominee had he stood on principle. President Obama’s reversal on his decision…
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The GOP's New Ploy: Saying Obama Disses White Workers
In a blog entry at EURweb, Earl Ofari Hutchinson writes that President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign is being hammered by ultraconservatives who are painting him as a job killer for white workers. He urges the Obama campaign to respond appropriately. *The new ploy among ultra-conservatives, right wing talk show jocks, on their websites, and blogs…
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Will the Supreme Court Throttle Health Care Act?
As the U.S. Supreme Court decides the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, author and political analyst Earl Ofari Hutchinson writes at the Huffington Post that those on the front lines of the American health care crisis — uninsured blacks and Latinos — are likely to face devastating repercussions if the reform law is overturned.…
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Dump-Biden Talk Is Just That: Talk
In a blog entry at the Huffington Post, Earl Ofari Hutchinson takes a contrarian view of the vice president’s so-called gaffes, calling them well-scripted messages designed to convey the president’s politically advantageous policy stances. Hillary Clinton spokesman Philippe Reines turned faux rapper when he thumped out a rhythmic message to the press vehemently denying that…
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Romney Poses Greatest Danger to the Supreme Court
The justices Mitt Romney will chose if elected president will not be protective of civil rights, civil liberties or fairness, Earl Ofari Hutchinson writes at the Huffington Post. GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney recently publicly mused about who his likely cabinet picks would be if elected. But conveniently he was tight-lipped about the one institution…
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Can Romney Win With Just White Votes?
In a piece for the Huffington Post, Earl Ofari Hutchinson breaks down the racial backdrop to the GOP candidate’s presidential race. Former Florida governor Jeb Bush, GOP political guru Karl Rove, and the parade of Hispanic and black speakers at the Republican National Convention either said or were testament to one belief and that’s GOP…
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President Obama Is Our Only Choice
Earl Ofari Hutchinson makes the case at the Huffington Post that President Obama has accomplished his task with skill, dignity and grace. In 40-plus years of political observing, analysis, watching, and of course voting, I have never publicly endorsed a presidential candidate. I have zealously maintained the hard firewall that I believe should exist between…
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Maybe We Weren't Conservative Enough?
With Mitt Romney’s loss, there has been a firestorm of finger-pointing among the GOP as to what happened and who or what caused the Democratic win. And in that swirl, many Republican pundits feel that their party just wasn’t focused enough on extreme right ideas, writes Earl Ofari Hutchinson in the Huffington Post — and…
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