Politics

In 1968 the Harvard Crimson ran the poignant headline “Harvard Beats Yale 29-29!” Yale and Harvard were undefeated going into their matchup that year, with Yale a heavy favorite. As expected, Yale got out to an early 22-point lead. But in the last few minutes, Harvard scored 16 unanswered points and bested (tied) the prohibitive…

If you listen very, very quietly, you can almost hear it buzzing just below the surface of the post-Iowa caucus coverage. It’s not quite the howling of a newborn calf or the chirping of a baby bird cracking out of its eggshell, but the sound of a new political narrative being born has a distinct…

Updated Tuesday, Feb. 2, 6:15 a.m. EST: Hillary Clinton’s campaign has released a statement declaring victory in the Iowa caucus. According to USA Today, her state campaign director, Matt Paul, issued a statement saying that, statistically, there’s no way for Sen. Bernie Sanders to overtake her. For his part, Sanders’ camp noted that there’s still one precinct left…

Editor’s note: All day Monday The Root will be publishing short dispatches from our politics editor, Jason Johnson, in Iowa, where he is following the action ahead of tonight’s caucus. Follow this story for updates. You can also follow his caucus reporting on Twitter. Des Moines, Iowa, Sun., Jan. 31: Different Faces, Different Views, Same Opponent…

Monday is the day. Finally, on Feb. 1, the 2016 presidential election cycle will truly begin—and bring an end (hopefully) to the foolery season of this election biennial.  Over the past six months, we’ve seen how crazy a presidential election could be, particularly in the Republican race (although both sides have had their moments). The…

Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, came into the U.S. Senate with a promise to his Tea Party backers to block President Barack Obama’s progressive agenda. He’s kept that promise, fighting with Democrats and even other Republicans over spending, the federal budget and the Affordable Care Act, over which he once kept up a 21-hour filibuster.…

Before entering the political arena, Ben Carson was best-known among African Americans as “that brilliant black doctor who separated conjoined twins.” His rise from poverty was inspirational and a source of pride. For many, that pride began to change when Carson slammed President Barack Obama and started championing conservative viewpoints. In an interview, NewsOne Now…

If you want the black vote, it helps if you hire individuals in key positions who reflect the community. That was the advice given to Democratic campaigns by Quentin James, co-founder of Inclusv, a hiring-initiative project created by Power PAC+, which released a report on staff diversity focused on hiring for each Democratic campaign.   “If staffers of…

Even when you know a show is about an ensemble cast, there are still those who stand out. And when they’re not there, the entire show suffers. When Simon left American Idol; when Nene Leakes left Real Housewives of Atlanta; even way back when Toni left Girlfriends, you just knew the show wouldn’t be the…