Politics
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Are You Still Eligible to Early Vote?
(The Root) — Last week President Obama made history yet again. “This is the first time a president’s ever early voted; it’s pretty exciting,” Obama told NBC News in Chicago recently as he cast his ballot in person before Election Day. To attract more citizens to the polls, both he and Republican opponent Mitt Romney…
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The Full List of Obama Conspiracy Theories
We wish we could say the allegation that President Obama was born in Kenya and faked a U.S. birth certificate is the craziest thing that’s been said about him during his time in the White House. Unfortunately, it isn’t — not by far. Mother Jones, in a piece titled “Obama Conspiracy-o-rama,” has taken a trip…
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Obama's Day, Nov. 2: Campaigning in Ohio
WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2012 In the morning, the President will deliver remarks at a campaign event at the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Hilliard, Ohio. The President’s remarks will be open to pre-credentialed media. In the afternoon, the President will deliver remarks at…
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If We Can Line Up for Jordans, We Can Line Up to Vote!
Global Grind‘s Michael Skolnik uses the story of a wheelchair-bound man’s commitment to President Obama’s re-election to emphasize that “anyone who can vote, needs to vote!” … [T]oday, in his mid 60s, he looked frail. He looked sick. His wheelchair was evidence of that. But, his sickness did not stop him from trying to vote…
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Sandy Effect: Obama Pollster Weighs In
(The Root) — Obama campaign pollster Cornell Belcher, a leading public-opinion researcher, is known for his work on behalf of the Democratic National Committee, which culminated in the “50-state strategy” that helped propel the president to victory in 2008. The day after Hurricane Sandy finished ravaging the Northeast, he spoke with The Root about the…
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Romney Could Be a Postracial President
By many accounts, the American electorate has become more polarized during the 2012 presidential contest, with race forming one of the many fault-lines dividing voters. We decided to look at what might happen to race relations in America under a second Obama term, versus a Mitt Romney administration, in a package that is also being…
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An Obama Win Will Improve Race Relations
By many accounts, the American electorate has become more polarized during the 2012 presidential contest, with race forming one of the many fault-lines dividing voters. We decided to look at what might happen to race relations in America under a second Obama term, versus a Mitt Romney administration, in a package that is also being…
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Voting for Obama Isn't 'Voting Black'
The Chicago Sun-Times’ John W. Fountain puts his choice to cast a ballot for the “best man for the job” in personal, historical and racial context. Why wouldn’t I, as a black man — as a bona fide democratic, red-blooded African American — vote for Obama? He is, after all, the “black” candidate, the one…
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Mayor Bloomberg Endorses Obama
In a surprise announcement, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said today that, in light of climate-change concerns brought to the forefront by Hurricane Sandy, he’d decided to endorse President Obama for a second term, the New York Times reports. In 2008 Bloomberg, a political independent, declined to make an endorsement in the race for…