Some Early Electoral Math: Obama Wins

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  November 12th at 12:19 PM  | 

A few caveats up front about this entry. First, we are a year away from the 2012 general election, so a lot can and will change between now and then. We have not had a head-to-head debate between candidates let alone a Republican nominee. Second, we can surmise and hope and pray all sorts of things about who we wish the candidate should be for | Read More »

Weakening the Democratic Base-Part 1: The Black Vote

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  May 10th at 03:07 AM  | 

     First and foremost, it needs to be acknowledged that in the real world of politics, Republicans will never win the African-American vote in national elections.  Polls have shown that 47% of the black electorate stated they would never vote for a Republican while 81% stated they would seldom or never vote for a Republican.  By any measure, those are very huge odds to overcome.  | Read More »