Politics

With less than a week to go before Election Day 2012, Floridians across the state are asking Gov. Rick Scott (pictured) to extend early voting hours. But despite long lines at early voting sites and missing absentee ballots, the Republican governor is unlikely to heed their calls. Scott, who already passed a law last year […]

This past Wednesday (October 31), the remnants of the destructive path of Hurricane Sandy moved beyond the Nation’s Capital after ravaging much of the Northeast in record fashion. With hearts heavy, the election cycle rebooted itself after pausing for a moment with the showdown between President Barack Obama and GOP opponent Mitt Romney taking place […]

With 96 hours left until the 2012 Presidential Election, nothing will be more effective in getting President Barack Obama re-elected than casting your ballot. But in the event you missed the deadline to register to vote in your state, or are unable to get to a voting booth Nov. 6, the second best option is […]

Towards the end of the year, you often hear, “Jesus is the reason for the season.” but some have apparently made the call to embody the sentiment a wee bit sooner than usual. Case in point: 1.6 million folks have pledged to cast their ballots for neither President Obama nor Mitt Romney and, instead, plan on […]

While the vote for president is arguably the most important issue on the 2012 ballot, voters nationwide will decide on a number of other important local and state issues as well. California, Florida, Massachusetts and Colorado are among several states with hot-button ballot measures and referendums that will be decided upon on Election Day. On one […]

Reminding us that ignorance is alive and well in the midst of the greatest storms, GOP presidential hopeful, Mitt Romney, and VP running mate Paul Ryan, hit the campaign trail today to attack President Barack Obama’s statement about potentially creating a “secretary of Business,” reports ABCNews.com. “He wants to create a new ‘secretary of business,’” Ryan […]

As “The City That Never Sleeps” continues to slowly reawaken after the immense, unexpected damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, and despite his highly publicized stance not to take sides in the presidential election, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, has endorsed President Barack Obama. In a lengthy, detailed posting on his website, Mike Bloomberg.com, the billionaire […]

Missing absentee ballots and long lines for early voting sites have left many South Floridians unable to participate in this year’s elections. Voters have yet to receive absentee ballots from Broward County’s elections office, requested weeks prior. Early voting lines in Miami-Dade have wait times ranging up to six hours. In Aventura, officers turned away […]

While select political commentators continue to fight mounting evidence that Mitt Romney is about to catch the electoral fade next Tuesday (in other words, lose), I’m more interested in seeing how voters react to the three separate ballot initiatives to legalize same-sex marriage in Washington state, Maryland and Maine on the ballot this year. RELATED: Is The Black Church Brainwashing […]

This is not the first time we have heard rumors over Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. being a member of the GOP — especially around election time. Scroll down for news video This go-around, a Black Republican group called Raging Elephants is leading the charge with billboards in Dallas that read, “Martin Luther King, Jr. was a […]

Now that the 2012 presidential election is down to the wire, Republicans have naturally gotten in line to endorse and support present party leader Mitt Romney. But just a few months ago, many were vociferous in their criticism of the ex-Bain Capital CEO. Labeling him “dishonest” and a “serial flip-flopper,” Republican leaders, such as Newt […]

If you were trying to decide who to date between two men that both looked good on paper, how would you pick? If they both were educated, ambitious, and had great jobs, what would you base your decision on? The answer is actually easy – just watch their actions because they sure speak a hell […]