Can America really afford to abandon Barack Obama and his presidency now? That is the very basic question that awaits us on Tuesday, November 2 as we Americans go to the polls from New Jersey and Florida, from Nevada and Hawaii, and points in between, to offer a direct citizens’ response on the first two […]
In a compelling sign that the Republican tide on Tuesday will produce a historic sweep in the House, the final pre-election poll by the Gallup Organization gave the GOP a 55 percent to 40 percent lead over Democrats among likely voters in its generic congressional ballot test.
It’s that time of year again where people come knocking on black folks doors that we haven’t seen in our communities for the past two years asking for our votes.
Politicians chase votes the way a frat boy chases women. Also like the frat boy, politicians can have selective memory when it comes to creating a respectable and reciprocal relationship. They beg for your votes, promise you the world and then promptly disappear until it’s time for re-election.
President Barack Obama got a hometown welcome Saturday night as he continued to make his case against voting Republican in a last-ditch effort to try to save his former Senate seat, advising any wavering supporters: “Don’t let them get you down.”
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, exuding new confidence after a 48-state “Fire Pelosi” bus tour, said he may seek reelection as chairman in January despite criticism by those who think he has been weak on money, management and message.
Six years ago, Illinois sent to the Senate an untainted young star generally regarded inside his party as the greatest orator since Demosthenes. This year, Illinois voters are faced with a more traditional choice between, as it’s been presented to them, a liar and a thief.
Two years after Florida helped elect the nation’s first black president, Charlie Crist’s unrelenting drive to win a Senate seat at the expense of a black Democrat and a Hispanic Republican has forced tender racial sensitivities back to the surface of Sunshine State politics.
All the latest polls on the 2010 midterm races are listed below by date. Click on the race to get the past results for that contest.
For young voters, November 2, 2010, like every election, is about our future. Even the 2008 presidential election. Yes, Barack Obama was a compelling candidate, but people turned out in record numbers because they believed that he had a plan for their future. This election is about the same thing.
Former President Jimmy Carter predicted that Republicans’ obstructionist ways should change and President Obama’s re-election prospects could improve after next week’s midterm elections.
Joe Sestak joined Roland Martin on the Tom Joyner Morning ShowRoland Martin this morning. During the interview Sestak explained what he intends to do if he is elected to the US Senate. Listen to Roland Martin’s entire TJMS interview with Joe Sestak. Sestak discusses the Democratic enthusiasm gap, what his campaign is doing to motivate […]
