It’s a question my parents, grandparents and teachers have been asking me for years. Why don’t young people vote?
And then the Iowa caucuses arrived. Record turnout of young people delivered the state to Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and suddenly, the question from my elders changed.
“Why Obama?” they asked. Is it his age? Is it [...]
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Education and the youth vote
March 9, 2008 – 9:33 pm
Talking Politics with Grandma
March 9, 2008 – 5:48 pm
Sometime between the banter about Georgia weather and a riveting discussion on the redeeming qualities of lettuce, it hit me. My grandmother and I were talking politics.
And not just the “our country is in a mess” rhetoric. We were analyzing candidates as this 80-year-old Southern woman articulately explained NAFTA to me. She even knew the [...]
McCain Uses the Fear Factor in Earning His Votes
March 3, 2008 – 12:10 am
During the past few months, Senator McCain has been the only presidential candidate to defend the presence of U.S. troops in Iraq, in response to fear that Iran will destabilize Iraq after their departure. But the truth is that despite all the accusations by U.S. officials of Iran’s involvement in insurgency in Iraq, there has [...]
The Next Power Block
March 2, 2008 – 7:13 pm
Forget 2008 and courting the Latino vote. When elections came around again in two years, the knock out vote will come from the country’s growing number of….Indians.
Asian Indians, as the census refers to this ethnic group, are steadily increasing, not only in number but in prestige, financial power and political involvement. Take for example one [...]
Daisy’s still awake at 3AM
February 29, 2008 – 5:21 pm
In an interesting turn, Hillary Clinton’s campaign released a rather interesting commercial.
On the heels of their debate in Cleveland, Ohio–the final debate before crucial primaries in Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont–this advertisement comes as an exclamation point at the end of a very contentious week between Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama.
Last week, Clinton said [...]
Street Team’ 08:What if Hillary is a He
February 27, 2008 – 10:50 pm
Will people who hate Hillary change their opinions if she were a he? What are the exact reasons for people to hate Hillary? Students at the University of Delaware already made their decisions. See this AP video clip via Live Video:
Street Team ‘08: What if Hillary were a he?
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For Universal Healthcare, the Answer is in the Stars
February 27, 2008 – 10:54 am
For Universal Healthcare, The Answer is in the Stars
For the first 16 minutes of Tuesday night’s Democratic Presidential debate on MSNBC, Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama squabbled over the specifics of their proposed health care plans.
And we didn’t hear anything that hasn’t been argued at nauseam over the course of the first 19 debates:
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How nasty can the campaigns get?
February 26, 2008 – 1:49 am
I think the new round of attacks among presidential candidates started when Senator Clinton accused Baack Obama of plagiarism last week. Obama explained why he used a few lines from his friend, Deval Patrick about the value of words and called the accusation “silly.” As a result, Clinton received the longest booing in [...]
Obama’s Serenade
February 25, 2008 – 9:17 am
Barak Obama has more than a growing fan club in Texas; he has a serenade.
The latest Spanish-language ad flooding the Texas airwaves features a sombrero-clad mariachi band walking down the street and reciting, “Viva Obama!” in baritone.
The singer coos about Obama’s dedication to working-class Latinos and keeping families united. He mentions support from the [...]
Bill Schneider says we’re sour on Hillary
February 22, 2008 – 1:06 am
In what CNN’s Bill Schneider billed as Hillary Clinton’s last chance to prove her worth to voters, the Texas debate on Thursday seems not to have changed the race.
It wasn’t quite the love-fest of the CNN debate in Los Angeles, California, three weeks ago, but Clinton repeatedly shied away from challenging her rival, even when [...]
