Drop Electoral College?
As we write this, we reside in the state of Texas. Regardless of whether we select President Obama or former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in the voting booth, we can say with certainty that our vote will go to Gov. Romney. This is because we really are voting for...
Predictions to Bank On
Because fish have to swim and birds have to fly, those of us lucky enough to spend our time on politics somehow feel we have to predict the winners of national elections. This is the 12th presidential campaign that I have either worked in or covered. What follows is...
South's Swing States
What’s going on in the Southern swing states? In 2008, President Barack Obama managed an historic accomplishment: He was not only elected as the first African American in the White House, he got there in part due to becoming the first Democrat in decades to win...
Round 3 to Obama
President Barack Obama won the final presidential debate because it was on foreign policy, and the president’s foreign policy — unlike his domestic spending — is popular with the American people. Mitt Romney didn’t win the debate, but he did undercut Team...Obiter Dicta
Last week, the Supreme Court effectively abolished the right to assembly in three Southern states. By refusing to hear an Read More
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FLORIDA: Will a Florida museum on Black history tell whole story? Some worry it won’t Florida’s proposal to create a statewide Black history museum prompted interest, and then glossy reports, Read More