During the November 2012 election, Black and Hispanic voters waited nearly twice as long to vote as whites, according to a Massachusetts Institute of Technology analysis. New York Times graphs summarizing the analysis show that white voters waited an average of 12.7 minutes, while Black and Hispanic voters waited an average of 20.2 minutes: Long lines…
Category: Election 2012
Report: Ohio Secretary Of State’s Restrictive Voting Hours Hurt Urban Voters
Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted (R) became one of the most notorious election officials in the country after his many attempts to restrict voting and discard ballots. Husted banned evening and weekend voting hours in all 88 boards of election, in spite of multiple counties‘ requests to stay open to accommodate people who could…
The Second Inauguration of Barack Obama
This morning, at 11:55 AM Eastern Time, President Obama delivered his Second Inaugural Address. The speech was 2,137 words long and took 15 minutes to deliver. “America’s possibilities are limitless,” he said, “for we possess all the qualities that this world without boundaries demands: youth and drive; diversity and openness; an endless capacity for risk…
States Target Politically Active Nonprofits
Tax-exempt groups that spent hundreds of millions on the 2012 elections without disclosing their donors have stirred no response from federal regulators but have drawn the ire of state officials who are moving aggressively to restrict them. From California to Idaho, Montana to Maine and New York, state attorneys general and election officials are fighting…
Americans for Responsible Leadership’s IRS Application Published
An Arizona political non-profit that spent millions in 2012 supporting Republicans and opposing President Obama told the IRS in September that it would not spend money to influence elections, according to documents obtained by ProPublica. The organization, Americans for Responsible Leadership, run by a group of mostly little-known Arizona Republicans, also spent millions of dollars…
Michael Moore: An Open Letter to President Obama
Michael Moore put together an excellent list for those of us pushing for the President’s agenda and more. Number 10 may be the most important, and I don’t think it could be said any better. 10. ASK US TO DO SOMETHING. One thing is clear: none of the above is going to happen if you…
Obama Organization to Remain Active Nationwide
This is good news. One of my biggest complaints is that the political fight is much bigger than getting a President elected, and the Obama campaign seems to give up on the grassroots until three months before an election. The 2012 campaign was a bit better than 2010 — but not by much. Even…
Voting Dade County – Progressive Recommendations
Here are my picks for the Dade county ballot. ***************************************************** Please remember- it seems like a lot, but there are important issues further down the ballot, and they are often decided by a few votes. Please vote all the way down. Use this guide – it’s not as hard to get through as…
Romney Invests In Chinese Companies That Steal From The U.S.
While Obama cited only one oil company, China National Offshore Oil Corporation, the Romneys’ 2010 and 2011 tax returns show investments in at least 10 Chinese companies, a total investment of at least $391,800. Among them were New Oriental Education and Technology, a company in which the Romneys’ blind trusts invested nearly $60,000. New Oriental…
BBC poll: Rest of world favours Obama
A BBC World Service opinion poll has found sharply higher overseas approval ratings for US President Barack Obama than Republican challenger Mitt Romney. An average of 50% favoured Mr Obama, with 9% for Mr Romney, in the survey of 21,797 people in 21 countries. MORE: BBC News – BBC poll: Rest…
2012: The battle for 7 states
The main battlegrounds: Ohio, Iowa, Colorado, Virginia, New Hampshire, Florida and Wisconsin. The late inclusion of Wisconsin on this list reflects a bet by Romney — buoyed by some polls showing an opportunity for him there — that he can turn a state that has not voted for a Republican presidential nominee since 1984. Romney…
Democracy in Suspense: Why Arizona’s Native Voters Are in Peril
Arizona’s Apache County is obscuring the collective power of the Native vote in an unprecedented way. The County, which has previously violated the Voting Rights Act, has inaccurately placed more than 500 people who attempted to register on a list that could permanently purge these would-be voters from the rolls. And most, if not all,…
Obama still more liked than Romney despite poor debate
Romney gained in a few areas, but not at Obamas expense despite the incumbents lackluster performance in the first presidential debate on Wednesday. On the broad question of who they will vote for in November, Obama kept his slim 2 percentage point lead over Romney among likely voters – 47 to 45 percent – in…
Romney’s Own Website Refutes His Claim About Tax Cuts For The Rich
Tax cuts for the rich are unpopular, unaffordable and have repeatedly failed to deliver any measurable economic benefits to the rest of the country. So it’s no wonder that during last night’s presidential debate, Mitt Romney didn’t want to embrace a policy of massive new tax cuts for the rich. “I will not reduce the taxes paid by high-income Americans,”…
The Biggest Lie Of The Debate? Romney’s False Claim About Clean Energy Bankruptcies
“And these [clean energy] businesses, many of them have gone out of business, I think about half of them, of the ones have been invested in, have gone out of business.” The New York Times, one of the few mainstream organizations to follow up on this claim, called Romney’s comment a “gross overstatement.” Actually,…
Romney Goes On Offense, Pays For It In First Wave Of Fact Checks
Here is a sample of what’s being reported about the truthiness of what Obama and Romney had to say Wednesday night on stage at the University of Denver: — One of the biggest disputes was over tax cuts. Obama argued that Romney’s plan to stimulate the economy includes a tax cut totaling $5 trillion…
Gallup Daily: Obama Job Approval Hits 3 Year High
In the last few days, the President’s approval hit 54%. Gallup tracks daily the percentage of Americans who approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president. via Gallup Daily: Obama Job Approval.
Analysis: Reuters/Ipsos polls show scope of the challenge facing Romney
During the next five weeks – and three debates – Romney will make an appeal to voters aimed at overcoming an Obama campaign that has outflanked his own for much of the past four months. Romney enters the final sprint to the November 6 election behind in national polls and trailing in most of the…
Poll exclusive: President Obama winning message war
President Barack Obama is a campaign messaging guru, while Mitt Romney is struggling to find a theme that works, according to a new poll Wednesday that used methods for measuring the effectiveness of corporate branding and applied them to political candidates. Pollsters from the Democratic firm of Penn Schoen Berland said there were several striking…
Latest Swing State Polls 10/3
Here are the latest polls from the battleground states, updated as needed through the day: Florida: Obama 47%, Romney 46% (WSJ/NBC/Marist) Ohio: Obama 51%, Romney 43% (WSJ/NBC/Marist) Virginia: Obama 48%, Romney 46% (WSJ/NBC/Marist) via Latest Swing State Polls.