Written by Fran Eaton
Every political campaign’s dream is to get potential voters to glance at piece of mail they find in their mailboxes, then their hearts pound quicker if those voters stop and read the mailing cover. Then they hope the voter will open the piece and read what they want those voters to know – either good stuff about their candidate or bad stuff about their opponent.
And that’s all besides the great money the printer gets for doing the mailer, the piece designer gets for putting it together and the political consultants commonly get for, well, being campaign consultants.… Continue Reading
Tags: Barack Obama, Bruce Rauner, Darren Bailey, Hillary Clinton, Jeanne Ives, Joe Biden, Ken Griffin, Operation Chaos, Republican National Convention, Richard Irvin, Rush Limbaugh, Trump delegate
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Written by Micah Clark
I know that there is great skepticism towards political polling because of how they are often used to influence rather than measure public opinion. There is also skepticism because many polls seem to prove themselves inaccurate on Election Day.
However, there is a fascinating new poll that may mean trouble for the Biden/Harris ticket. It has findings that you won’t hear on CNN, MSNBC or the other liberal news networks.
The Democracy Institute/Sunday Express Poll shows that President Donald J.… Continue Reading
Written by Bishop E. W. Jackson
America is in crisis. For the urban poor, the crisis is a national emergency. Last month I attended the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. I fully expected an exposition of the usual conservative positions on the economy, national security, the military, energy, taxes and the national debt. Although I was not holding my breath, it was also my hope that Donald Trump would tackle what the first black President has ignored for nearly eight years – a real solution to the poverty, violence, and educational failure plaguing the inner cities of America.… Continue Reading
Tags: affirmative action, Black Lives Matters, Donald Trump, Great Society, Hillary Clinton, Lyndon Johnson, Project Awakening, Republican National Convention, STAND Foundation, War on Poverty
Political | David E. Smith | August 11, 2016 4:00 AM | Comments Off on The Democrat Party Has Destroyed the Black Community