The Republican loss in the national election was due to a combination of hubris and a disregard of demographics. While the party won the overall white vote by a substantial margin, they lost the black, Latino, and Asian-American vote by an even greater margin. And the youth vote, which Republican pundits had predicted would be down this cycle, was actually higher than in 2008. … [Read more...] about Damn the Demographics- Full Speed Ahead
Youth Vote Decides Presidential Election – Again. Is this the new normal?
Youth vote decides presidential election – again. Is this the new normal? (via The Christian Science Monitor) Millennials made it to the polls in droves Tuesday – proving themselves a central voting bloc in swing states and defying speculation that their enthusiasm had waned since the days of Barack Obama’s historic candidacy in 2008. People age 18 to … [Read more...] about Youth Vote Decides Presidential Election – Again. Is this the new normal?
Keeping Storms at Bay
NEW YORK -- Let me propose an initiative for the second Obama administration, starting with Day One: Get the nation started on the surge barriers, flood walls and other big infrastructure projects that can protect our coastal cities from being ravaged by the next Hurricane Sandy. Here in the nation's biggest and most vibrant city, last week's hurricane is a bigger … [Read more...] about Keeping Storms at Bay
A Big Election About Small Things (Guest Voice)
A big Election About Small Things by David Goodloe "If you don't have a record to run on, then you paint your opponent as someone people should run from. You make a big election about small things." Barack Obama 2008 Democratic National Convention Presidential elections are seldom about what they should be about. I probably should have learned that on this day … [Read more...] about A Big Election About Small Things (Guest Voice)
GOP Raincloud (Cartoon)
LEGAL NOTICE ON CARTOON: This copyrighted cartoon is licensed to run on TMV. Reproduction elsewhere without licensing is strictly prohibited. See great cartoons by all the top political cartoonists at http://cagle.com. To license this cartoon for your own site, visit http://politicalcartoons.com … [Read more...] about GOP Raincloud (Cartoon)
No, Virginia, the 2012 Election’s Hyperpartisanship Will Not Last Forever
"DEAR COLUMNIST: I am 13 years old and in the 8th grade. "Some of my friends say America will never be able to put back together after the highly divisive Presidential election and that due to hyperpartisanship people will never work together to solve our problems. They say it's getting almost impossible. Papa says if you hear people say it on TV, in newspapers and on blogs … [Read more...] about No, Virginia, the 2012 Election’s Hyperpartisanship Will Not Last Forever
Always a blame game
Romney lost so let the blame game begin. Conservatives just can't believe they are out of touch with the American people so some are blaming Romney. Conservative leaders on Wednesday lashed out at Mitt Romney, saying his attempts to paint himself as a centrist and hide his principles cost him the presidency. They vowed to wage a war to put the Tea Party in charge … [Read more...] about Always a blame game
China’s leadership change leaves Obama little respite
As President Barack Obama basks briefly in the glory of a second term, hundreds of Chinese leaders open a historic conclave in Beijing a couple of hours from now to appoint their new boss in eerie opacity. Xi Jinping is expected to replace paramount leader Hu Jintao but nothing is certain until it is done. It seems that Hu’s faction was out-voted when it tried to keep Xi out … [Read more...] about China’s leadership change leaves Obama little respite
Video Animation: Obama Re-Elected: Beats Romney
Another quick, ripped from the headlines video animation from Taiwan's Next Media Animation...this time on President Barack Obama's re-election: … [Read more...] about Video Animation: Obama Re-Elected: Beats Romney
Election Night 2012 Through Social Media: the Virtual World Weighs In
Election Night 2012 through social media, the virtual world weighs in (via GlobalPost) Twitter, Facebook, Instagram ... the world of social media embraced the 2012 US Election. David Trifunov If some call JFK the first presidential candidate to master the televised debate, will we say the same thing about President Barack Obama's mastery of social media in a few … [Read more...] about Election Night 2012 Through Social Media: the Virtual World Weighs In
Asian Americans Vote Overwhelmingly for Obama
Asian Americans vote overwhelmingly for Obama (via AFP) President Barack Obama enjoyed soaring support from Asian Americans to win another term, a survey said Wednesday, as voters elected new faces to Congress including its first Hindu lawmaker. A poll conducted for community groups found that 73 percent of Asian Americans voted for Obama on Tuesday, a… … [Read more...] about Asian Americans Vote Overwhelmingly for Obama
California Officially A One Party State
If you're a Republican member of the California Legislature you might as well just stay home and read. Preliminary election results show that Democrats will gain 2/3rds control of both house of the state legislature. Republican influence in the legislature has been somewhat iffy for decades. Democrats rarely if ever entertain legislation proposed by Republicans, more … [Read more...] about California Officially A One Party State
A Conflicted Christian’s Response to the Election
I don’t enjoy conflict, even when it’s necessary, healthy or unavoidable. This might explain why I confront most political activity with low grade anxiety/depression. When I try to figure out if it’s anxiety or depression, I just end up feeling more depressed...or is it more anxious. Regardless, I don’t enjoy feeling conflicted when confronting conflict. In light of my … [Read more...] about A Conflicted Christian’s Response to the Election
After Obama Win, How Civility Can Come to Washington
After Obama win, how civility can come to Washington (via The Christian Science Monitor) With the long election season over and control of the White House, the House, and Senate unchanged, is the stage now set for a more conciliatory tone in Washington? Both presidential candidates paid service to that hope post-election. Celebrating his reelection in Chicago, … [Read more...] about After Obama Win, How Civility Can Come to Washington
And Now…Economic Reality
The Dow this morning is off more than 300 points. A Romney defeat in the presidential election? No. Simply a catch up to an economic reality that a laser focus on politics has blurred for months — the reality that the U.S. economy is not in a real recovery mode and can't be because so much of the rest of the world is sinking into an economic funk. The Eurozone's endless … [Read more...] about And Now…Economic Reality
The Moment Karl Rove Imploded on Fox
WASHINGTON - It was a historic collapse of credibility. A moment in time when the American people had spoken loudly. However, on Fox News Channel, Karl Rove went deaf. Dumb. Blind. He took along with him Bret Baier and Megyn Kelly, who evidently didn't have the power to push him off camera in favor of math and facts and the voters speaking loudly. It was the culmination of … [Read more...] about The Moment Karl Rove Imploded on Fox
Obama’s Victory Should Settle a Bitter Argument
WASHINGTON -- President Obama's re-election was at once a deeply personal triumph and a victory for the younger, highly diverse and broadly progressive America that rallied to him. It was a result that ought to settle the bitter argument that ground the nation's government to a near-standstill. The president spent much of the year fighting the effects of a stubbornly … [Read more...] about Obama’s Victory Should Settle a Bitter Argument
An Historic Victory for Social Liberalism
In 1966, the wave of liberal optimism over the civil rights movement and the Great Society began to dissipate. Cities in the North and West faced riots and white flight. Student movements grew increasingly radical over the Vietnam War. The social fabric seemed to be unraveling. The Republican Party, licking its chops after the 1964 Goldwater fiasco, discovered that … [Read more...] about An Historic Victory for Social Liberalism
Citizens I – Citizens United O
Yesterday concluded the first election in which the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United was in full play. Corporate fat cats bellied up to the bar and picked up the tab for hundreds of millions in “independent expenditures” to elect and defeat various politicians. For all the money that flowed, the pompous autocrats of industry and casino wealth will, this morning, eat … [Read more...] about Citizens I – Citizens United O
22 Conclusions from the 2012 Elections Outcome
Here are 22 quick conclusions from the 2012 elections, which had more than a few big winners and losers: 1. So much for big Super Pac money automatically determining the outcome of an election. Sheldon Adelson would have gotten more bang for his buck if he had visited The Chicken Ranch. 2. Many high profile, outspoken, media-hungry Tea Party/Talk Radio Political Culture … [Read more...] about 22 Conclusions from the 2012 Elections Outcome