Race 2008

WSJ: Obama is Fit and Black

Ari Melber | Posted 08.13.2008 | Media


Ari Melber

The article was inane, and also a reach -- the author resorted to a chat room just to find a member of the anti-fit voting bloc.

Racial Tensions Roil Democratic Party

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


A series of comments from Senator Hillary Clinton, her husband, and her supporters are spurring a racial backlash and adding a divisive edge to the pr...

Obama's PAC Giving Money To Supportive Candidates In Primary States

Washington Post | John Solomon | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


When Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) launched his presidential campaign in January, he stopped raising money for his Hopefund, the political action committee...

Obama Talks Race To Black Iowans

Washington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


It was a rare scene in Iowa: an audience that included a large percentage of minorities. After a two-day swing through western Iowa, Sen. Barack Obam...

Thompson On Jena Six: "I Don't Know Anything About It"

TPM Media | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


By any reasonable measure, Fred Thompson, the actor-lobbyist-presidential candidate, is off to a rough start. Particularly on policy matters, Thompson...

Jackson Criticizes Obama For "Acting Like He's White"

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The Rev. Jesse Jackson called Tuesday on Democrats seeking the 2008 nomination for president to give S.C. voters "something to vote for" when they go ...

Smiley: GOP Candidates Ignore Minorities

USA Today | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Three of the four leading Republican presidential candidates turned down invitations to a PBS debate this month at a historically black college in Bal...