Although it defies the conventional wisdom to believe that a Democrat could prevail in the south, Obama will contest more than a dozen states Bush won easily four years ago.
Ben Mishkin | Posted 07.03.2008 | Home
Barack Obama's "Southern Strategy" based on expected "historic turnout in the African-American community" has come under scrutiny recently, setting off a new round of debate on the matter in the blogosphere.
Christine Wicker | Posted 06.28.2008 | Home
Republican theocrats will vote for McCain, even though they can't stand him. They will be roused because they have a twofer in Michelle Obama, the perfect object of their racism and sexism.
Gerald Bracey | Posted 05.13.2008 | Home
I sent what follows to the columnists of the Washington Post--Richard Cohen, Harold Meyerson, David Broder, E. J. Dionne, David Ignatius, Eugene Robin...
Eric Schmeltzer | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics
If African Americans don't turn out for Clinton, or vote against her, to any degree less than the last few presidential contests, she will lose.
Simon Rosenberg | Posted 01.04.2008 | Politics
Liberating American politics from the pernicious era of the Southern Strategy should be one the highest strategic priorities for left-of-center politics.
David Paul Kuhn | Posted 12.03.2007 | Politics
Was racism part of how Republicans came to dominate four decades of presidential politics? Sure. Was racism the primary factor? No.
Michael Fauntroy | Posted 11.18.2007 | Politics
In arguing that the Dems were racist and that the GOP has been miscast by the liberal media as the enemy of Black people, Emancipation, Revelation, and Revolution completely overlooks the role of ideology in policymaking.
Tom D'Antoni | Posted 09.26.2007 | Politics
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Bob Burnett | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics