Click here to listen to President Obama's full interview with the TJMS. — President Obama explains why he was not rude at the debates. — Obama says it will be a close election in every state; there are lawyers deployed in every state to guarantee absentee votes are counted properly. — The president jokes: “Like […]
If President Obama loses this election, it won’t be simply because of the economy, or the deficit or any of the conventional wisdom that many pundits tend to fall back on. It’ll be because white people rioted – in the ways that many of them have always rioted whenever black people or minorities begin to […]
President Barack Obama plans to vote on Thursday — and he’s not alone. Two weeks before Election Day, with Obama leading by example, millions of Americans are already taking advantage of early voting opportunities in 32 states including Ohio, North Carolina, California, Virginia, Wisconsin, Texas, Florida, Iowa and Washington, D.C.. With new polls showing the […]
Many of us watched the debate last night and had strong feelings about the comments made by both President Obama and former Govenor Romney. As you know, Roland and I hosted our third digital debate watch special. And nearly all of our viewers and callers felt like the president didn’t just win the debate, but […]
NEW YORK (AP) — MTV says it will air a live 30-minute interview with President Barack Obama across its various networks and platforms on Friday at 5 p.m. Eastern time and on tape delay at 5 p.m. Pacific time. Viewers are being invited to submit questions for the president on MTV's Facebook page. MTV News […]
Civil and voting rights groups commended Clear Channel Corporation for agreeing to take down a number of billboards placed in predominantly African-American and Latino neighborhoods in Cleveland, Columbus, and Milwaukee. The groups had mounted a campaign over the past week to persuade Clear Channel to take down the billboards, which warned of criminal penalties for […]
If you missed us at our last FaceBook Debate party, we’ve got you covered with a quick recap. In addition to learning more about foreign policy, you know we had to put some party in this purpose. Check out our favorite FaceBook posts during the third and final presidential debate. See if your comment made […]
America is no longer the boss of the world. This much is true about anything Mitt Romney or President Obama said during Monday night’s foreign policy face-off, the final of three presidential debates, held tonight at Florida’s Lynn University. Also true is the fact few voters, 5 percent, will factor foreign policy into their candidate […]
NEW YORK (AP) — It's a landslide for President Barack Obama — at least among people too young to vote. Nickelodeon's Linda Ellerbee said Monday that the president captured 65 percent of the vote to beat Republican Mitt Romney in the network's "Kids Pick the President" vote. More than 520,000 people cast online ballots through […]
Washington, D.C. – “We all have an equal voice in the voting booth. That’s what makes America great,“ says actress Jessica Alba in one of the new public service announcements (PSAs) produced with civil and voting rights group Advancement Project. Some of the spots will air on USA Network, MSNBC, Cloo and UniHD and a […]
We, the people. Throughout our history, we’ve expanded the meaning of our nation’s founding phrase, to include more and more of our citizens because we believe that the American dream isn’t about any one person or segment of society. It’s about all of us, working together to move forward. That’s also what this election is […]
Fifteen days before Election Day, the 1-866-MYVOTE-1 Voter Empowerment Hotline is shifting from primarily voter registration to a valuable tool to help callers report voter suppression and other potential problems with the support of the nationwide nonpartisan Election Protection Coalition’s 1-866-OUR-VOTE hotline. To help voters if they need any assistance voting or to get help […]
