“If I were going to do it, I would do it because I would think I would have concluded that I could maybe unify the country, because it’s bigger than any one person.” – Eric Holder Eric Holder may run for president in 2020. Holder, the nation’s first African-American U.S. Attorney General, recently admitted that […]
Black Democrats often feel not fully respected and appreciated by party leaders.
Pennsylvania has undergone one of the tightest special elections for Congress with Democratic candidate Conor Lamb leading by .3% over Republican candidate Rick Saccone. Roland Martin talks with top Democratic pollster Ron Lester about the special election, what it means and what the Democratic Party should be taking from it. “Absolutely, voter registration is the […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Democratic group backed by former President Barack Obama said this week it plans to invest millions of dollars in state-level elections in 11 states this year, with its heaviest focus on Ohio. The National Democratic Redistricting Committee, led by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, said this year’s election cycle […]
Can Eric Holder rally the biggest forces in hip hop to help him to become president if he decides to run in 2020?
Despite holding the highest position in the world, even though he shouldn’t have it, Trump continues to operate like a spoiled, whiny child that expects accolades for any and everything they do—regardless of the fact that his actions reek of mediocrity and incompetence. Trump’s latest gripes are directed at Democrats who refused to applaud him […]
Elijah Cummings, a longtime U.S. Congressman representing Maryland’s 7th District, has enjoyed a political career that spans well over three decades. The native Baltimorean is a known fixture in his hometown and made waves on the national stage as a vocal critic of President Donald Trump. Cummings was born on this day in 1951 and […]
After Congress passed a sweeping overhaul of taxes, Black and Democratic lawmakers took to social media to slam Republicans for catering to corporations instead of middle-class working Americans.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In a stunning victory aided by scandal, Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama’s special Senate election on Tuesday, beating back history, an embattled Republican opponent and President Donald Trump, who urgently endorsed GOP rebel Roy Moore despite a litany of sexual misconduct allegations. It was the first Democratic Senate victory in a […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — His once-promising political career in shambles, Minnesota Sen. Al Franken appeared on the verge of resigning after fellow Democrats led by female senators abandoned him Wednesday over the mounting allegations of sexual misconduct that are roiling Capitol Hill. But his departure was not certain. A tweet from his Twitter account late Wednesday […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are struggling to put the bitter 2016 election behind them as the party’s current chairman and his predecessor bicker over Hillary Clinton’s failed campaign, further exposing deep divisions two days before the closely watched Virginia governor’s race that could foretell Democratic prospects in 2018 and beyond. The dueling across Sunday news […]
Sen. Kamala Harris is favored for the 2020 Democratic nomination at the CBC Foundation policy forum. However, many in Obama's inner circle back former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick .
