The election was just three weeks ago and many are still basking in the afterglow. But what about one critical issue concerning African-Americans and Hispanics not just simply as a voting coalition. What about the changing demographics where we see African-Americans and Hispanics facing each other in congressional races and other races? Obama 2012 pollster [...]
President Barack Obama won a convincing victory in the Electoral College, getting 332 Electoral College votes to 206 for Mitt Romney. He won the popular vote 50.5 percent to 48 percent for Mitt Romney. He had over 3 million more votes than Romney, and he won nine out of the ten battleground states, losing only [...]
Roland Martin talks with Cornell Belcher about the upcoming election.
Democratic pollster Cornell Belcher encourages young black males to man the f’ up and get to the polls on Nov. 6.
Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss the latest polling data, the electoral college and how the influx of money will impact the presidential race in November. This week’s Washington Watch roundtable features Michelle Bernard, president and CEO of the Bernard Center for Women; Raynard Jackson, a Republican political consultant and president of Raynard [...]
President Barack Obama got his mojo back for the second debate, held at Hofstra University in New York on Tuesday. Mitt Romney came on strong and aggressive. Some say a bit too aggressive, but he met the President Obama who didn’t show up for the first debate. In spite of the President’s strong performance, the [...]
It’s hard to escape the presidential campaign these days. We are some 50 days from Election Day. The aftermath of the tragic death of our ambassador to Libya and riots all over the Arab world could become decisive in the campaign. Americans’ satisfaction with the way things are is still low at 30 percent, according [...]
Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act and what the ruling means for the 2012 presidential election. This week’s Washington Watch roundtable features MSNBC political analyst and former communications director for the Democratic National Committee, Karen Finney; Georgetown University political scientist, Dr. Chris Metzler; Obama [...]
Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss Attorney Eric Holder being held in contempt of Congress. Plus, President Obama is scheduled to speak at the National Urban League. What should Pres. Obama say in regards to African Americans? This week’s Washington Watch roundtable features, Karen Finney, Dr. Chris Metzler, Cornell Belcher and Joe Madsion. [...]
Has Congress gone fishing? Where in the world is Congress? In these tough economic times Congress should be doing everything in their power to help get Americans back to work. Plus, the Supreme Court is currently considering the Healthcare law and Democratic messaging problems. Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss this and more. [...]