2010 Elections
Pelosi will seek to stay as House Dem leader
Nancy Pelosi, the nation’s first female House speaker, said Friday she will try to keep her spot as leader of the House Democrats despite huge election losses that cost her party the majority. Pelosi, a California liberal, rejected pressure from moderate House Democrats — and even some liberal allies — who said the widespread defeats [...]
Midterm Wins by Blacks and Latinos Don’t Change GOP’s True Colors
Earl Ofari Hutchinson – Black and Latino Republicans made political history by scoring several major firsts on Election Night. They did it with Tea Party support. All the winners—including governors and members of Congress—profess to be staunch conservatives. The question is whether these firsts really show—as the GOP insists—that the party is a big tent [...]
Midterm Election Statement from Author of Democracy Remixed: The Future of American Politics and Black Youth
“ A November 3rd message to the President: Now is not the time to veer away from those who supported you today—Blacks, young people, Latinos and Asian Americans.” With the Republicans in control of the House and increased numbers in the Senate, the question now is what do the President and Democratic Party need to [...]
GOP wins stir deep concern among Black voters, leaders
Los Angeles Wave – The sea of Republican red that splashed across the American political map in Tuesday’s midterm elections, which returned the House of Representatives to GOP control by an overwhelming margin, has stirred fears among African-American voters and Black political and community leaders that a potentially crippling blow may have been dealt to [...]
Obama to take responsibility for voter frustration
President Barack Obama will assume some responsibility for voters’ frustrations that boiled up in elections that cost Democrats dearly. A person familiar with the president’s thinking says Obama at a White House news conference Wednesday won’t be defiant, and will address the message sent by voters. The White House sees that message as a call [...]
