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51% of Democrats support Obama-Clinton ticket
Staff Writer, BlackPoliticsontheWeb.com – According to a Rasmussen Reports survey of 1,000 likely voters on June 4, 51% of Democrats surveyed support a Clinton-Obama ticket, with 30% opposed and 19% unsure. Among African-Americans surveyed, less than half – 45% support Clinton in the VP slot, with 35% opposed and 19% undecided. If not on the [...]
No way, no how: No HRC for VP
Felicia R. Harvey, Special to BlackPoliticsontheWeb.com – No. Nein. Non. Mai. Nope. Uh-uh. Nah. Seven different ways to say no and a quick language translation or use of profanity will yield you a lot more. All of which should be the answer to the question of whether or not Sen. Hillary Clinton should be on [...]
2008 Democratic presidential race or high school politics? You decide…
Once upon a time there was a girl named Tillary. Tillary was a zealous overachiever – she was the president of her high school’s junior class, made straight As, always did her chores at home – a real standup student. At the end of her junior year, she decided to run for Student Government president. [...]
Will Gore and Carter endorse Obama?
Staff Writer – Will former Vice-President Al Gore and former President Jimmy Carter endorse Sen. Barack Obama in the Democratic presidential primary race? International paper, The Scotsman, indicates in its Sunday edition that Sen. Hillary Clinton’s falling poll numbers and recent missteps have led to the belief that Clinton should exit the race. In a [...]
Radio One purchases parent company of BlackPlanet social networking site
Staff Writer, BlackPoliticsontheWeb.com Radio One, Inc. purchased Community Connect Inc., the parent company of social networking sites, BlackPlanet.com, miGente.com and AsianAve.com for $38 million dollars. “CCI is an innovator and pioneer in social networking,” says Alfred Liggins, III, Radio One’s CEO and President. “We believe that they are a great complement to our existing radio, [...]
