Showing posts with label Republican. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Republican. Show all posts

Friday, January 30, 2009

Michael Steele becomes first black RNC chairman

The Republican Party chose the first black national chairman in its history today, just shy of three months after the nation elected a Democrat as the first African-American president.

Has President Obama elevated the African-American voice on both sides of the party line?

Monday, September 22, 2008

Does Hillary Still Want Barack To Win?!?!?!?!?

Does Hillary Still Want Barack To Win?!?!?!?!? Since speaking at the Democratic National Convention (DNC), Senator Hillary Clinton has been quiet on the campaign trail. With the addition of Gov. Sarah Palin to the McCain ticket, which energized the Republican party and cast a shadow over Obama's decision to choose Biden instead of her, Clinton has not been fervent in her support of Obama. With less than six weeks left before the Nov. 4th Presidential Election, should Clinton make a strong push in her support of Obama?

Friday, August 29, 2008

RISKY MOVE! TO PICK PALIN

On Friday, August 29, 2008, Senator John McCain and Republican strategist took a unprecedented and risky move by choosing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as the Vice President Nominee.

Gov. Palin, 44, who's in her first term as governor, contradicts all the criticism that Republicans have charged toward Senator Barack Obama claiming that he is too inexperienced to run for President. August 29, also marks the birthday of Senator McCain, 72. So the internal question is, if he cannot fulfill his duties as president, will she be able to lead the country?

Gov Palin was mayor and a council member of the small town of Wasilla and was chairman of the state Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, which regulates Alaska's oil and gas resources, in 2003 and 2004. Her biography hardly lends to support the notion that she is ready to be the Vice President nominee.

The PROS- She will attempt to mobilize the base of white women voters 35-55 (and African-American women) that strongly supported Senator Hillary Clinton. Palin has a strong ideological position on issues, especially on abortion. Most important, she is a woman. The legislative record of Senator McCain shows that he has not been an advocate of issues dealing with Women’s Rights. Will she take advantage of the past Obama/Clinton rift?

The CONS- She is highly inexperienced and while the gubernatorial office is a breeding ground for the Presidency, she has only been in office a few years. She is the first woman to be nominated for vice president as a Republican and only the second to run for vice president on a major party ticket, after Democrat Geraldine Ferraro in 1984.
Did her selection provide the Republican party with a stronger presidential ticket?