The Last Ballot, or the last Vote?” 0
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is defiant. Although the Kentucky Democratic primary results were being counted, Sanders wasn’t there. He was in Carson, California addressing a huge rally. “Let me be as clear as I can be…We are in ’til the last ballot is cast,” he said, getting a thunderous roar in return. There was […]
Read MoreTrump’s ‘Wile E Coyote’ Moment 0
Remember those Road Runner cartoons, where no matter what dirty tricks Wile E. Coyote used to catch the Road Runner, he would always end up frustrated while the Road Runner went “beep beep” and flew off? Recently, we’ve seen Donald Trump acting like the Coyote and going after Hillary Clinton with everything he could find […]
Read MoreThe Week to Come Is a Cliffhanger 0
The week that was belonged to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. It’s the week to come that counts now. Clinton and Trump scored primary sweeps in the Northeast states which have denser and more diverse populations than states in the previous primaries. Clinton trounced Sanders in four states with Sanders scoring a decisive win […]
Read MoreStatement by DNC Vice Chair of Voter Registration and Participation Donna Brazile 0
“The Democratic Party applauds Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe’s decision to restore the voting rights of over 200,000 citizens. Terry and I first started working on voting rights together when he was the DNC Chair, and he helped established the Voting Rights Institute. Democrats across the nation believe the right to vote is our most fundamental right […]
Read MoreFair Play All the Way 0
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump had blowout victories in New York this week. Understandably, each exulted in them. Clinton said, “The race for nomination Is In the home stretch, and victory Is In sight.” Donald Trump said, “Ted Cruz is ‘just about mathematically eliminated.” Not so fast, folks. The public does not believe […]
Read MoreThe most exciting Democratic debate 0
The Democratic debate in Brooklyn ended up seeming a lot like the famous New York borough itself — straight-talking, tough, contentious, and no-nonsense. Yes, it was something of a brawl, but a brawl with an old-time street-fighter sense of fairness — no punches were pulled, but the action was limited to fisticuffs. Nobody was going […]
Read MoreThe Heat is On 0
The Wisconsin’s primary votes were still warm from counting when Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders hit New York’s primary trail with fiery exchanges that lit up the race like a blast furnace. And here I thought the Republicans had all the fun with personal attacks. Bernie Sanders led off with a mistaken (or invented) […]
Read MoreMaking America greater 0
April 4, 1968. This was the day that changed the life of a little girl growing up in the segregated South. Coming home that day from school, we learned the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. had been shot. “Why would anyone shoot Dr. King?” we asked. We were baffled, saddened, and in shock. He was […]
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