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Is Herman Cain's campaign taking a page from The Producers? Hiram College Professor Jason Johnson seems to think so ... http://drjasonjohnson.com/2011/10/22/herma... / I long believed that this year would have been the perfect time for Sarah Palin to pull off a stunt like that. She could raise a ton of money, give speeches and look ‘relevant’ even though she never really wanted to be president. However, if she stuck around long enough for Iowa she could keep the cash, drop out of the race and stay relevant. So, I had the right theory just the wrong candidate. Apparently Josh Marshall over at Talkingpointsmemo has figured out the same plot – only this time the Herman Cain campaign is playing the role of producer. Cain’s campaign was never really about running for president.
When the Reverend Al Sharpton spoke at an annual conference recently for African American elected officials there was no other place in America where you could better see the battle lines that will be drawn in next year’s election. The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus was having their first annual state dinner, a time for various elected officials in the state to meet, connect and discuss various issues facing African Americans and minority legislators in the state. Sharpton chastised Black Ohio leadership for rolling over in the face of opposition and failing to represent not just African Americans but the poor and disenfranchised. In particular, Sharpton criticized Black politicians for resting on their laurels during the 2010 mid-term elections which allowed John Kasich to squeak out a 1% win over incumbent Democrat Ted Strickland while eliminating Democrats from state-wide office. "Most of ya’ll were still dancing from Obama’s inauguration party when the GOP swept into office last year. And now that they’re rolling back everything we’ve accomplished over the last 30 years you wanna blame Obama." http://drjasonjohnson.com/2011/10/17/rev-a...
When the Reverend Al Sharpton spoke at an annual conference recently for African American elected officials there was no other place in America where you could better see the battle lines that will be drawn in next year’s election. The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus was having their first annual state dinner, a time for various elected officials in the state to meet, connect and discuss various issues facing African Americans and minority legislators in the state. Sharpton chastised Black Ohio leadership for rolling over in the face of opposition and failing to represent not just African Americans but the poor and disenfranchised. In particular, Sharpton criticized Black politicians for resting on their laurels during the 2010 mid-term elections which allowed John Kasich to squeak out a 1% win over incumbent Democrat Ted Strickland while eliminating Democrats from state-wide office. "Most of ya’ll were still dancing from Obama’s inauguration party when the GOP swept into office last year. And now that they’re rolling back everything we’ve accomplished over the last 30 years you wanna blame Obama." http://drjasonjohnson.com/2011/10/17/rev-a...
The kickoff to the 2012 shenanigans begins with a blood and guts, in-the-trenches battle in Ohio that will be a bellwether for Obama’s success in his re-election bid next year. http://drjasonjohnson.com/2011/08/11/ohio-... / Ohio is a funny place when it comes to electoral politics, especially on the presidential level. It is almost impossible to win the White House without winning Ohio, but at the same time the state flips governors from Democratic to Republican and swings for Republican or Democratic presidents faster than you can say “Ken Blackwell cheated.” http://drjasonjohnson.com/2011/08/11/ohio-... / Avid news watchers have probably already heard about SB5 in Ohio, which was essentially the same anti-union bill that is causing Wisconsin to go into conniptions since Scott Walker was elected. But there is a lesser-known but equally important bill that passed, HB 194, that could radically alter next year’s elections. The bill, if fully implemented, would severely hinder voting opportunities for citizens in the state, targeting the poor and less mobile, essentially key Obama voters.
The kickoff to the 2012 shenanigans begins with a blood and guts, in-the-trenches battle in Ohio that will be a bellwether for Obama’s success in his re-election bid next year. http://drjasonjohnson.com/2011/08/11/ohio-... / Ohio is a funny place when it comes to electoral politics, especially on the presidential level. It is almost impossible to win the White House without winning Ohio, but at the same time the state flips governors from Democratic to Republican and swings for Republican or Democratic presidents faster than you can say “Ken Blackwell cheated.” http://drjasonjohnson.com/2011/08/11/ohio-... / Avid news watchers have probably already heard about SB5 in Ohio, which was essentially the same anti-union bill that is causing Wisconsin to go into conniptions since Scott Walker was elected. But there is a lesser-known but equally important bill that passed, HB 194, that could radically alter next year’s elections. The bill, if fully implemented, would severely hinder voting opportunities for citizens in the state, targeting the poor and less mobile, essentially key Obama voters.
There is an interesting interview with Newark Mayor Cory Booker in The Source Magazine this month. The article itself isn't online, but the author posted excerpts on his blog. http://drjasonjohnson.com/2011/06/22/jason... / Mayor Booker tells Johnson: “I think my policy can be like sampling. A good sample takes some of the old, mixes it with the new, and creates a new sound. That’s what I like to do with policy: take some of the older ideas, some of my own innovations, and try to improve the city.”
There is an interesting interview with Newark Mayor Cory Booker in The Source Magazine this month. The article itself isn't online, but the author posted excerpts on his blog. http://drjasonjohnson.com/2011/06/22/jason... / Mayor Booker tells Johnson: “I think my policy can be like sampling. A good sample takes some of the old, mixes it with the new, and creates a new sound. That’s what I like to do with policy: take some of the older ideas, some of my own innovations, and try to improve the city.”
http://drjasonjohnson.com/2011/04/19/donal... / Donald Trump got a lot of media attention last weekend when he placed first in one South Carolina straw poll (Aiken County) and 2nd in another one (Lexington County) But another Republican Straw Poll went unnoticed. The Clarendon County Republican Party held its convention in Manning, South Carolina. Manning is the hometown of former U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene. The straw poll results were as follows: Donald Trump: 41 % Mike Huckabee: 19 % Mitt Romney: 9 % Newt Gingrich: 9 % Ron Paul: 9 % Sarah Palin: 6 % Jeb Bush: 3 % Haley Barbour: 3 %
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