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October 2012
Americans love the tough guy, the guy who kicks butt and takes names, who mops the floor with his opponents, who has the quick one-liners that can shut a conversation down.
It’s why we like Sylvester Stallone, Clint Eastwood and Arnold Schwarzenegger movies, action flicks with memorable lines and lots of action. It’s why we love James Bond, the Matrix series and even Star Wars....
October 2012
Following the first debate between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney, talk show host Bill Moyers said: "Romney was widely lauded as the winner of the first presidential debate. The loser, many agreed, was the truth..."
Both men clashed at the University of Denver on Wednesday, Oct. 3, offering their prescriptions on domestic and economic issues before...
October 2012
While pundits and Obama supporters were moaning Thursday morning about how Mitt Romney gained momentum by aggressively going after the president in their first debate, fact-checkers were busy sorting out the truth from half-truth from outright inaccuracies.
Romney, it appears, certainly had more swagger, but Obama had stronger command of the facts.
The Republican nominee rejected parts of...
October 2012
When then-candidate Barack Obama won North Carolina by 14,000 votes in 2008, a lot of the credit went to the eye-popping 76 percent turnout rate among African-American voters.
Virginia, too, saw its large share of black voters help put Mr. Obama over the top in a state that hadn’t supported a Democrat for president since Lyndon Johnson. The results revived Democrats’ hopes for a...
October 2012
Even though the First Baptist Church of Georgetown was having a revival meeting a visiting pastor abbreviated his message so that people attending the service could get home to watch the debate.
But when Carol Butler returned home and started watching the event the 50-year-old trade association executive was shocked to see Republican challenger Mitt Romney hold his own against President Obama...
October 2012
In the hours leading up to the first face off between President Obama and his Republican challenger Wednesday night, a primary question was which Mitt Romney would show up. But in the end, analysts and viewers were left wondering: Where was Obama?
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During a viewing party hosted by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies that included a largely African-American audience, Obama...
October 2012
Both President Obama and Mitt Romney, his Republican challenger, have rejected an invitation from the NAACP and other Black groups, to participate in a forum to discuss issues important to African-Americans.
In late September, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People invited President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney to articulate their plans for the...
October 2012
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and its President and CEO, Ralph B. Everett, Esq., will hold a presidential debate watch at the Joint Center offices on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 8 PM. Join us for an evening of enlightening political discussion and a viewing of President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney’s debate on domestic policy.
Read more at Politic365.
October 2012
While New Orleans has Mardi Gras, Tampa has Gasparilla and New York City owns New Year’s Eve, Washingtonians like to make their parties political, and few come bigger than tonight’s debate-watching festivities all around D.C.
The National Press Club is hosting a party at its headquarters downtown, just two blocks from the White House, starting with the debate at 9 p.m. Nearby,...
September 2012
On a hip-hop radio station in northeast Ohio, a swing state where turnout among black voters may decide the presidential election, listeners are being exhorted to vote this year — not just for a candidate, but to send a message.
“There are forces at work that don’t want you to vote,” intones an ad produced by the station that mentions no parties or candidates, “...
Archived Research
February 1, 2008
Dr. Brian Perkins, Chair of the National Black Caucus of School Board Members, a member of the New Haven, Connecticut school board, and a member of the faculty at the Columbia University Teachers College, reviews the education policy proposals of Senators McCain and Obama and argues for re-structuring and full funding of the No Child Left Behind Act.
July 1, 2006
The following is a brief review of some of the available evidence of what transpired on November 7, 2006, when the Democrats gained control of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. The black vote played a critical role in the outcome of a number of closely contested elections, especially for the U.S. Senate. In particular, this review focuses on the behavior and significance of...
October 1, 2000
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, with the assistance of outside experts, analyzed the presidential candidates' major plans and assessed the economic plans proposed by Vice President Al Gore and Governor George W. Bush for using the projected federal government surplus over the next ten years. Because the two proposals are likely to have disproportionate impact on the economic...
February 1, 2008
With the presidential primary season now in full swing, the significance of the African American vote, particularly in choosing the Democratic nominee, has become increasingly clear. While not particularly significant in the two states that traditionally go first in the process, Iowa and New Hampshire, the black vote will be critical in the primaries in Michigan (Jan. 15), South Carolina (...
