South Carolina on My Mind: Alvin Greene
June 18, 2010 by blackgirlgrown
Filed under politics, race
South Carolina politics provide the richest commentary on the unthinkable. The June 8th South Carolina primary have left the Democrats in a conundrum. South Carolina Democrats have been quick to dump on Alvin Greene, a candidate that seemed to emerge from under a rock to become the Democratic Senate nominee to face Republican Senator Jim [...]
June 8 Primaries – Biggest Primary Day of the Year
June 8, 2010 by blackgirlgrown
Filed under black women, politics
The New York Times has a great guide on what to watch as primary returns come in this evening. Of all the incumbents on the ballot across the nation Tuesday, of all the establishment figures whose careers are on the line in this midterm election year, there is no bigger target than Senator Harry Reid [...]
May 18 Primary Results
May 19, 2010 by blackgirlgrown
Filed under politics
In case you missed it, key May 18th Results PA Sen: Sestak 54, Specter 46 PA-12: Critz (D) 53, Burns (R) 44 KY Sen: Paul 59, Grayson 35 KY Sen: Conway 44, Mongiardo 43 AR Sen: Boozman 53, Holt 17 AR Sen: Lincoln 45, Halter 43
May 18 Political Primaries – What’s the Significance?
May 17, 2010 by blackgirlgrown
Filed under congress, obama, politics
If you turn on your favorite cable news channel you’d probably think it was November. No, it’s not November, but it is prime time forpolitical primaries across the states. Primaries serve as an internal vote within political parties in states to choose their candidate for the general election (November 2, 2010). While probably 80 percent or more of [...]
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