Posts Tagged ‘ general election ’

The Tea Party Convention: What if it were us … and why it’s not

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By Lee A. Daniels
As it happened, the Tea Party Convention, which began last Thursday and ended Sunday, was bracketed by two documents which cast in sharp relief the true nature of the political struggle that burst into the open when Barack Obama won the Democratic Party nomination for President and then captured the White House.



The Election of Barack Obama: What It Means

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The Complexity of Progress John Payton, President and Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense Fund Now is the time. The progress — both symbolic and real – of the election of Barack Obama to the Presidency of the United States is stunning to contemplate. We can hear our foremothers and forefathers singing. We have watched millions of [...]