Dolores Huerta explains her rationale for supporting the Clintons (my attempt at an English translation first): “Remember the years of the Clinton presidency? Those were the good years…and now we want another Clinton to return.” ‘¿Recuerdan los años de [Bill] Clinton en la presidencia? Esos fueron los años buenos… y ahora queremos que otro Clinton … Continue reading »
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Indian Country a Key Super Tuesday Bloc
It’s probably even less likely than a brokered convention, but should the Democratic race come down to the final two primaries on June 3, could Indians be the key to the nomination? Afterall, Native Americans are more than 6% of the population in Montana and 8.5% in South Dakota. Ketaki Gokhale explores how the race … Continue reading »
Obama “can’t replicate organizations in 22 states in 9 days”
Marc Aminder’s dose of reality for Team Obama: (a). About 20 percent of black voters did choose Hillary Clinton. (b) In no major state going forward does Barack Obama have the same demographic advantages as he had in South Carolina. (In Georgia, 30% of the population is black; in Alabama, the figure is 25%. In … Continue reading »
