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Spotlight of the Week - Obama Camp Thinks Democrats Can Rise in South |
As they look to the fall election, Democrats face a strategic decision that has bedeviled their party for 40 years: How hard should they fight in the South?
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Ken Campbell: Dems Itching For Presidential Race to Start
Who is to blame for the nasty confrontations of the last few months is of little consequence now. We leave that fractious period -- and line up behind the historic candidacy of Sen. Barack Obama. In South Carolina, Democrats are itching to debate the issues facing our nation: the economy, health care and Iraq. On all these issues, Sen. Obama offers the best choice for our state.
One vote Separates Wukela, Willis in Florence Mayoral Race
Florence Mayor Frank Willis and longtime friend and supporter Charlene Lowery, left, talk on the phone with various individuals and agencies regarding their concerns about the mayoral race after official results named Stephen Wukela the winner of the race by one vote on Tuesday.
Ten SC Club for Growth Candidates Win Seats in Legislature, Two More Now in Runoffs
It's a great day to be a fiscal conservative in South Carolina. Last night, SC Club for Growth endorsed candidates won ten elections and two more are now in runoffs. Additionally, eight incumbents were defeated, compared to just one in the similar 2004 election cycle.
Huge Black Turnout May Spark Broad Dem Gains
Adam Nossiter and Janny Scott have an important New York Times article "In the South, a Force to Challenge the G.O.P."The authors are primarily interested in the how the historically high turnout of African American voters in the south will help Obama's chances, and they have this to say about his influence in the primaries thus far: ...turnout in Democratic primaries this year has substantially exceeded Republican turnout in states like Arkansas, Louisiana, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia[...]Some analysts suggest that North Carolina and Virginia may even be within reach for the Democratic nominee, and they point to the surprising result in a Congressional special election in Mississippi this week as an indicator of things to come.
Yes, They Could
The German Social Democrats have much to learn from Barack Obama's forward-looking brand of politics, says Tobias Durr, the editor-in-chief of Berliner Republik magazine, in an exclusive article for Policy Network.
We're No. 6! - Leapfrog Strategists Look for Solution in US (California),but also Internationally
Despite having among the best-equipped hospitals, best-trained physicians and nurses, and most expensive health care, the United States continually ranks well behind its peers in critical measures of performance. The United States' per capita health care expenditure is more than twice that of other nations. The reason the U.S. health care system is so much more expensive is because of the failure of our intermediation system to align patients' incentives with value consciousness on the demand side, and the lack of mandates or incentives for providers to promote rational supply processes. An economist might call this a malfunctioning market.
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