No buildup in support for McCain

No buildup in support for McCain

He favored the troop increase that has led to a drop in Iraq violence, but not to a surge in his polling numbers.

No buildup in support for

ANDERSON, S.C. -- Finally, nearly five years into the Iraq war, John McCain sees vindication at hand.

More than any other candidate for president, McCain has tied his fortunes to support for sending more U.S. troops into the unpopular war. Now that violence in Iraq has waned after a troop buildup, McCain wants some credit.

McCain is the only major Republican candidate to make the Iraq war his campaign centerpiece. Rudolph W. Giuliani, Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee typically mention it only in passing or in response to questions.

McCain, however, spoke of little else as he campaigned Monday and Tuesday in Lexington, Seneca and Anderson.

"I'm grateful that we Republicans have stood fast," he told the crowd at Hudson's Smokehouse. "I'm grateful that this president has stood fast."

This article is interesting it talks about how John McCain has great support for the Iraq war and how that is having a negative affect on his poll numbers.

Black voters focus on Clinton, Obama

Black voters focus on Clinton, Obama

"African-American voters are really only looking at two candidates," said David Bositis, a senior analyst at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, a think tank focused on African-American affairs that released the poll. "There is Hillary Clinton and there is Barack Obama. Really none of the other candidates exist in the realm that Clinton and Obama occupy."

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Not only is the African-American vote an important one -- such as in South Carolina's Democratic primary, where about half the voters are black -- but African-Americans also have proven adept at voting for the Democratic nominee since Jimmy Carter in 1976. Al Gore won the black vote in the 2000 Democratic primary, as did John Kerry in 2004.

The African-Americans surveyed named the Iraq war, health care and the economy as the most pressing issues facing America, mirroring the concerns of most Democrats. "Issues that concern African-Americans are the issues that concern most Americans," Clayton said. "People are concerned about war, people are concerned about jobs."

I think is article is really interesting article. It discuss which one them they think will recieve the African American vote. I African American man or a Cauasin woman.

Obama discusses racial inequities

Obama discusses racial inequities

DES MOINES – Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama did something today that he rarely does in heavily white Iowa. He talked at length about race and urban issues.

"On every measure, on income, on health care, on incarceration rates, on the criminal justice system, on housing, on life expectancy, on infant mortality, on almost every single indicator, there is still an enormous gap between black and white," he told a racially mixed audience of about 500 gathered at a high school.

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Obama said urban areas and minority communities often suffer first when problems spread across the nation. "There's an old saying that when America gets a cold, black America gets pneumonia," he said.

I find this article very interesting. I believe it makes all cultures and races think about quality and the value that America puts on its diverse cultures of its country.