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Why do Black voters usually vote with the Democratic party? A deep dive into history explains.

Every election season, the question comes up: why do Black voters traditionally support the Democratic Party? While some people raise the question with an agenda of pushing Black voters toward the Republican Party, it’s important to understand the key points in American history that led to the voting dynamics we see today. After the Civil War, the Republican Party was known as the party of President Abraham Lincoln, who signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and effectively ended slavery in […]

todaySeptember 13, 2024

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Tara Setmayer on leaving the GOP and supporting Kamala Harris: ‘The Republican Party I knew is dead’

Tara Setmayer knew when it was time to leave the Republican Party. “The final straw for me was when I actually formally left the party the day after the 2020 election when Donald Trump refused to concede the election and made all those wild accusations from the East Wing of the White House,” Setmayer, a longtime political commentator who is now an Independent, tells theGrio. “That was not a redline for [Republicans]. They let him get away with the election […]

todaySeptember 9, 2024

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2024 Election Latest: Harris vows to ‘earn and win’ party nomination after Biden drops out

President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris is being thrust into the most scrutinizing of spotlights, suddenly the leading candidate to succeed Biden as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and her party’s main hope of defeating Trump. Follow the AP’s Election-2024 […]

todayJuly 22, 2024

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Watch: ‘The Hill with April Ryan’ explores if Kentucky’s Democratic Party is ready for a showdown with a Black Republican

The Hill with April Ryan” talks to Colmon Elridge, head of the Democratic Party in Kentucky, about Black Republican Daniel Cameron, the state’s former attorney general and 2023 gubernatorial candidate, potentially running to replace U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell when he ends his term in 2027. Elridge expressed confidence that the Kentucky Democratic Party is prepared for any challenge from the Republicans as the GOP navigates once being known as the “Party of Lincoln” to now being a party dominated by […]

todayMarch 10, 2024

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Missouri GOP seeks to axe man with ties to KKK from party ballot

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Republican Party on Thursday denounced a GOP candidate for governor with ties to the Ku Klux Klan, saying party officials will go to court if necessary to remove him from the ticket. Southwestern Missouri man Darrell Leon McClanahan, who has described himself as “pro-white,” was among nearly 280 Republican candidates who on Tuesday officially filed to run for office. He is a longshot candidate for governor and faces a primary against Secretary of […]

todayMarch 4, 2024

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House Dems talk tackling key priorities at annual party retreat

Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives held the “House Democrats 2024 Issues Conference” at the Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, Va. last week. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were among a list of speakers at the 3-day press conference, as well as Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg andNational Economic Council director Lael Brainard. Planned Parenthood CEO Alexis McGill and Reproductive Freedom for All CEO Mini Timmaraju also delivered remarks at the retreat. US House Minority […]

todayFebruary 11, 2024

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Boston mayor defends holiday party for elected officials of color

BOSTON (AP) — Boston’s first Asian American mayor, Michelle Wu, is defending her decision to host a holiday party for elected officials of color. Wu said the “Electeds of Color Holiday Party” held on Wednesday has been a fixture in Boston politics for more than a decade without any complaints. Earlier this week, a member of Wu’s staff mistakenly sent the entire city council an invitation to the party at the city-owned Parkman House near the Massachusetts Statehouse. A short […]

todayDecember 20, 2023

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