We so often hear that Republicans have lost ground with Hispanic voters. But the real story is that Hispanic voters feel like both political parties -- Republicans and Democrats -- are more interested in securing their community's votes than in solving their problems.
Having guys with ear pieces and sunglasses following you around might seem cool, but the fact that they are there, visible in thousands of photographs of the president and his would-be replacements, highlights a great failure.
The separation of church and state is certainly a major advance in human history and political theory. That said, all of us, even us bishops, have a duty and a right as citizens to engage in politics, at least by casting a vote.
We need people with a passion to fight for what they believe is right, but that passion needs to be tempered by reason and sound thinking. The result just might be a citizenry who elect leaders who put country before party.
Ignore national polls. It's only about 14 or 15 states that really matter to campaigns.
Mr. Obama, please take seriously the needs of women and do not presume that the female vote is yours for the taking.
The infamous "Etch A Sketch comment" makes it increasingly likely any fluctuations in Romney's approach during the general election will only compound the impression of him as a capitulator, not a fighter, and therefore an unreliable candidate.
Sometimes conventional wisdom is right, and sometimes it is wrong. In the case of Mitt Romney's selection of a 2012 vice presidential running mate, it may actually be both.
Let's start with the false perception, which is that politicians have answers to our problems. (They usually don't.) Then let's get to the false expectation, which is that they will aggressively pursue solutions to our problems.
There are two big ways for more mortgage write-downs to happen, and two big goals progressives should have for the financial fraud task force.
I am not sure the Obama campaign understands fully that many women care more about their access to wages than their access to abortions, but Obama does understand the two issues are inextricably linked. And it's showing in his polling with all women.
This person would not have to be a scientist, but would have to be science literate and keyed into the national policy dialogue -- and someone both candidates would accept. It's a tall order.
Women are the majority of the electorate, and, in large part, our votes will decide the outcome of the 2012 presidential race. Judging by the president's speech, it's clear that he gets this. Judging by recent comments from supporters of Gov. Mitt Romney, it's equally clear that they don't.
Mitt Romney is the perfect Republican candidate: a straight, religious, white man who is rich and can self-fund his campaign. And Romney shares a common Republican personality defect: he doesn't empathize with average Americans.
Obama's closet on gay marriage is about as well-guarded as Liberace's was on being gay. And it's time for Obama to now kick down the closet door. It's no longer a matter of whether he can or should. He must if he wants to win the election.
The most at risk, exploited and vulnerable populations caught in this current debate are Latina workers. Immigration reform while no silver bullet would go a long way to giving both legal and undocumented Latina workers a voice to speak out against exploitation in the workplace.
