Tag: Politics
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Bongo’s rule ended by failed promises…
Gabon coup: Bongo’s rule ended by failed promises and shifting alliances Gyldas A. Ofoulhast-Othamot, St. Petersburg College The Bongo family’s 56 year hold on power in Gabon was abruptly brought to an end with a military coup on 30 August. The military takeover happened hours after election results were announced that gave Ali Bongo Ondimba a…
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How to pick the next Nigerian president
It appears this mercantile politician whose character portrait is corrosive to democracy and who elevates self-interest over and above national interest will be taking no prisoners in the pursuit of his “lifelong ambition.” However, I am ready to shout it from the rooftops again and again, that his character attributes will engender a conflict of…
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Why do so few clergy serve in Congress?
Rev. Raphael G. Warnock delivers a eulogy at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Curtis Compton/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Robert Speel, Penn State While campaigning for Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, U.S. Rep. Doug Collins – a former pastor – attacked her opponent, Democrat Reverend Raphael Warnock, the senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, for his…
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Ghana Election Poll: Akufo-Addo loses votes to Mahama
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo slipped 13 points to garner 20% in the third wave of the Ghana Election Poll which run from August 1 to September 31, 2020. In the second wave, he dropped 2 points and his opponent John Dramani Mahama gained 14 points. Mahama, on the other hand, garnered 76% in the third…
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finally admits Joe Biden has won…
I’ll take it! #TrumpConceded pic.twitter.com/0TB6oR2rkF — Tic Freeman’s Baby Mama (@JamelleMyBelle) November 15, 2020 Donald Trump acknowledged that Joe Biden won the US presidential election for the time on Sunday, but claimed attempts to “steal votes” meant the contest was rigged. The president stopped short of conceding defeat and his legal team are still focused…
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Multiple Republican senators think President-elect Biden should be receiving security briefings
High-ranking GOP senators told reporters on Thursday that they think Joe Biden should be receiving security briefings following his projected win in the presidential election. The Trump administration is currently withholding the classified briefings from Biden. The list of senators who support Biden receiving security briefings includes Chuck Grassley, John Thune, Lindsey Graham, James Lankford…
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Before Kamala Harris, many Black women aimed for the White House
Harris isn’t actually the first Black woman to run for vice president of the United States. Photo Illustration by Pavlo Conchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Sharon Austin, University of Florida The vice president-elect of the United States is the American daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants. With Joe Biden’s projected presidential win over Donald Trump,…
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Georgia’s political shift – a tale of urban and suburban change
Incumbent Republican US Sen. David Perdue wanted to avoid a runoff. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Jan Nijman, Georgia State University Over the past 36 years, the state of Georgia has voted for Republican presidential candidates in every cycle except 1992, when voters backed Bill Clinton. In the past 20 years, it voted consistently for Republican governors…
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Tanzanian poll is likely to usher in a new era of authoritarianism. Here’s why
President John Magufuli has closed down all the reliable means to evaluate allegations of foul play. Getty Images Dan Paget, University of Aberdeen Tanzanians voted in their general election on October 28 in a poll that pitted popular opposition chief Tundu Lissu against incumbent John Magufuli. As the results were announced, Dan Paget explains why…
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NYT/Siena: Trump 47, Biden 43 in Texas
by Charles Kuffner. President Trump maintains a narrow lead in Texas, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll on Monday, as he faces a rebellion in the state’s once overwhelmingly Republican suburbs but survives with support from an unlikely ally, Hispanic voters. Over all, Mr. Trump leads Joe Biden, 47 percent to 43 percent,…