Did those white folks that switched really vote for Obama or for campaign Obama?

it seems to me that these folks voted more on the charisma and campaign of the candidate than the actual policies.

are we looking at those voters that switched this year in the wrong light? maybe they are just easy to convince and why they were able to be swayed by the more charismatic candidate and better "catchphrase" campaign?

Trump voters think African Americans are much less deserving than "average Americans"

Trickle Down is Bunk - Proof is Minnesota

When he took office in January of 2011, Minnesota governor Mark Dayton inherited a $6.2 billion budget deficit and a 7 percent unemployment rate from his predecessor, Tim Pawlenty, the soon-forgotten Republican candidate for the presidency who called himself Minnesota’s first true fiscally-conservative governor in modern history. Pawlenty prided himself on never raising state taxes — the most he ever did to generate new revenue was increase the tax on cigarettes by 75 cents a pack. Between 2003 and late 2010, when Pawlenty was at the head of Minnesota’s state government, he managed to add only 6,200 more jobs.

During his first four years in office, Gov. Dayton raised the state income tax from 7.85 to 9.85 percent on individuals earning over $150,000, and on couples earning over $250,000 when filing jointly — a tax increase of $2.1 billion. He’s also agreed to raise Minnesota’s minimum wage to $9.50 an hour by 2018, and passed a state law guaranteeing equal pay for women. Republicans like state representative Mark Uglem warned against Gov. Dayton’s tax increases, saying, “The job creators, the big corporations, the small corporations, they will leave. It’s all dollars and sense to them.” The conservative friend or family member you shared this article with would probably say the same if their governor tried something like this. But like Uglem, they would be proven wrong.
Between 2011 and 2015, Gov. Dayton added 172,000 new jobs to Minnesota’s economy — that’s 165,800 more jobs in Dayton’s first term than Pawlenty added in both of his terms combined. Even though Minnesota’s top income tax rate is the fourth highest in the country, it has the fifth lowest unemployment rate in the country at 3.6 percent. According to 2012-2013 U.S. census figures, Minnesotans had a median income that was $10,000 larger than the U.S. average, and their median income is still $8,000 more than the U.S. average today.

By late 2013, Minnesota’s private sector job growth exceeded pre-recession levels, and the state’s economy was the fifth fastest-growing in the United States. Forbes even ranked Minnesota the ninth best state for business (Scott Walker’s “Open For Business” Wisconsin came in at a distant #32 on the same list). Despite the fearmongering over businesses fleeing from Dayton’s tax cuts, 6,230 more Minnesotans filed in the top income tax bracket in 2013, just one year after Dayton’s tax increases went through. As of January 2015, Minnesota has a $1 billion budget surplus, and Gov. Dayton has pledged to reinvest more than one third of that money into public schools. And according to Gallup, Minnesota’s economic confidence is higher than any other state.

What's going on in NC is criminal

why are republicans trying to actively ruin this country?

what happened?

is it really b/c they can't let their white power go?

Isn't this hack the exact reason we have an electoral college?

isn't preventing something like this the reason we have an electoral college? to make the correct choice?

Women's March in DC...but not at the Lincoln Memorial

The Lincoln Memorial has been the site for many of the United States’ most historic rallies, from the civil rights and anti-Vietnam protests of the 1960s to the Million Man March in 1995. However, for the thousands of women planning to march on Washington following Donald Trump’s inauguration, the landmark won’t be available for rallying.

The National Park Service, on behalf of the Presidential Inauguration Committee, months ago reserved access to the landmark by filing a “massive omnibus blocking permit.” Permits for inaugural events have traditionally reserved most of the National Mall, Pennsylvania Avenue, the Washington Monument, and of course, the Lincoln Memorial, for days and weeks before, during, and after the inauguration, which will take place on Jan. 20, 2017.

Joy Reid Brings It (Must Read)

MSNBC needs to stop televising trump

if you are going to have all your hosts as democrats/progressives (for the most part) - why continue to shine a light on this egomaniac?

i mean going live to his victory speeches? why?

Which celeb to nominate for 2020?

van jones said whenever a celebrity runs for a major office, they usually win.

so which celeb can the dems nominate in 2020?

imho, the only person within the party that can win is michelle obama.

but if she's not interested, which star can do it b/c the only way i think a dem wins in 2020 is if trump is an immediate catastrophic disaster.

What is the solution to technological advancement?

how do we keep people employed in this country when technology is advancing so quickly?