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The State of the Union, the Campaign Trail, and the President’s Plan

Barack Obama’s speech before Congress and the American public on Tuesday night served as the introduction to his 2012 reelection campaign. While the Republicans continued to feint and parry with one another through a highly entertaining Florida debate, searching still for the correct message and messenger, the man to beat already boarded the plane and started delivering his message around the country. President Obama visited five states in three days, beginning Wednesday in Iowa and ending in Michigan on Friday, talking about the economic plans he laid out in the State of the Union address. Continue reading “The State of the Union, the Campaign Trail, and the President’s Plan” »

The Time for Talk is Now

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South Carolina and Fractions of Factions

On Saturday night, Newt Gingrich won the Republican primary in South Carolina. The original outcome of the Iowa caucus fell through earlier in the week and went to Rick Santorum instead of the originally stated winner, Mitt Romney. Combine those two contests with the Romney win from New Hampshire and you find a fractured, uncertain Republican electorate. Just as Red Brown and Blue pointed out after Iowa, they simply can’t rally around a single candidate because none of the candidates offer more than a fractional degree of satisfaction to the divided party. Continue reading “South Carolina and Fractions of Factions” »

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

As an outlet for progressive political thought, Red Brown and Blue rarely finds cause to look back. We work to move things forward, to discuss innovative solutions, and to build tomorrow from today’s best ideas. We have good cause on Monday to make an exception and look back at a man who lived and died to bring progress and justice to America. Continue reading “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” »

Mitt Takes New Hampshire

The Republican primary in New Hampshire on Tuesday evening resulted in a historic victory for Mitt Romney – he is the first non-incumbent candidate in the modern primary era to win both Iowa and New Hampshire. The momentum provided by these two wins gives Romney a strong likelihood of securing the eventual nomination, with the upcoming contests in South Carolina and Florida offering an opportunity to solidify victory. Continue reading “Mitt Takes New Hampshire” »

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