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HUFFINGTON POST: New Evidence Shows Poll Watching Efforts Target Minority Precincts

Source: Dan Froomkin / The Huffington Post Poll watchers from groups ostensibly targeting voter fraud are headed primarily to minority voting precincts on Election Day, lending support to the argument that their real goal is to suppress the African-American and Latino vote. A partial list of precincts targeted by a Pittsburgh Tea Party group working on [...]

REV. JESSE JACKSON SR.: Why I Believe America And The World Still Need Barack Obama

By Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. The Guardian Why do I think it is so vital that President Barack Obama win again this week, for America and for the world? Let’s remember President Obama inherited a very deep hole, a hole most Americans did not imagine existed. When he came in, we had lost four million jobs [...]

How Important Is The Battleground State Of Ohio? Plus, The Impact Of Romney’s Misleading Jeep Ad (VIDEO)

Roland Martin, Ana Navarro, Christine Romans, Zorida Sambolin, John Berman, and Soledad O’Brien discuss the importance of the battleground state of Ohio. Plus the impact of Mitt Romney’s misleading GM and Chrysler ads.

Election 2012: What About The poor?

Source:  Tami Luhby / CNN Money NEW YORK – One wants to strengthen the nation’s existing safety net. The other wants to overhaul it. President Obama and challenger Mitt Romney have vastly different views on how to help the 46.2 million Americans in poverty and the more than 30 million people who are near poor. The [...]

Breaking Down Swing State Races; Early Voting Woes In Florida; The Impact Of the Latino Vote (VIDEO)

Roland Matin, Christine Romans, Zoraida Sambolin, John Berman, Ana Navarro and Soledad O’Brien discuss how the presidential election is playing out in the the swing state of Florida, early voting problems and Gov. Rick Scott’s attempt to suppress the vote.

AJC: Black Voters Cast More Than One-Third Of 1.9 Million Early Georgia Ballots

Source: Jim Calloway / Atlanta Journal Constitution Nearly 1.9 million votes have already been cast in Tuesday’s general election in Georgia — 35 percent of all those registered, according to figures released this morning by Secretary of State Brian Kemp. But if you calculate a 70 percent turnout rate by 7 p.m. Tuesday, the number [...]

WASHINGTON WATCH: Labor Sec. Hilda Solis Breaks Down The October Jobs Report

The October report was pretty positive. It showed 171,000 thousand jobs added in October — better than expected — with the unemployment rate at 7.9 percent, up one tenth of 1 percent from last month’s 7.8 percent. Black unemployment was 14.3 percent, up nine tenths of 1 percent from last month’s 13.4 percent. Labor Sec. [...]

WASHINGTON WATCH ROUNDTABLE: Who Has The Momentum Heading Into Tuesday’s Election? (VIDEO)

Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss who has the momentum entering into Tuesday’s presidential election? This week’s Washington Watch roundtable features “The Washington Post”‘s Michael Fletcher; Republican strategist Lenny McAllister; : Dr. Chris Metzler of Georgetown University and “The Black Eagle,” Joe Madison. MR. MARTIN:  All right, folks.  As we said at the [...]

WASHINGTON WATCH ROUNDTABLE: The Craziest Moments Of The 2012 Election Cycle; Election Day Predictions

Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable recap the craziest moments of the 2012 election cycle and give their predictions on who will win the presidential election. This week’s Washington Watch roundtable features “The Washington Post”‘s Michael Fletcher; Republican strategist Lenny McAllister; : Dr. Chris Metzler of Georgetown University and “The Black Eagle,” Joe Madison. [...]

New Jersey Voters Can Cast Ballots Via Email and Fax

Source:   Emily Deruy / ABC News New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno has instructed that voters displaced by Hurricane Sandy be allowed to cast absentee ballots by email and fax until 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Voters will be able to submit voting applications until 5 p.m. Displaced voters will count as “overseas voters,” and will follow [...]