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Jamelle Bouie

Jamelle Bouie is a staff writer at The American Prospect.

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Black Turnout.

Jamelle BouieOct 18, 2010

The election is in a few weeks, and Democrats are scrambling to boost African American turnout:

Without Mr. Obama atop the ticket this year, Mr. Kissell and a number of other vulnerable Democrats, mostly in the rural South, face the challenge of reviving the spirit of 2008 for black voters without alienating right-leaning white majorities in their districts. [...]

The Mis-Informant.

Jamelle BouieOct 15, 2010

If you have a few minutes to spare, you should watch Jack Black in "The Mis-Informant."

The funniest part is when Glenn Beck gets owned by an 8-year-old girl.

-- Jamelle Bouie

Explaining Hate Crimes.

Jamelle BouieOct 15, 2010

Yesterday saw a federal hate-crimes conviction in Scranton, Pennsylvania:

Two men on trial in a Pennsylvania federal court in connection with the beating death of an undocumented Mexican immigrant have been found guilty on all counts, including hate crimes. [...]

"Four people attacked one person because of his race and because they didn't want people like him living in their town," prosecutor Myesha K. Braden said during her closing argument.

There Is No Such Thing as a Mandate.

Jamelle BouieOct 15, 2010

In the current issue of The Forum, Georgetown political scientist Hans Noel has an excellent piece on political myths called "The Ten Things Political Scientists Know That You Don't." It's lengthy, something you should set aside for when you have some spare time during the day, but it's worth reading in full. That said, there is one point I want to highlight now, because it will be very salient in about three weeks:

This Is Why Obama Needs Judges.

Jamelle BouieOct 15, 2010

This doesn't strike me as a big surprise:

A federal judge in Florida has allowed key parts of a lawsuit against the federal health care overhaul to proceed, presaging a long legal battle over the legislation.

Judge Roger Vinson of Florida's Northern District, a Reagan appointee, ruled that two elements of a lawsuit brought by Bill McCollum and 19 other attorneys general, along with the National Federation of Independent Business, could proceed.

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