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Jamelle Bouie

Jamelle Bouie is a staff writer at The American Prospect.

Recent Articles

Don't Blame Obama for the Enthusiasm Gap

Democratic voters have never been that thrilled about voting in midterm elections, and there isn't much the president can do to change that.

Jamelle BouieOct 05, 2010
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In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, President Barack Obama took the opportunity to express his deep frustration with Democratic voters' lack of enthusiasm. Sounding more like a parent than a president, Obama said it was "inexcusable for any Democrat or progressive right now to stand on the sidelines" and added that it was "irresponsible" for Democrats not to vote in November.

The Coming Administrative Presidency.

Jamelle BouieOct 04, 2010

I'm inclined to agree with Joe Klein's take on the choice of Pete Rouse to serve as Rahm Emanuel's replacement:

I don't know Rouse very well. I don't know what his priorities will be. Early reports emphasized his "calming" effect and his long career as a Congressional insider. But if this no-drama White House gets any calmer, it'll be comatose. There's a need for energetic, non-Congressional, non-insider voices in the inner circle. Some wise executives like Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell would be welcome.

Tom Friedman Hates Democracy.

Jamelle BouieOct 04, 2010

I thought Atrios had the right take on Tom Friedman's latest, "Tom Friedman wants a third party with no constituency to enact his preferred agenda. [I] have only seen that column written 3 trillion times before:"

There is a revolution brewing in the country, and it is not just on the right wing but in the radical center. I know of at least two serious groups, one on the East Coast and one on the West Coast, developing “third parties” to challenge our stagnating two-party duopoly that has been presiding over our nation’s steady incremental decline. [...]

In the Future, Everyone will be Rick Sanchez.

Jamelle BouieOct 01, 2010

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I thought Paul Campos had a fine response to Rick Sanchez's self-pitying rant about himself, CNN and the Jews:

Republicans: Still Not Very Diverse.

Jamelle BouieOct 01, 2010

Leslie Sanchez, author of Los Republicanos: Why Hispanics and Republicans Need Each Other, sees this year as a sign that the GOP is becoming more diverse:

Overall, 14 African-Americans across the country are running as GOP nominees for Congress. As the Frederick Douglass Foundation has pointed out, if just three of them win, it would mark the first time since Reconstruction that more than two African-Americans from the Republican Party have served in Congress.

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