Democrats avoid talking about poverty. Republicans back policies premised on outdated ideas about the poor. And the media doesn’t take either side to task.
In heavily Democratic Kings County, there’s little suspense in the presidential race. But Mitt Romney’s a heavy favorite in a few neighborhoods that favored GOP candidates in 2004 and 2008.
Four years after the housing crisis transformed the presidential race, it’s barely mentioned on the campaign trail. But foreclosure is still an issue in New York, and some believe federally-chartered…
Great nations feature great cities. But American campaigns usually don’t. Four years after voters elected a president who pledged to do more for cities, is that about to change?
Answers to city dwellers’ questions may not be on the tips of would-be presidents’ tongues, but then Iraq and terrorism have only sharpened an existing trend.
