WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Nuts & Bolts", "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".
New Orleans There’s no argument about one thing in looking at the results of the off-year elections: Republicans had a very bad day. We can all argue about what that means for the future, but there’s no way not to see this as anything other than an ass-whipping. Democratic won governor races in …
New Orleans US off-year elections are often little more than an exercise in reading tea leaves. Hardcore political junkies pay a lot more attention to them than others, because it’s a sales and promotion event for the pros trying to gear up for bigger bucks in the midterms. This one is a little …
New Orleans Just like in a US presidential election; I found myself checking for early results before I went to sleep and scrolling at 4:30 AM to see the results to that point. It turns out that Trump does have long coattails in elections. It’s just that they may be in Canada, not …