Tag Archives: 2016 Elections

Sen. Josh McKoon 2016 GA Legislative Update

The Madison Forum was very pleased to have Georgia State Senator Josh McKoon, Madison Forum Member, as the Guest Speaker at the Breakfast Meeting on Saturday, August 29th at the Rib Ranch Restaurant. Sen. McKoon gave his insight on the “2016 Legislative Session” and many other issues that will be of interest to Georgia voters.

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Part II-Today Through the 2016 Elections

Jewish Political Perspective

By
Larry Laibson

Introduction
In Part I of this paper, I outlined the historical Jewish political perspective which is unique to America. Jews have consistently been Democratic with the largest majority of any group overall (Blacks are the largest Democratic voting bloc in recent elections after switching over from the Republican Party many years ago). This is an interesting phenomenon as Jews in other countries are more … Read more...

SOME THOUGHTS ON DEMOGRAPHICS OF JEWISH, BLACK AND HISPANIC VOTERS AND THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL RACE

By
Larry Laibson

There have been many questions and articles regarding the voting characteristic of some groups that have generally been consistently “liberal” and “Democratic: i.e. Jews, Blacks and Hispanics.
I continually get questions from friends on how Jews in such large majorities support Democrats over the years especially Obama. Responses can vary and from the ’30,000 foot level” books like Norman Podhoretz’s “Why Are Jews Liberal” (a hard read) … Read more...

Report of RNC National Committeeman Randy Evans

By
Randy Evans

Thank you for the opportunity to serve as Georgia’s National Committeeman to the Republican National Committee.  It has been an honor to serve and represent Georgia Republicans.

As promised, I hit the ground running with the help of my fellow members of the RNC.  I knew I had big shoes to fill following Committeeman Alec Poitevint, and I believe I have carried on the tradition of influential … Read more...

Weakened president/weakened Congress: Things might actually get done

By: Randy Evans

Like sand through an hourglass, the term of President Barack Obama continues to slip away. In the world of presidential politics, there is actually not that much time to get things done.
Every two years, things in Washington, D.C., inevitably grind to a halt as each party waits on the election outcome. This means that out of eight years (assuming re-election), four years are spent either trying … Read more...