NowPublic and Politisite at Democratic Debate Tonight

NowPublic and Politisite Guest Blogging for Myrtle Beach Palace Theater CNN and Congressinal Black Caucus Democratic Debate Tonight

2:48am - Update - We are currently uploading Photos from the Candidates.
 
2:15am - I will be uploaded a heated interview with Congresswoman Jackson Lee on her support of Senator Clinton.  I also interviewed Howard Dean from the DNC.  I have a few more surprises as well.  I will be writing up a follow up artcile on this heated and exciting debate.
 
At 23:05 - Update -  CNN/OPINION RESEARCH CORPORATION POLL

Interviews with 1,393 adult Americans, including 743 whites and a special oversample of 513 blacks, conducted by telephone

Racial Discrimination

Where You Live

                      Whites   Blacks

 

Serious problem        25%      61%

Not serious problem    74%      39%

 

Blacks' Views of Racial Discrimination Where They Live

                       Now      1993

Serious problem        61%      67%

Not serious problem    39%      31%

QUESTION: How serious a problem do you think racial discrimination against blacks is where you live -- a very serious problem, a somewhat serious problem, not too serious, or not at all serious?

Racial Descrimination In the Country

                      Whites   Blacks

Serious problem        57%      90%

Not serious problem    42%      10%

QUESTION: How serious a problem do you think racial discrimination against blacks is in this country -- a very serious problem, a somewhat serious problem, not too serious, or not at all serious?

Quality of Life for Blacks Over Last 10 Years

                     Whites  Blacks

Gotten better         64%     39%

Stayed the same       27%     40%

Gotten worse           7%     21%

BLACKS ONLY Quality of Life for Blacks Over Last 10 Years

                      Now    1995

Gotten better         39%     37%

Stayed the same       40%     29%

Gotten worse          21%     33%

 

QUESTION: Looking back over the last ten years, do you think the quality of life for blacks has gotten better, stayed about the same, or gotten worse?

Quality of Life for Blacks  Over Last 40 Years

                    Whites   Blacks

Gotten better         91%     71%

Stayed the same        6%     17%

Gotten worse           2%     12%

QUESTION: And looking back over the last FORTY years, do you think the quality of life for blacks has gotten better, stayed about the same, or gotten worse?

Problems of Blacks Due to Discrimination?

       Whites   Blacks

Yes     13%       38%

No      85%       61%

BLACKS ONLY Problems of Blacks Due to Discrimination?

        Now      1993

Yes     38%       44%

No      61%       49%

QUESTION: On the average, blacks have worse jobs, income and housing than white people.  Do you think this is mostly due to discrimination against blacks, or is it mostly due to something else?

Do Whites Underestimate Amount of Discrimination Against Blacks?

         Whites  Blacks

Yes       60%      82%

No        39%      17%

 

QUESTION: In general, do you think whites underestimate the amount of discrimination there is against blacks, or not?

Do Blacks Overestimate Amount of Discrimination Against Them?

         Whites  Blacks

Yes       72%     59%

No        25%     41%

 

Sampling error: +/- 4.5% pts

 

QUESTION: In general, do you think blacks overestimate the amount of discrimination against blacks, or not?

 

 

THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS WERE RELEASED AT 4 PM TODAY:

 

ALL AMERICANS

How Much of Martin Luther King's  Dream Has Been Fulfilled?

All of it              6%

Great deal            37%

Moderate amount       45%

Not very much         10%

None                   1%

How Much of Martin Luther King's Dream Has Been Fulfilled?

                     Whites  Blacks

All/great deal        43%     44%

Moderate amount       47%     41%

Not very much/none     9%     14%

ALL AMERICANS

How Much of Martin Luther King's Dream Has Been Fulfilled?

                      Now    1997

All/great deal        43%     21%

Moderate amount       45%     53%

Not very much/none    11%     24%

QUESTION: Dr. Martin Luther King gave his famous "I Have a Dream Speech" at a civil rights march in Washington in 1963.  In your view, how much of Dr. King's "dream" that he talked about has been fulfilled today  -- all of it, a great deal, a moderate amount, not very much, or none of it?

Will Race Relations Always Be a Problem for the U.S.?

         Whites   Blacks

Yes       43%      52%

No        57%      47%

 

Race Relations Will Always Be a Problem for the U.S.

         Whites   Blacks

Now       43%      52%

1993      53%      55%

QUESTION: Do you think that relations between blacks and whites will always be a problem for the United States, or that a solution will eventually be worked out?

Is the Country Ready for A Black President?

         Whites   Blacks

Yes       72%       61%

No        26%       37%

The Country is Ready for  A Black President

          Whites   Blacks

Now        72%      61%

2006       65%      54%

QUESTION: Do you think America is ready for a black president or not?

Is the Country Ready for A Female President?

          Men   Women

Yes       64%    65%

No        35%    34%

QUESTION: Do you think America is ready for a woman president or not? Extremely Important to Your Vote for President

Economy          41%

Iraq             41%

Terrorism        39%

Health care      38%

Gas prices       33%

Iran             32%

Immigration      30%

Taxes            28%

Abortion         23%

Global warming   18%

Race relations   12%

BLACKS ONLY

Extremely Important to Your Vote for President

Economy          59%

Iraq             59%

Terrorism        55%

Health care      57%

Gas prices       53%

Iran             49%

Taxes            43%

Race relations   41%

Immigration      33%

Global warming   32%

Abortion         30%

 

Importance of Race Relations To Your Vote for President

                      Whites    Blacks

Extremely important    12%        41%

Very important         26%        30%

Moderately important   37%        13%

Not important          25%        15%

    ALL AMERICANS

How Much of Martin Luther King's Dream Has Been Fulfilled?

 

All of it              6%

Great deal            37%

Moderate amount       45%

Not very much         10%

None                   1%

 

How Much of Martin Luther King's Dream Has Been Fulfilled?

                     Whites  Blacks

All/great deal        43%     44%

Moderate amount       47%     41%

Not very much/none     9%     14%

ALL AMERICANS

How Much of Martin Luther King's Dream Has Been Fulfilled?

                      Now    1997

All/great deal        43%     21%

Moderate amount       45%     53%

Not very much/none    11%     24%

QUESTION: Dr. Martin Luther King gave his famous "I Have a Dream Speech" at a civil rights march in Washington in 1963.  In your view, how much of Dr. King's "dream" that he talked about has been fulfilled today  -- all of it, a great deal, a moderate amount, not very much, or none of it?

Will Race Relations Always Be a Problem for the U.S.?

         Whites   Blacks

Yes       43%      52%

No        57%      47%

 

QUESTION: Do you think that relations between blacks and whites will always be a problem for the United States, or that a solution will eventually be worked out?

CNN/OPINION RESEARCH CORPORATION POLL

Is the Country Ready for A Black President?

         Whites   Blacks

Yes       72%       61%

No        26%       37%

 

The Country is Ready for A Black President

          Whites   Blacks

Now        72%      61%

2006       65%      54%

 

QUESTION: Do you think America is ready for a black president or not?

Is the Country Ready for A Female President?

          Men   Women

Yes       64%    65%

No        35%    34%

 

QUESTION: Do you think America is ready for a woman president or not?

 What are your answers NowPublic?  Let us know where you stand.  CNN provided this poll to generate dicussion for their Race in America segement following the debate.
 
At 22:00 - Update- Audio clips of interviews will be uploaded as we  clear from the spin room.  The press filing center is located at Philips Seafood, they are catering the event.  The problem is the Spin Room is a  bus ride.  We literally have to file our reports, hop on the media bus to the Palace Theator get our interviews and return to upload our work.  Hang in there following the debate for our photos and coverage.    There is a sand sculpture of the candidates we will be photographing and uploading soon.  Make sure you see some of the other reports we have uploaded prior to the debate.  I will transfer the more important comments to the body of the story as time goes on.  The blog will also be available at http://politisite.wordpress.com and http://politisite.blogspot.com 

At 21:40 – Update - Hilliary is harping on Obama voting Present rater than Yeah or Nay.  The probablem with Hilliary is she votes on bills she doesnt read

at 21:28 – Update - Well it appears the gloves have come off.  Hilliary was on the board at Walmart and Obama fighting for Slum Lords in Chicago.  Edwards ask how many people are we helping with this retoric

at 21:25 - Update - Just uploaded photos of the Myrtle Beach Sculptures of the candidates.  Wolf Blittzer and others

At 20:30 - Update -  CNN/OPINION RESEARCH CORPORATION POLL

Interviews with 1,393 adult Americans, including 743 whites and a special oversample of 513 blacks, conducted by telephone

How would you as NowPublic Readers Answer these questions.  Please post your answers in the Comments section below the full article. 

How Much of Martin Luther King's

Dream Has Been Fulfilled?

All of it              6%

Great deal            37%

Moderate amount       45%

Not very much         10%

None                   1%

How Much of Martin Luther King's

Dream Has Been Fulfilled?

 

                     Whites  Blacks

 

All/great deal        43%     44%

Moderate amount       47%     41%

Not very much/none     9%     14%

How Much of Martin Luther King's

Dream Has Been Fulfilled?

                      Now    1997

 

All/great deal        43%     21%

Moderate amount       45%     53%

Not very much/none    11%     24%

QUESTION: Dr. Martin Luther King gave his famous "I Have a Dream Speech" at a civil rights march in Washington in 1963.  In your view, how much of Dr. King's "dream" that he talked about has been fulfilled today  -- all of it, a great deal, a moderate amount, not very much, or none of it?

Will Race Relations Always Be a Problem for the U.S.?

CNN Rleased this poll during the debate to follow-up on the Show, Race and Politics, Following the debate.  What are your insights?  Political Correctness is not necessary. So get involved with your comments.

at 19:45 pm - Update - My Photo Journalist, Kathy, has just left on the bus to do the spray of the candidates.  We have a few photos to upload but searching for our upload cable.  We will upload the spray following the debate.  

 

at 17:00 Pm - My photorapher and I arrived and passed through security.  We re working diliengently to get Kathy on the media spray of the candidates prior to the debate.  This is were the major news services each have a photographer to photograph the candidates from the venue.  

Thanks for your interest.  Ask any questions you may have for our team at Politisite, the candidates, and the celebrities who will be attending.  Obama Girl, Congressman Cyburn, Preident Bill Clinton and more.  I will as questions you are interested in so you will be part of the debate process.

Albert N. Milliron 

The Congressional Black Caucus and CNN Democratic Debate Monday 21st January 2008

Politisite Guest Blogger for NowPublic Tonight from South Carolina

Hello all you pundits, politicos, politstes, pollsters, political junkies, and casual political readers.

Tonight I will be attending the Congressional Black Caucus Institute and CNN Presidential Debate in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This will be my seventh debate this presidential cycle. I LOVE IT! During the event I will give you a pictorial of what is happening each stage of the process. I will attempt show you what it's like to cover a media event in the world of United States politics.  My photo Journalist will be uploading photos  throughout the night.  Credentialed media will not be in the debate auditorium, except for a photo spray of the candiates before the debate begins. We will be in the media press room were all those bloggers, TV Crews, and news services you watch and read do their magic. Following the debate, We will be in the Spin Room interviewing the candidates and celebrities as they arrive. We beleive President Bill Clinton will be there for interviews. Its always fun to bet on which candidate will be there doing their spinning.  That's were candidates go to, "correct the record", after they make all of their mistakes at the podiums.

Please check back, throughout the day, as I will be adding information about the CBCI, CNN, and Myrtle Beach.  Debate begins at 8pm Eastern 5 Pacific, and 0100 hrs UTC (GMT)

January 21, 2008
TICKER MORNING EDITION: Monday, January 21, 2008
Posted:
Tonight, CNN and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute host the final Presidential Debate before the South Carolina Democratic Primary. Sen. Hillary Clinton, former Sen. John Edwards, and Sen. Barack Obama will take the stage in Myrtle Beach. Tune into CNN and http://www.CNNPolitics.com throughout the day for extensive coverage of this event, as well as the race for the Republican presidential nomination. CNN’s Wolf Blitzer will moderate with questions from CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux and Joe Johns. The Debate will air live from 8 p.m. ET to 10 p.m. ET. Democratic Debate Day

WASHINGTON (CNN) — He’s not on the ballot this cycle, but it wouldn’t be a big surprise to see former President Bill Clinton take the stage with the remaining Democratic presidential contenders at tonight’s CNN/Congressional Black Caucus Institute debate in South Carolina.

The former president was nearly as much of a presence leading up to Saturday’s Nevada caucuses as his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton – or any of the Democratic candidates, really. In Nevada, as in New Hampshire, President Clinton was in a fighting mood the night before the vote, taking direct aim at Sen. Barack Obama; and again, in defiance of the polls, his wife pulled out a win.

This time, Obama is calling foul. President Clinton may not be a candidate this year, Obama told ABC, but he’s starting to feel as though he’s “running against both Clintons.” Top Obama strategist David Axelrod is chiming in too, accusing the couple of a “good cop, bad cop” routine this campaign season.

There may be no method to this madness, but there’s certainly a routine developing in the Clinton-Obama feud: Public truces are made, then broken hours later; last-minute, dueling conference calls are scheduled an hour or so apart; escalating charges and counter-charges are traded, investigations called for, inboxes flooded with allegations of distortion and dirty tricks. The over-under on response time from either side, in a Sunday CNN calculation, is down to a mind-warping seven minutes.

And as shock waves from the chaotic Nevada caucuses continue to ripple through Democratic ranks, yet another unwelcome pattern seems to be repeating itself. Last week, during the dustup over Sen. Clinton’s comments on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, observers noted that her campaign stood to benefit every time race was on the table, no matter the context.

This week, Obama may have the most to gain from the emerging dynamic: African-American voters in South Carolina have been swinging his way, according to recent polls – and nothing motivates the base quite like the charges of voter suppression coming out of Nevada. Both the Clinton and Obama campaigns are accusing the other of engaging in the practice.

The brutal bloodletting of the primary season may disappear quickly after a nominee is decided. But will the battle wounds really heal completely by November?

Momentum seems to have a short shelf life this cycle, but for what it’s worth, two Republicans come out of Saturday’s vote with the wind at their backs. John McCain won the kingmaker South Carolina contest, eight years after his campaign collapsed there. And Ron Paul’s second-place showing in Nevada’s neglected GOP caucuses – and near-tie with third-place Fred Thompson in South Carolina – may, at least for the moment, silence the skeptics. (Could it be the blimp?)

The list of walking wounded out of South Carolina is longer. It includes: Mike Huckabee, who actually split the state’s evangelical vote with John McCain; Fred Thompson, whose last-stand heroics translated into an underwhelming 16 percent finish; and Rudy Giuliani, whose Florida focus reduced his Saturday showing there to an asterisk.

Somewhere in the middle: Mitt Romney, who comes out of the weekend with a delegate lead, a caucus win – and a disappointing fourth-place showing in South Carolina, despite spending as much on ads there as the rest of the Republican field combined.

– CNN Associate Political Editor Rebecca Sinderbrand

Thanks for your interest.  Ask any questions you may have for our team at Politisite, the candidates, and the celebrities who will be attending.  Obama Girl, Congressman Cyburn, Preident Bill Clinton and more.  I will as questions you are interested in so you will be part of the debate process.

Albert N. Milliron