Archive for April 19th, 2012

Time Capsule: Jimmie Davis Sings His Way into Voters’ Hearts for a Second Time

Time Capsule: Jimmie Davis Sings His Way into Voters’ Hearts for a Second Time

Country singer and songwriter Jimmie H. Davis, the son of a sharecropper who enlivened the campaign trail by performing with a quartet, won his second term as governor of Louisiana on this day in 1960.  Best remembered as the composer of the hit song “You Are […]

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Preview of 2016: Clinton vs. Christie?

Preview of 2016: Clinton vs. Christie?

Admitting that they’re getting a little bored with the 2012 race, the folks at Public Policy Polling decided to take a look ahead at the race for 2016. Their insanely early survey shows Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the heavy favorite for the Democratic […]

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