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Blue America and the Changing Electorate
openleft.com - 11/12/2008
Blue America and the Changing Electorate
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This has been a good election for map lovers.  The New York Times has a great set of graphics that shows not only results but changes from the previous four elections. I've put together a few cartograms and gone back to the 1988 election to see what changes we've had in the last 20 years.  ...
washingtonmonthly.com - 11/9/2008
Change We Can Believe In
— washingtonmonthly.com — Change We Can Believe In From the Washington Post: "Transition advisers to President-elect Barack Obama have compiled... a list of about 200 Bush administration actions and executive orders that could be swiftly undone to reverse White House policies on ... (more) Change We Can Believe In

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Barack Obama victory shows changing makeup of US electorate
telegraph.co.uk - 11/7/2008
Barack Obama victory shows changing makeup of US electorate
— telegraph.co.uk — Barack Obama's historic election win has marked a new epoch in US politics by showing that white... voters no longer hold the balance of power when it comes to choosing US presidents. (more) Barack Obama victory shows changing makeup of US electorate

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shakespearessister.blogspot.com - 11/9/2008
Great Expectations
— shakespearessister.blogspot.com — This is music to my ears. Please, Maude, let it be so: Transition advisers to President-elect Barack... Obama have compiled a list of about 200 Bush administration actions and executive orders that could be swiftly undone to reverse White House policies ... (more) Great Expectations

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Swing State Project:  Mondale/McCain and Dole/Obama Counties

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Mondale/McCain and Dole/Obama Counties
Swing State Project — ... county-change map) based on preliminary election returns. But with the exception of dreaminonempty's remarkable and must-see map diary over at Open Left, no one has really focused much on what longer-term trends look like, especially at the county-by-county level. ...

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