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yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 11/12/2008
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It’s a wonderful thing to see a black man preparing to be inaugurated as President of the United States. This, naturally, has led to a lot of feel-good rhetoric about race relations. But it seems to me that there are some ways of looking at the data that suggest that Obama’s ...
realclearpolitics.com - 11/20/2008
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realclearpolitics.com —
In 2000, George W. Bush campaigned as a
"uniter, not a divider." It didn't pan out that...
way. In four years time, the electorate was evenly divided, with about half the country favoring his reelection and the other half opposing...
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Electoral Polarization Continues Under Obama
lashawnbarber.com - 11/8/2008
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lashawnbarber.com —
A somewhat unorganized collection of post-election thoughts. More
to come. Author Shelby Steele, with whom I shared...
a discussion panel several years ago, writes about Barack Obama’s delusional “post-racial promise.” After ...
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Barack Obama’s Post-Racial Delusion
pandagon.net - 11/7/2008
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pandagon.net —
by Jesse Taylor Barack Obama just called himself
a “mutt” during his press conference. I’m going to...
love the shit out of the next eight years.
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Decidedly Racial Obama Goes Racial
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Whites Voted For Obama, Proving They’re Racist!
Outside The Beltway | OTB —
... for? and 2) What color are you? Because I’m guessing that there might be all manner of reasons that Obama fared worse than Kerry in those four states. Maybe there was differential turnout based on downballot issues and candidates? Maybe the “experience” issue resonated more deeply there? Maybe the Hillary Factor played more of a role there, especillay in Arkansas? Maybe they perceived Obama as more liberal? Maybe there are more guys named Joe or more plumbers in those states? Matt Yglesias adds, Obama improved on John Kerry’s vote share by 4.2 percentage points. His ...
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