andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 11/6/2008
edcone.typepad.com - 11/5/2008
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Results for Guilford County, where Sarah Palin made
her remarks about real Americans in pro-America parts of...
the country:Obama/Biden 58.75%McCain/Palin 40.44%Obama's margin in NC is now 11,690, up from 11,246 when the first unofficial results were ...
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Pro-Americans voting in the real America
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/9/2008
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Remember Guilford County, North Carolina, the place where
Sarah Palin said she was happy to be in...
"Real America"? Well, the North Carolina numbers are now all in, and guess what: Obama won this "Real American" county -- by a landslide. Yep -- ...
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County Where Palin Hailed "Real America" Voted ...
outsidethebeltway.com - 11/5/2008
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outsidethebeltway.com —
After George W. Bush won the 2000 election,
despite having received substantially fewer votes nationwide than Al...
Gore, many of us took great comfort in this famous map, showing the election results county-by-county: 2000 Election County-By-County Map In 2004, Bush won re-election by a majority ...
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2008 Election County-By-County
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County Where Palin Hailed "Real America" Voted Overwhelmingly For Obama
TPM Election Central —
... Guilford County, North Carolina, the place where Sarah Palin said she was happy to be in "Real America"?
Well, the North Carolina numbers are now all in, and guess what: Obama won this "Real American" county -- by a landslide.
Yep -- Guilford County voted 59%-41% for Obama.
In Palin's defense, maybe her "Real America" line didn't refer to this specific municipality, but was generally referring to North Carolina as a whole. Oh, wait...
(Via Andrew Sullivan.)
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