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Obama Election Didn't Mobilize Chicago's Black Wards

Chi-Town Daily News | Geoff Dougherty | Posted 11.17.2008 | Chicago

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Alderman Emma Mitts worked hard in the days before the presidential election to ensure that citizens in her West Side ward would take advantage of the...

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White Voters and Obama

Jon Wiener | Posted 11.04.2008 | Home

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Jon Wiener

When Reagan won reelection in 1984, the electorate was 86 per cent white; by 2004, the white percentage had dropped to 77. That's one reason why an interracial coalition is likely to elect America's first black president today.

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My Experience Early Voting in Georgia

Glen McDaniel | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home

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Glen McDaniel

A woman nearby said she was still wrestling with whom to vote for. She felt an obligation to vote for Obama but thought McCain more exemplified her Christian values. She said she was praying even then and would let God direct her hand at the machine.

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Once You Go Black...

Raymond Leon Roker | Posted 03.13.2008 | Politics

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Raymond Leon Roker

What Geraldine Ferarro said about Obama isn't entirely without merit -- it just entirely misses the fact that there hasn't been a candidate in our lifetimes that didn't benefit from a certain appeal due to their height, wealth, race, name, faith or smile.

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Obama '08 - The Reverse Race Card and the Oprah Factor

Carl Jeffers | Posted 12.10.2007 | Politics

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Carl Jeffers

In some ways, the Oprah factor actually raises the stakes for Obama. Now, he almost has to win Iowa, and he really needs to carry the black vote in South Carolina.

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Why Barack Obama is Losing Black Voters: Too Little, Too Late ... Too Boring?

Rod McCullom | Posted 10.30.2007 | Politics

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Rod McCullom

The delicate racial balancing act has consistently been Obama's strongest suit with white voters and the intelligentsia, and his Achilles heel with black voters.

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