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1st Black President Wins a 2nd Term
(The Root) — Four years after making history by becoming the first black president elected in the United States, Barack Obama has been elected to a second term. Bolstered by wins in key swing states, among them Ohio, Virginia and Pennsylvania, the president was declared the winner by multiple news outlets just after 11 p.m.…
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Racial Voter Intimidation Reported
(The Root) — It’s not even Election Day yet, but civil rights groups have already chronicled evidence of intimidation at the polls that’s being called “ugly” and “beyond troubling.” It’s both of those things, but also not at all surprising to anyone paying attention this election cycle that the reported efforts appear to be targeting…
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Will Bad Press Hurt Romney With Women?
Updated Thursday, 1:58 p.m. ET, October 25: Mitt Romney’s testimony in the Stemberg divorce case has been unsealed, according to the Boston Globe. Information on the nature of his testimony is not yet available. Earlier: (The Root) — After experiencing one of the best weeks of his campaign following the first presidential debate, which pundits…
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How Rival Campaign Rumors Affect women's Vote
Political watchers spent much of Wednesday holding their breath for two potential political bombshells. Most are still holding their breath. Though rumors swirled that real estate mogul turned conservative pot stirrer Donald Trump was going to release some allegations possibly related to the Obamas’ marriage, he ended up doing what Trump normally does: drumming up lots…
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Obama Wins Debate 3. It Might Not Matter
(The Root) — The tweet by Fox News contributor Kirsten Powers said it best: “Whoever did Obama’s debate prep should get a raise.” While the first presidential debate was a clear win for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and the second debate was widely seen as a slim win for President Barack Obama, the third…
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Hold On, Obama Still Has 1 More Debate
(The Root) — Everyone seems to agree that President Obama had a pretty good week. His debate performance on Tuesday night was a vast improvement over his performance in the previous debate, but he still has a tough road ahead in regaining some of the ground the polls indicate he lost with voters. So below…
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Obama Eludes 'Angry Black Man' Debate Trap
(The Root) — One thing on which everyone seems to agree is that President Obama had a much better performance Tuesday in the second 2012 presidential debate than he did in the first one. Something else on which nearly everyone seems to agree: That’s not saying very much, because the president’s first performance was so…
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Second Presidential Debate
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VP Debate: 1 Woman Wins. Minorities Lose
(The Root) — Finally. After the disappointment that was Jim Lehrer’s performance as moderator during the first presidential debate of the 2012 election (which was widely panned), viewers, and voters, were graced with a debate moderator who was cool, calm, collected and in control. Martha Raddatz of ABC News had faced predebate criticism from conservative…
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3 Things Biden and Ryan Must Do in Their Debate
(The Root) — It appears that the question of “Do debates actually matter?” has finally been settled, thanks to the fallout from the first 2012 presidential debate last week. Since his performance, Mitt Romney has enjoyed a surge in polls and an improvement in voter perception of him. As a result, the pressure is on in…