Politics
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Will Obama Do More for African Americans?
Mary Mitchell, writing at the Chicago Sun-Times, says that she hopes the second-term president will focus more explicitly on the needs of a group that he can always depend on for support. Contrary to popular thought, black people didn’t vote for Obama because he is black. They voted for him because they were scared to…
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Obama Secures Legacy as a Great President
Ebony‘s Kevin Chappell explains how a hard-fought battle ended in victory for the Obama campaign. The biggest question heading into Election Day — whether voter turnout would be high as it was in 2008 — was answered with a resounding yes, as lines outside polling stations were as long as they were four years ago.…
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Black TV Watch: Election Night on 'The Daily Show'
(The Root) — Apparently Tuesday night, when we were all glued to election coverage on major news networks like CNN and MSNBC, we should have been tuning in to Comedy Central, because its Election Night show told it like it really was. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Tuesday, 11 p.m. ET; Comedy Central) ”…
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Mia Love Loses House Race
The Root 100 honoree and Saratoga Springs, Utah, Mayor Mia Love, who was running to represent Utah as the first African-American Republican woman in Congress, lost her race last night by fewer than 3,000 votes, the Hill reports. Rep. Jim Matheson (D-Utah) has held on for victory against Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love (R), meaning…
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Watch This: Obama: The Best Is Yet to Come
“Tonight, in this election, you, the American people, reminded us that while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back, and we know in our hearts that for the United States of America, the best is yet to come,” President Barack…
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Obama's Day, Nov. 7: Returning to the White House
WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2012 In the afternoon, the first family will depart from Chicago, Illinois en route Washington, DC. The departure from O’Hare International Airport and the arrival on the South Lawn will be open press.
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Obama's Win: An Inflection Point
(The Root) — For a year I have been telling people that the 2012 presidential contest is far more important than the 2008 election. Yes, in 2008 America elected its first African-American president in Barack Obama. This was a profoundly historic achievement no matter how you figure it. But that outcome, to borrow some apt…
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President Obama Wins Second Term
After calling the state of Ohio for President Obama, NBC, CNN, CBS and others are predicting that he has won re-election. “This happened because of you. Thank you,” Obama tweeted at 11:14 p.m. ET. From NBC: One after another, crucial states that had been deemed toss-ups before Election Day fell into the president’s hands: Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, New…
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Not Enough of the White Vote for Romney?
Mitt Romney’s share of the white vote in the final pre-election poll — about 57.6 percent — is one reason to be confident in a win for Barack Obama, the American Prospect’s Jamelle Bouie says. In a blog post today, he suggests that the Republican candidate would have been wise to put more effort into reaching…
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Election Night 2012: The Live Results Show
Don’t sit around biting your nails by yourself as you wait to hear who the next leader of the free world will be. Join The Root, TWIB and some very special guests on Tuesday from 7:30 p.m. until around midnight for our livestream and chat and Twitter session. This Week in Blackness host Elon James…