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History made

By paulapostolidis | Published: November 4, 2008
Credit goes to John McCain for talking to America about what really did happen in this election. History was made, and McCain spoke about it for what it was: it is almost unbelievable, given the racism that has existed in the US well into recent times, that we have elected an African American president. This [...]
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Obama doing well in Florida

By paulapostolidis | Published: November 4, 2008
It’s a near tie right now in Republican Duval County (Jacksonville) where McCain should dominate, with 80% of the vote in. And barely 20 percent of the votes have been counted so far from Miami/Dade County, where Obama is very strong. Obama also doing well in the eastern I-4 corridor — Osceola and Orange Counties, [...]
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Watch Latino turnout

By paulapostolidis | Published: November 4, 2008
UW political scientist Matt Barreto estimates that Latino turnout this year will be 9 million compared with 7.6 million four years ago, an increase of close to 20 percent. Popular mobilizations and legislative action on immigration have a lot to do with this. Polls say that immigration is a super-important issue for Latinos in this [...]
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Remember the Voting Rights Act

By paulapostolidis | Published: November 4, 2008
Visitors to this site should keep in mind that the very large turnout of African American voters in this election, with people lining up for early voting in key southern states, should call to mind the continuing impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This landmark legislation, passed at the apex of the Civil [...]
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