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Sunday, November 9, 2008 12:00 AM

More good news from Election '08

Race was a "net plus" for Barack Obama. And a last look at Hillary Clinton, unlikely working class hero.
Joan Walsh

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  • Sunday, November 9, 2008 11:05 AM

    Racial influence varied by location

    The NY Times published a map http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/11/05/us/politics/20081104_ELECTION_RECAP.html showing that a broad swath across middle America voted MORE Republican. I can only interpret this as racial prejudice. The good news is how limited it was.

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