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November 8, 2008

Left finds landslide to be elusive

The Clarion-Ledger, 11/7/8 Although there were cracks in the GOP stronghold of Dixie, Southern voters did not follow a national trend that saw white voters support a Democratic presidential candidate. According to exit polls, President-elect Barack Obama received 43 percent of the white vote nationwide. That’s more white votes than were cast for previous Democratic…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
November 8, 2008

Barbour says he wants Obama to be successful

The Sun Herald, 11/7/8 Mississippi’s Republican governor, Haley Barbour, says all Americans should hope that Democratic President-elect Barack Obama will be successful in handling the economy and other challenges. Barbour says the Republican Party needs to take time and evaluate why it lost the presidency and lost seats in the U.S. House and Senate. He…