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May 13, 2008

NYTIMES – In Dixie, Signs of a Rising Biracial Politics

In Dixie, Signs of a Rising Biracial Politics [image courtesy of NY Times article] Across the South, Barack Obama’s smashing primary victory in North Carolina last week reflects a new reality — a half-century of rising Republican red tide has crested, with signs of receding. A week ago yesterday, Democrats won a special Congressional election…
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May 13, 2008

CA – First District runoff is just practice for the November election

First District runoff is just practice for the November election Childers won the most votes April 22, coming close to winning the simple majority needed to avoid a runoff, while Davis claimed 81.2 percent of the DeSoto vote. The county’s 12,499 votes cast was a fraction of eligible voters, 71,840, leaving Davis supporters to ponder…