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Gay Marriage and Abortion Tug Blacks Toward GOPnew

While African Americans in several states voted to ban gay marriage, they also voted overwhelmingly against George Bush.
The Village Voice  |  Ta-Nehisi Coates  |  11-09-2004  |  Politics
Tags: Democrats, George W. Bush, Republicans, election postmortem, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Southern roots

Cheney Stops News Cycle Coldnew

Say what you want about Dick Cheney's performance, but he shifted the headlines away from his boss -- at least until the next debate, this Friday.
The Village Voice  |  Ta-Nehisi Coates  |  10-07-2004  |  Politics
Tags: John Edwards, Halliburton, vice president, vice-presidential debate

See Bush Twitch: Split Screens Give President a Disadvantagenew

Here is today’s received wisdom—split screens kill. There was John Kerry looking calm, making his points. And there was George Bush, twitching, slouching, rapidly blinking as he listened.
The Village Voice  |  Ta-Nehisi Coates  |  10-01-2004  |  Politics
Tags: image, Laura Bush, Democratic National Committee, Karen Hughes or Karl Rove, presidential debates

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