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How Rival Campaign Rumors Affect women's Vote
Political watchers spent much of Wednesday holding their breath for two potential political bombshells. Most are still holding their breath. Though rumors swirled that real estate mogul turned conservative pot stirrer Donald Trump was going to release some allegations possibly related to the Obamas’ marriage, he ended up doing what Trump normally does: drumming up lots…
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Obama Wins Debate 3. It Might Not Matter
(The Root) — The tweet by Fox News contributor Kirsten Powers said it best: “Whoever did Obama’s debate prep should get a raise.” While the first presidential debate was a clear win for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and the second debate was widely seen as a slim win for President Barack Obama, the third…
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Can Debates Lead to Clinical Depression?
(The Root) — It is not exactly a surprise that Obama supporters were less than happy with their candidate’s performance after the first presidential debate. Many talked about the night as though their favorite sports team had let them down. “I feel like the Red Sox just blew a lead,” Greg Atkins, a die-hard Red…
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Hold On, Obama Still Has 1 More Debate
(The Root) — Everyone seems to agree that President Obama had a pretty good week. His debate performance on Tuesday night was a vast improvement over his performance in the previous debate, but he still has a tough road ahead in regaining some of the ground the polls indicate he lost with voters. So below…
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Obama Eludes 'Angry Black Man' Debate Trap
(The Root) — One thing on which everyone seems to agree is that President Obama had a much better performance Tuesday in the second 2012 presidential debate than he did in the first one. Something else on which nearly everyone seems to agree: That’s not saying very much, because the president’s first performance was so…
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The 9 Debate Questions We Want to Hear
(The Root) — So far we’ve heard the presidential and vice presidential candidates asked questions about jobs, Libya and abortion. But as I’ve written about, we haven’t heard them asked questions about how they plan to improve the lives of the poor or people of color. Those are just some of the subjects that have been…
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Second Presidential Debate
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VP Debate: 1 Woman Wins. Minorities Lose
(The Root) — Finally. After the disappointment that was Jim Lehrer’s performance as moderator during the first presidential debate of the 2012 election (which was widely panned), viewers, and voters, were graced with a debate moderator who was cool, calm, collected and in control. Martha Raddatz of ABC News had faced predebate criticism from conservative…
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3 Things Biden and Ryan Must Do in Their Debate
(The Root) — It appears that the question of “Do debates actually matter?” has finally been settled, thanks to the fallout from the first 2012 presidential debate last week. Since his performance, Mitt Romney has enjoyed a surge in polls and an improvement in voter perception of him. As a result, the pressure is on in…
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GOP Blacks: Some Face Backlash, Others a Pass
(The Root) — This week actress Stacey Dash generated some of the greatest attention she has enjoyed in recent years. Unfortunately for her, not all of the attention was positive. While many fans commended the actress’ youthful appearance during a televised cast reunion of the classic 1995 teen film Clueless, others harshly criticized her recent…
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