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'Real' America's Not Racist

Image of rural whites distorted by McCain, media

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 26, 2008 10:27 AM CDT

(Newser) – The media focus on the “Bradley effect" and the notion of a divided nation—"real" vs. "elite"—hyped by the McCain campaign suggests that racism among small-town whites will prove a stumbling block for Barack Obama, Frank Rich writes. But the... Read full story »

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