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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: minority vote

minority vote stories: 6 news summaries
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Obama-Driven Minority Turnout Fueled Marriage Ban

Latino, black supporters helped conservative Calif. proposition pass

Nov 11, 08 3:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's popularity among California's minorities helped pass the state's conservative-backed gay marriage ban, Dan Walters writes in the Sacramento Bee. Blacks and Latinos—94% of whom voted for Obama—turned out in record numbers, and the majority of them supported the ban. The proposition would probably have failed with... More »

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California • gay marriage • Latino voters • marriage • conservative • African-American voters • minority vote • black voters • Proposition 8

Obama Quietly Moves to Pump Up Black Vote

Dem balances image concerns with efforts
to increase turnout

Oct 7, 08 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is running a quiet parallel campaign aimed at black voters while he spends his time and more obvious effort in moderate white areas, Politico reports. The campaign has run ads targeted at black voters that aren’t released to the media, and scoured heavily African-American areas for new... More »

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Obama 2008 • African-American voters • minority vote • Election 2008 • black voters

 Housing Bill Funds
 Democratic Ally

Group sets out to register the poor

Jul 31, 08 9:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nestled in the housing bill President Bush signed yesterday is an acronym Republicans don’t like one bit: ACORN. The Wall Street Journal reports that the group is among the many housing-related nonprofits the bill hands cash to, but Republicans grumble that it does more than housing. It’s also... More »

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Congress • Latino voters • Democratic voters • activist • African-American voters • minority vote • the Hispanic vote • low income voters • voter registration • housing legislation • black voters • Acorn

Obama's General Election Plan: Sign Up Voters

Barack's massive registration drive could 'change the math'

Apr 2, 08 2:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's general-election strategy is to rejigger the electorate in his favor by signing up massive numbers of new voters—mainly young and African-American voters. Suspicious Dems point out that a similar effort failed John Kerry in 2004, but, reports Politico, there's legitimate reason to think Obama might be able... More »

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Barack Obama • African-American voters • minority vote • young voters • voter registration • Project Vote

Why Don't Latinos Back Barack?

Minorities don't always vote for minority candidates

Mar 2, 08 7:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's support in Hispanic communities is well documented, but the voting patterns of Hispanics are not as easy to characterize as her pollsters make them out to be, reports the New York Times. The issue of identity politics is a complicated matter that clearly does not guarantee that all... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Texas • Hispanic • minority vote • the Hispanic vote • Rainbow Coalition

Hispanic, Black Nevadans Split Over Dems

Latinos went for Hillary, blacks backed Barack

Jan 20, 08 6:25 AM CST
(Newser) - White women and Hispanics may have helped Hillary Clinton to her victory in Nevada, but black voters overwhelmingly picked Barack Obama, a trend that may have big repercussions in upcoming primaries, says Politico. Minority groups traditionally side with the establishment candidate, which makes Obama's 83% support by African Americans in... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • African Americans • Hispanic • minorities • Hillary Clinton supporters • Barack Obama supporters • minority vote • young voters

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