All posts tagged "election 2012"
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Family at Cliffside
The greatest contribution of Steven Spielberg's Lincoln is that it shows our 16th president not marching majestically toward Mount Rushmore, but deeply immersed in the...
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Nate Silver Credits His “Outsider” Status
“I’ve always felt like something of an outsider. I’ve always had friends, but I’ve always come from an outside point of view. I think that’s...
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From Tuesday to Tomorrow
It wasn't long after the first polls closed on the East Coast on election night that Republicans knew something was wrong. First Michigan was called...
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Nationwide Wins for State and Local LGBT Candidates
Election Day ushered in what many leaders are describing as a new era for the LGBT-rights movement, with historic victories that nearly doubled the number...
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Sweep of Victories Leave HRC Energized for the Fights Ahead
With the re-election of President Barack Obama, gains in LGBT representation in Congress, and four victories for marriage equality at the ballot box, advocates are...
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Still Facing Wolves
Totemism, in which a group identifies with a symbolic animal, survives mostly in sports teams. But modern politics also has a totemic aspect, though not...
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Number of LGBT Members of Congress Nearly Double
The number of out members of Congress is set to increase to historic levels following a series of wins during the Nov. 6 election. When...
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Gay Community Joins Joyful Street Celebration of Obama Victory [video]
President Barack Obama won re-election on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, beating his Republican challenger Mitt Romney. A slice of Obama's diverse voting base poured out...
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Obama Wins Second Term as LGBT Advocates Hope to Maintain Momentum
In what was a series of decisive victories for LGBT Americans on Election Day, President Barack Obama won re-election shortly after polls closed on the...
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LGBT Races to Watch
All eyes will be on the presidential race when the first polls close on the East Coast. But while the contest between President Barack Obama...
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Voter Guide: Obama and Romney on the Issues
It’s Election Day in America and with millions heading to the polls to cast their ballot for president it’s worth taking a look at where...
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Obama’s Electoral Edge Carrying Into Election Day
Polls show President Barack Obama heading into Election Day with an advantage in several key swing states, but still engaged in a tight race with...
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Bloomberg Endorses Obama Citing Support for Marriage Equality
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg endorsed Barack Obama for president on Thursday, citing Obama’s support for marriage equality as influencing his endorsement. In a...
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Gay Republican’s Final Ad Provides Break From the Campaign
Richard Tisei appears confident he will be the next congressman for Massachusetts’s 6th District. Nowhere is that confidence more apparent than in Tisei’s closing cable...
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HRC Files FCC Complaint Over Anti-Gay Text Messages
Hundreds of voters have been spammed with anti-Obama and anti-gay text messages one week before Election Day, soliciting a legal complaint from the Human Rights...
