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Election2012

1. “Food stamp president…” – Gingrich famously coined the term as his one-line descriptor of President Barack Obama. The idea was to ding the first black president on the record number of food assistance enrollees during his term (due to the Great Recession). But to many African-Americans, the term was loaded with racial stereotypes.

Newtisms: Gingrich's most memorable 2012 gaffes

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SLIDESHOW - So in commemoration of the end of Newt's 2012 campaign, here are his 12 most memorable lines...
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Gingrich defeat shows limits of anti-Obama rhetoric

Perry Bacon Jr.
ANALYSIS - Unlike Romney, who argues the president is a good man who is simply ineffective in his job, Gingrich constantly went much further, casting Obama as opposed to religious freedom...
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How Obama has won the likability race already

Michael Arceneaux
OPINION - Most polls have Obama leading Romney on likability by a wide margin, so if there's any politician to benefit from mudslinging, it won't be Willard...
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Student launches 'African-Americans for Mitt Romney'

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Jordan Cruger, an African-American student at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, has created a Facebook page in hopes of garnering support from the black community...
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Newt Gingrich to end presidential campaign

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Newt Gingrich began taking steps Wednesday to shut down his debt-laden presidential bid, setting the stage to endorse one-time rival Mitt Romney next week and rally the GOP behind its apparent nominee...
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RNC reaches out to black voters: Is it too little too late?

Mychal Denzel Smith
OPINION - The problem the GOP faces is not making their policies appealing to black people, but getting their members to tone down the rhetoric that alienates black voters...
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Once Obama's, younger voters in play this election

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Younger voters burdened by a bleak employment picture, high gas prices and student loan debt are being aggressively wooed by the Democrat and his likely Republican challenger, Mitt Romney...
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Will gay marriage cost Obama a North Carolina win?

Edward Wyckoff Williams
OPINION - When it comes to blacks and gays, the GOP strategy is to divide and conquer...
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Recent polls: Obama strong in swing states

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama -- with the help of a slowly improving U.S. economy -- is gaining ground in many of the 14 states where the presidential contest with Republican Mitt Romney hangs in the balance...
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Obama enjoys 10 to 1 fundraising advantage over Romney

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President Barack Obama enters his general election face-off with Republican Mitt Romney with a tremendous fundraising advantage...
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