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, Dec 26, 2012
The
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Honoring some of the more notable deeds from our elected leaders in 2012
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, Dec 3, 2012
My Twitter following is much purer than Obama's
Most of the president's followers are phonies
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, Nov 20, 2012
The soul of Mitt Romney
Garry Wills lets Mitt Romney have it
by Michael Miner
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, Nov 13, 2012
The unlikables: why Mitt Romney lost the election
No wonder Obama won the election: the Democratic big tent is so big that it even includes includes Republicans like Mayor Rahm!
by Ben Joravsky
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, Nov 10, 2012
How social media might be hurting presidential elections
My problems with social media, exacerbated during the presidential election
by Tal Rosenberg
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, Nov 8, 2012
The dwindling minority of white male voters
The GOP's old dependables
by Michael Miner
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, Nov 8, 2012
Segregation and Obama's second term
It's never politically expedient for a president to fight segregation
by Steve Bogira
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, Nov 8, 2012
Even on election night, some Republicans have a little love to give
The lesson to be learned from the time I was sort of hit on by state comptroller Judy Baar Topinka
by Mick Dumke
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, Nov 7, 2012
He's got this
Reports from across Chicago as the votes for President Obama came rolling in
by Reader staff
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, Nov 7, 2012
Dishonest Abe
Steven Spielberg's long-awaited biopic of the 16th president reveals the pol behind the legend
by J.R. Jones
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, Nov 7, 2012
But what if Romney had won the election?
This is the cover we'd have run if Romney-the-President had appealed to Latinos, unmarried women, and young people
by Asher Klein
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, Nov 6, 2012
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, Nov 6, 2012
View of Obama from his backyard: "You need another four years"
Election Day voters on the south side of Chicago explain why they're still committed to Obama
by Mick Dumke
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, Nov 6, 2012
Is Big Bird in trouble?
On arts policy, the presidential choice was clear
by Deanna Isaacs
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, Nov 6, 2012
A president shall be forged in the loins of the nation's breadbasket
. . . or whatever. On the fetishization of small-town life.
by Sam Worley
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, Nov 6, 2012
Election picks that can't miss, based on years of research and random guesswork
A rundown of likely winners and losers in the big 2012 election
by Mick Dumke
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, Nov 6, 2012
Escape to Canada?
Dreading the election? I'm not.
by Steve Bogira
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, Nov 5, 2012
You don't mean a thing if you ain't in a swing (state)
The race for the White House is tight. But how much will your vote matter?
by Steve Bogira
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, Nov 5, 2012
How close is the presidential race?
The popular vote looks tight. The vote that matters, not so much
by Steve Bogira
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, Nov 2, 2012
Your early-voting election guide, plus results of our totally scientific early-voting exit poll
Vote not too early and not too often
by Steve Bogira
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