This election is historic for reasons so far beyond the obvious–first black President’s re-election to a second term. Ohio voters, in particular, set a standard of electoral intelligence. They said NO to the Swift Boat

Brightly colored mansions with manicured lawns line Bayshore Boulevard in South Tampa while only a few blocks over, past Gandy Boulevard, bungalows with chipping paint emerge through low hanging palm trees. Residents from both sides of the

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