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| Politics Why Did Obama Ever Win in the First Place? Southern voters answer the question they find hardest to understand. Posted Thursday, Mar 15, 2012, at 10:59 PM ET  Red states don't get redder than Mississippi and Alabama. The Obama-Biden ticket lost the first state by 13 points, the latter by 21 points. (They would have been even bigger losses but for a surge of African-American voters who turned out for Democrats.) Most voters here never believed in Barack Obama, and could never understand why their countrymen did. So, on my trip to Mississippi and Alabama, I asked, "Why do you think Obama won in the first place?" To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Were Leprechauns Originally Supposed To Be Cute or Creepy? What, Exactly, Is a "Manic Pixie Dream Girl"? The Strip Club That Takes Credit Cards: It's a Bad Deal for You—and the Strippers | Advertisement   |
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