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November 7, 2012

Obama Rides Jewish Mandate

Nathan Guttman, Jewish Daily Forward

President Barack Obama rode a renewed mandate from Jewish voters to win an historic second term in the White House.

With a list of swing states painted blue as the vote count proceeded, Obama’s Democratic victory was clinched with narrow predicted victories in the battleground states of Florida and Ohio, both with significant Jewish populations.

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