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Left in the Ozarks: White Obama

Oct 3, 2008 Episode Archive
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This video is about the 8th congressional district in Missouri, which is one of the most geographically large, politically conservative, and economi...
This video is about the 8th congressional district in Missouri, which is one of the most geographically large, politically conservative, and economically impoverished districts in the U.S. It has been represented for almost 30 years by conservative republicans, the Emersons. A young Democrat, Joe Allen, who people have referred to as a white Obama, is challenging the Emerson dynasty in 2008. **http://the-uptake.groups.theuptake.org/en/videogalleryView/id/1019/ Less
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