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   Joe Knollenberg

   Knollenberg was likely swamped by a heavy Democratic tide in the Detroit area; Barack Obama carried Oakland County by a 15-point margin, six percentage points more than Peters' margin over Knollemberg.
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   Nashville, Tennessee

   In 2008, Barack Obama carried Nashville with 60 percent of the vote even as John McCain won Tennessee by 15 points. ... Oakland
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   Michigan

   In 2008, Barack Obama carried the state over John McCain, winning Michigan's seventeen electoral votes with 57% of the vote. ... Half of the wealthiest communities in the state are located in Oakland County, just north of Detroit.
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   Solano County, California

   In the U.S. Presidential Election that same day, Barack Obama carried the county by a 28.2% margin over John McCain, with Obama carrying the Golden State by a 23.9% margin over McCain. ... San Jose • San Francisco • Oakland
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   Indianapolis

   Barack Obama carried Marion County in the 2008 presidential election by a much larger scale of 237,275 votes to John McCain's 131,459 votes, 64 percent to 35 percent respectively. ... Oakland
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   Gary Peters (Michigan politician)

   He was undoubtedly helped by Barack Obama carrying Oakland County by 15 points; roughly two-thirds of Oakland County is in the 9th.
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   Toni Preckwinkle

   Chicago's fourth ward is adjacent to the Lake Michigan lakefront, and includes all of the Kenwood and Oakland community areas, the northern portion of Hyde Park and the eastern portions of the Washington Park, Grand Boulevard and Douglas community areas on the South Side of Chicago. ... Preckwinkle's views on Obama were prominently featured in a July 2008 New Yorker cover story on Barack Obama's political origins.
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   American Jews

   In the 2008 presidential election, 78% of Jews voted for Barack Obama, who became the first African-American to be elected president. ... | 26 | Oakland County, Michigan | 77,200 | 6.5% |
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   United States House of Representatives elections, 2008 - notable races

   Knollenberg, who was 75 in 2008, won only 52% of the vote in 2006 in this eastern Oakland County district that gave George W. Bush only 50% of the vote in 2004 (CPVI=R+0) and is far from the Republican stronghold it once was. ... Ketner also may benefit from a high black turnout caused by Barack Obama's campaign.
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    Steven Chu

    ↑ Sarah Jane Tribble, 'Nuclear: Dark horse energy alternative,' Oakland Tribune, 2007-06-18. ... Cabinet nominations of Barack Obama

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• Toni Preckwinkle,
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• United States House of Representatives elections, 2008 - notable races,
• Steven Chu