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The Associated PressMichigan's history of racial tensions is tugging against its Democratic tendencies, giving Barack Obama fits in a state where almost everything else _ a soaring unemployment rate, a shrinking auto industry and a depressed housing market _ potentially benefits Democrats.
The first minority candidate with a serious shot at the presidency is not running as well as his Democratic predecessors among working-class whites in this pivotal Midwestern swing state, partly because of the color of his skin. ...
... Freedom's Defense Fund, a Washington-based group that opposes Obama, is spending $25,000 to run an ad on cable news channels in Macomb County that shows Obama praising Kilpatrick last year before the mayor's legal troubles began.
"I think he is running on his judgment, and we think it's pretty poor in this instance," said the group's executive director, Todd Zirkle.
Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm, an Obama supporter, criticized the ad during an appearance this week on MSNBC. ...
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