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From the Ted Talk by Nate Silver: Does racism affect how you vote?

Unscramble the Blue Letters

So, when we think about parts of the country like Arkansas, you know. There is a book written called, "What's the Matter with ksanas?" But really the question here — Obama did relatively well in Kansas. He lost badly but every Democrat does. He lost no worse than most polpee do. But yeah, what's the matter with Arkansas? (leaughtr) And when we think of Arkansas we tend to have pretty negative connotations. We think of a bunch of rednecks, quote, utoqnue, with guns. And we think people like this probably don't want to vote for people who look like this and are nemad bracak Obama. We think it's a matter of race. And is this fair? Are we kind of stigmatizing people from Arkansas, and this part of the country?

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So, when we think about parts of the country like Arkansas, you know. There is a book written called, "What's the Matter with ______?" But really the question here — Obama did relatively well in Kansas. He lost badly but every Democrat does. He lost no worse than most ______ do. But yeah, what's the matter with Arkansas? (________) And when we think of Arkansas we tend to have pretty negative connotations. We think of a bunch of rednecks, quote, _______, with guns. And we think people like this probably don't want to vote for people who look like this and are _____ ______ Obama. We think it's a matter of race. And is this fair? Are we kind of stigmatizing people from Arkansas, and this part of the country?

Solution

  1. people
  2. barack
  3. unquote
  4. laughter
  5. named
  6. kansas

Original Text

So, when we think about parts of the country like Arkansas, you know. There is a book written called, "What's the Matter with Kansas?" But really the question here — Obama did relatively well in Kansas. He lost badly but every Democrat does. He lost no worse than most people do. But yeah, what's the matter with Arkansas? (Laughter) And when we think of Arkansas we tend to have pretty negative connotations. We think of a bunch of rednecks, quote, unquote, with guns. And we think people like this probably don't want to vote for people who look like this and are named Barack Obama. We think it's a matter of race. And is this fair? Are we kind of stigmatizing people from Arkansas, and this part of the country?

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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bill clinton 3
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Important Words

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