Four years ago, a low turn-out of African American voters helped Democratic Presidential candidate Al Gore lose Ohio to George Bush. Some charged that loss was a result of the Democrats taking the black vote for granted. In the first of two stories, ideastream's David C. Barnett examines how both Democrats and Republicans are focusing their efforts on local African Americans.
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