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A stark division separates Ohio’s black and white communities over what they expect from government – and how they feel about the future

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Cleveland’s Adele Ondrejech doesn’t feel good about the future, calling Barack Obama ‘the worst president ever.’Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail

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Nathaniel Thompson is seen in Cleveland, Ohio, Wednesday, November 7, 2012.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail

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Art McCoy, an East Cleveland barber.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail

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Supporters of President Barack Obama watch as elections results trickle in at a campaign office in Wooster, Ohio Tuesday, November 6, 2012.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail

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Supporters of President Barack Obama watch as elections results trickle in at a campaign office in Wooster, Ohio, Tuesday, November 6, 2012.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail

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Voters cast their ballots at a voting station in Wooster, Ohio Tuesday, November 6, 2012.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail

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Supporters of President Barack Obama watch as elections results trickle in at a campaign office in Wooster, Ohio, Tuesday, November 6, 2012.

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Alexander Render is seen in Cleveland, Ohio Wednesday, November 7, 2012Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail

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