Jack Cafferty:Obama’s historic win?

[babylonsister]

Lots of comments from viewers at link:
http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/01/04/obama%e2%80%99s-historic-win/



Obama’s historic win?
Posted: 01:19 PM ET


FROM CNN’s Jack Cafferty:
Barack Obama’s huge win in Iowa last night was characterized this way by Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal this morning: “His takedown of Mrs. Clinton was the softest demolition in the history of falling buildings.”

But make no mistake. A demolition it was. What we don’t know yet is whether Obama’s victory was an anomaly created by the polarizing nature of Hillary Clinton combined with the widespread opposition to President Bush or whether we saw the start of something truly historic last night. I will wager you this: if he wins, students in classrooms around the country will be listening to Obama’s victory speech last night 20 years from now. It was beyond brilliant.

It’s not just that Obama won, it’s how he did it. The huge turnout of voters and first-time caucus-goers. His overwhelming win among young people and independents. He even beat Hillary Clinton among women. This all suggests something very important may have happened last night. Americans may have made the first tiny steps on the road to taking back their country

It’s a long way from over. But if Obama can come out of New Hampshire with two wins under his belt and head into South Carolina on January 26 where that state’s huge black population will have its first real chance to vote for one of their own… well, watch out.

[Alamom]

1. A lot of doubt in the comments....Interesting. Thanks. nm

[babylonsister]

2. And a lot of optimism. nt

[Joe the Revelator]

3. How are you reading doubt into that?

Some of you need to stop spinning and start backing up your comments

[earthlover]

5. The doubt is projection mechanism....lot's of doubt about hillary's viability now

[Rosa Luxemburg]

4. Fingers crossed!

they is an enormous interest in Obama from the younger section of the population too.

I know some people here who have never bothered to go out to vote yet they are registered Democrats and were sighing at the thought of Clinton. Now they are buzzing with the thought of Obama.

[PDittie]

6. Cafferty called him "articulate"

I seem to recall that caused a dustup somewhere back down the line ...