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Wed Feb-06-08 08:13 AM
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Any who does not think Obama can win in the South in November is not looking at the numbers. |
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In SC, in Georgia, in Alabama
Obama got more votes than any repuke and more people votes in each Democratic primary than in the GOP primary when therews serious copetion amont the top three candidates in those races. . Obviously He would have to pull in Hillary's supporters but I think He could win a couple of those states.
It will however take a moderte running mate.
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Wed Feb-06-08 08:17 AM
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1. It may look that way from Northern Virginia, |
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but it sure doesn't from down here.
But at least it looks as though you might pick up another Democratic senator in Virginia, no matter who the presidential nominee is.
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Wed Feb-06-08 08:20 AM
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2. Obama won't carry a single southern state in the GE |
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then again, neither would Hillary, and she'd end up hurting candidates and ballot measures down ticket- something Obama probably won'r do.
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Wed Feb-06-08 08:24 AM
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6. You really thinkMcCain can sweep the south? |
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without Huckabee on the tiket I d ont think it is possible? The fundies will sit it out.
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Wed Feb-06-08 08:41 AM
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11. McCain was Falwell's graduation speaker- not long back |
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He won South Carolina and made pretty good showing in the rest of fundyville. A majority of the folks would vote for a sack of rocks if it had a big "R" on it.
On the bright side: the Dems don't need these states to win....
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Wed Feb-06-08 08:58 AM
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I think we canbe competive in the South if Obama heads the ticket. |
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We might not win a single state but it would be quite close and that means the GOP would have to spend money to protect their base.
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Wed Feb-06-08 08:58 AM
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12. I think we canbe competive in the South if Obama heads the ticket. |
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We might not win a single state but it would be quite close and that means the GOP would have to spend money to protect their base.
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Wed Feb-06-08 08:24 AM
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7. I'd be willing to bet she wins Arkansas |
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And I'm willing to bet both she and Sen Obama will win Virginia
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Wed Feb-06-08 08:25 AM
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8. I see her losing Arkansas the way Gore lost TN |
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Wed Feb-06-08 09:01 AM
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14. You forgot Virginia. There is a possibility Dems could pick up that |
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state, but only with the right Democrat. It is not a coincidence that Webb drafter Lowell of Raising Kaine is for Obama. Lowell knows how to win in Virginia.
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Wed Feb-06-08 08:22 AM
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Your forgetting, this is a PRIMARY
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Wed Feb-06-08 08:23 AM
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By November who knows what will happen...
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Wed Feb-06-08 08:23 AM
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5. Will the REAL Obama ...Please stand up...please stand up... |
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...Please stand up...please stand up......Please stand up...please stand up... Will the "Real Obama" ...Please stand up...please stand up......Please stand up...please stand up...
After this primary...the truth will be revealed...:)
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Wed Feb-06-08 08:32 AM
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9. all those people who voted for him |
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will be so disillusioned if he wins. Mainly because they haven't taken a close look at his background.
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Wed Feb-06-08 08:39 AM
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He is getting the pass from hell right now. And of course the GOP is quietly waiting wringing their slimy little paws.
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Wed Feb-06-08 09:03 AM
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15. That is incorrect. The more you look at his background, the better he is. |
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I know that, because this has been true for me.
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Wed Feb-06-08 08:59 AM
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13. Obama puts Virginia in play, but not SC, GA or AL. Still, there is |
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something called party building, and that is what Obama is doing for the Democrats in these states which are deep red.
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Wed Feb-06-08 09:04 AM
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16. SOUTHERN PRIMARIES DETERMINE LOCAL ELECTIONS |
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Dammit you people who know nothing of the South are getting tiring. In how many of those races was the turnout altered by local races? Many, many places in the South still elect local politicians in the contested Dem primaries, and have for years. That does not translate to votes or support in November.
Show me more than the mere raw numbers that so many supporters are throwing around. Did he do well in areas where there weren't any local contested races that would drive the otherwise republican voting population to vote in our primary? Or was his support mostly in counties/districts in which the republicans voted in Dem primaries to decide who their next sheriff is? Show me those numbers and then I might start to believe he has a chance in hell in November. Otherwise, you're just throwing away false hope based on the local "Dem" control of the South.
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