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Khaotic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-26-08 12:15 PM
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Obama or Stay Home? Voters Disgusted w/ McSame Weigh Obama or Nothing
Something that was underscored by Rethugs in their vetting process of selecting their nominee was to point out how underenthused their party would be if McSame were chosen.

They shut their mouths once it was official, but the truth is coming to pass.

McSame isn't impressing, and during Obama's visit to Davenport, Iowa, yesterday, even the senior vote (which McSame is counting on) was stating that they were there to figure out whether they're going to vote for Obama or just stay home.

The local affiliate in Davenport, KWQC, has the quote.

http://www.kwqc.com/global/video/popup/pop_playerLaunch.asp?clipId1=2839786&at1=News&vt1=v&h1=%27KWQC+TV6+News+at+6+p%2Em%2E+on+August+25%2C+2008%27&d1=1740133&redirUrl=www.kwqc.com&activePane=info&LaunchPageAdTag=homepage&clipFormat=

If the unenthused voters for McSame don't vote, and the Democratic Party comes together for Obama giving him the 89% of Dems that Kerry had, the Electoral Map could look very different than what pollsters have it looking like.

This is the nightmare scenerio the GOP feared and why they counted on Hillary being on the ticket to motivate the hate vote.

With Obama against McSame, millions of people who aren't motivated to vote for Obama may simply sit this one out.

Obama is targeting Independents and Republicans now. At his rally in Davenport his campaign specifically made the crowd up of undecided voters who were registered GOP or not registered at all.

Check out his speech in Davenport at the following link from KWQC:

http://www.kwqc.com/global/video/popup/pop_playerLaunch.asp?clipId1=2838835&at1=News&vt1=v&h1=Video+Clip+Of+Barack+Obama%27s+Visit&d1=3377767&redirUrl=www.kwqc.com&activePane=info&LaunchPageAdTag=homepage&clipFormat=
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speedoo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-26-08 01:29 PM
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1. Thanks for posting that!
Great local coverage. I actually watched ALL the video. Obama was fabulous. Wonderful event.
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Khaotic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-26-08 01:56 PM
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2. Thanks
Thanks for watching and replying :-)

I think the path ahead will be layed with new strategies that many in our party aren't used to.

Small townhall type meetings comprised of Republicans and Independents aren't the usual type of crowd a Democratic nominee puts together.

Of course, Obama isn't the usual type of nominee.

GOBAMA/BIDEN!!!!
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