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<p>Republicans are slowly starting to prefer BO to HRC. Obama makes Florida an easy R state and puts states like PA/MI into play. HRC is VERY strong in the rush belt and would almost certainly take MI/PA and probably OH. Obama also puts other traditional non-R states (New Jersey, Mass, NY, CA) into play. Plus Obama has tons of stuff that have come to light recently that he’ll get hammered on.</p>
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<p>That’ll be a useful political debate. So there’ll be impetus to hammer back on McCain’s corrupt politics and temper-addled character.</p>
<p>Hate to break it to you but the Wright stuff is going to hold more weight than McCains character. If you think otherwise you are delusional.</p>
<p>The amount of people that care about McCains temper who might possibly vote for him is much lower than the people who might vote for Obama and care about what his pastor said. One only needs to look at polls released after the McCain temper thing and after the Wright thing. Obama dipped big, McCain didn’t.</p>
<p>In my opinion, the only way Democrats can take WH and keep it there possibly for 16 years is either Clinton/Obama or Gore/Obama. </p>
<p>Obama/Clinton won’t work. She will not go for it. She probably had more power and influence as a First Lady than a VP.</p>
<p>Clinton/XXXX may work but will be tough without Black and Ultra liberal support.</p>
<p>Obama/XXXX will not work. His core support is blacks and Ultra liberals. Many of the neo-libs live in redder than red states. By not winning a single large blue state, he does not have the core Hillary support - almost quarter of them said, they would not vote for him.</p>
<p>And November elections are not caucuses.</p>
<p>McCain’s age and temper might be more of an issue than Wright for many voters.</p>
<p>His age and temper apply directly to him, Not to someone he knows! ;)</p>
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<p>I think that the Republican party knows that Obama will be the nominee. McCain has taken a pledge to not go negative. These ads can come out now before the General election campaign. He can just blame Hillary. She will be glad to take the heat! In fact, she will be glad to flame the fire I’m sure.</p>
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<p>Nope. As long as the voters perceive that McCain is healthy enough, I don’t believe it will matter terribly much. His age is certainly not a serious issue for me.</p>
<p>And the “someone Obama Knows” has been heavily leaned upon by many voters as an excuse not cast their ballot for him. It’s much easier to say, “It’s because of Wright or Ayers that I don’t feel comfortable voting for him”, than to admit that, at the end of the day, they just can’t envision a black man occupying the Oval Office. A lot of people won’t even admit that that’s the bottom line to themselves. But, both the Republicans and the Clinton campaigns know this to be true.</p>
<p>I agree ^^^, but also disagree.</p>
<p>My in-laws are perfect examples, they blame him for his relationship with his CHRISTIAN minister, yet still believe he is a MUSLIM. There are people who do not feel comfortable with him for multiple reasons and it is easier for them to vote for McCain regardless of his age or temper. I also still believe that the anger issue is a non-issue because in the end AMericans want to have a president who will fight for America. Also the fact is there are many stories about Hillary and Bill in regarding their temperments and it does not seem to be hurting them…wasn’t it just today that Bill was caught cursing when he thought he was off the air?</p>
<p>^ You could be correct Poetsheart. Bill Clinton certainly keeps trying to play the race card in a last gasp of desperation. :o</p>
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<p>The anger issue is only a non-issue for the white candidates. But, If Obama was perceived to have issue with anger control…:rolleyes:</p>
<p>And actually, Obama is in a sort of catch-22. If he showed the kind of aggression Hillary is so admired for, it would not say to people, “he’ll be a President who will fight for America”. It would say, “he’s an arrogant and uppity---- who fights dirty.”</p>
<p>“they just can’t envision a black man occupying the Oval Office.”</p>
<p>Playing the victim card?</p>
<p>poet explain me something. Why the overwhelming love for Obama by blacks? He is does not have the ‘native’ black roots.</p>
<p>I just saw the GOP commercial on the news…it is not against Obama for president, it is against 2 of the dems running for governor. Personally I think it is a stupid horrible ad.</p>
<p>Barack caqn’t run negative because he said he would not, so if he starts playing aggressively in a negative way he is going back on his word. He also will then be hit for not debating in NC after the PA debate, he will also get ads going saying that he would stay with the federal funding law, but since he has such a large war chest he has also backed off from that promise</p>
<p>"yet still believe he is a MUSLIM. "</p>
<p>In many religions around the world, you just can’t declare that you are a this or that. For example, in Hinduism if your parents were Hindu, you are a Hindu. In Hinduism there is no conversion or initiation to become a Hindu. If you want to become Hindu, you just practice Hindu philosophy. I think Buddhism is the same way. Northstarmom can say more about that.</p>
<p>In judaism you are considered jewish if your mother is jewish. Maybe that is a valid reason where my m-i-l is coming from. I never thought of it that way, since in catholicism you are only a Catholic if you received your sacraments and are a member of the parish…i.e. if you don’t get married in the church your marriage is not valid. Thus, I guess that is why I see him as a Christian since he was married and baptised his girls in a church</p>
<p>Just saw on the news that Elizabeth Edwards supports Hillary’s health plan, big boost for HRC, since the Edwards live in NC! Maybe Edwards voters now will slide over to HRC</p>
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<p>I may not be able to speak for black Americans, but I have an idea why they don’t care that his dad was not a U.S. native. Racial discrimination is based on skin color. He has first hand knowledge of what black people in this country have endured. By the way, Obama was born here- he is a native.</p>
<p>My mom won’t vote for him because he’s black and “he’ll bring all kinds of black people into the government.”
It’s about the black experience- the racism that they experience every day.</p>
<p>Am I the only one who finds these kinds of questions nonsensical? It’s all so obvious.</p>
<p>“I just saw the GOP commercial on the news…it is not against Obama for president, it is against 2 of the dems running for governor.”</p>
<p>Wow, must be a GOP strategy in multiple places. Today I saw an ad attacking our hunter dem which showed a picture of John Doe Dem in a split screen with Obama (ie, not really “with” Obama) and the voice over said stuff like, don’t vote for John Doe, he and Barack Obama will raise your taxes and ruin your life, John Doe is just like Obama a radical left big govt guy, John Doe is bad.</p>
<p>John Doe Dem’s latest print ad says “vote for me, i’m pro gun and pro life.”</p>
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<p>I guess I see him as Christian because he is a self-professed Christian (after having been raised as an Atheist, not at Muslim), and he has been married and baptised in a Christian Church and been a member of said church for 20 years.</p>
<p>“By the way, Obama was born here- he is a native.”</p>
<p>They may need to explain this to some people. I actually read an interview where one person said, “I’m not going to vote for Obama - he wan’t even born in the U. S. - he was born in Hawaii.”</p>
<p>WOW, I never thought my in laws because he went to a madrassa (SP?) was insane.</p>
<p>I look at Condi Rice, Colin Powell, Bill Cosby as incredibly well rounded people who would rather have than the likes of Strom Thurmond, Teddy Kennedy and Barbara Streisand!</p>