<p>Wisconsin’s winner has been projected.</p>
<p>But does WI count? :)</p>
<p>Only for a few hours before it is 10-0.</p>
<p>Keep your fingers crossed for the superdelegates</p>
<p>::: popping the virtual champagne bottle ::: </p>
<p>(but very, very cautiously - this ain’t over yet)</p>
<p>Am I the only one who was really excited about Obama at first, but now is getting concerned? </p>
<p>The more pep talks he gives, the more skeptical I become about his ability to pass legislation. I’ve worked in DC politics - it’s not fancy speeches. It’s knock down, drag out compromises made in back rooms over miniscule details. It’s really quite boring and I’m not sure he’s ever settled in enough in Illinois or DC to realize that. </p>
<p>I know this is the cliche argument against him, but it’s really starting to worry me.</p>
<p>Look at some of the other threads where Obama’s record (admittedly mostly in IL) vs. Clinton’s record were discussed. I’m feeling much better about Obama’s record and his ability to work on real bills.</p>
<p>I feel confident as well…we need something fresh, and if more dems ride his coattails to the congress…</p>
<p>Okay. I will. I hope you’re right. I’ve read through his Blueprint for Change - it sounds really good. I think he’s got some really good ideas. I just hope he has what it takes to make it happen.</p>
<p>I have the same concern, that he will be eaten alive by the politicians and lobbyists. But I see a subtext running through his speeches that leads me to believe that he understands this and sees a solution. Notice the use of “we” rather than “I” language. He means it. Obama is the latest in a series of “people-powered” candidates that began with Howard Dean. He is counting on activist citizens to demand that their congressional representatives support the policies that he promotes. Why do you think he proposes to give everyone, including special interests, “a seat at the table,” but demands that the meetings be broadcast on C-SPAN? That will make a difference only if people are watching and willing to take action.</p>
<p>When you look at the support he has among senior legislators in Congress and the Senate, I think that he will have plenty of support from other branches of government, as well as energizing the population to support him as NYMomof2 points out. He is not going to be the isolated figure in Washington that Bush seems to have been.</p>
<p>He has increasingly started emphasizing that he needs the people to stay involved not only during the general election but also during his administration because as he says “change doesn’t happen from the top down but from the bottom up”. If he comes in with a big mandate and continues to mobilize public support, he may not find too much resistance.</p>
<p>You’re right, NYMomof2. What inspired me most about Obama was not his rhetoric. It was his clear vision (in the Blueprint) for making government transparent - something woefully missing lo these eight long years that our government has been illegally hijacked.</p>
<p>The nice thing about this election is that, whether Clinton, McCain, or Obama wins, I know I can respect that individual as a thoughtful, caring human.</p>
<p>“Clinton, McCain, or Obama wins, I know I can respect that individual as a thoughtful, caring human.”</p>
<p>I feel exactly that way about Senators McCain and Obama. On a totally superficial note, I don’t think it would be terrible to have a president with two adorable little girls.</p>
<p>^ You mean I could have been President? :)</p>
<p>zoosermom: I agree about the adorable girls. The annual Easter event on the White House lawn could become a big event again!</p>
<p>ucsd.ucla.dad – You could marry a President… :)</p>
<p>Vicariousparent, thanks for taking my comment in the spirit in which it was intended! I expected to be slammed for saying that.</p>
<p>Didn’t some of the “polls” even today predict Clinton to win Wisconsin by a few points?</p>
<p>I guess Obama is now the COMEBACK KID…
Hey, Clinton used that in NH.</p>
<p>And the polls show him to be the underdog in Texas and Ohio. ::rolleyes:</p>
<p>The Clinton campaign will be very entertaining. They have already gone back to Obama’s kindergarten class, accusing him of wanting to be President at a very early age. I just hope they don’t find out that he was potty trained late…:D</p>
<p>“Am I the only one who was really excited about Obama at first, but now is getting concerned? The more pep talks he gives, the more skeptical I become about his ability to pass legislation.”</p>
<p>FDR (who like Obama was a Columbia/Harvard grad, though in the reverse order) had charisma and a golden tongue and got the New Deal passed, plus America energized to win WWII and get over the Depression.</p>
<p>Yes we can!</p>