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In case anyone forgets, Obama was trailing by about 27% in Nevada just last month.
http://tpmelectioncentral.com/2007/12/po...
Obama may not have won the popular vote in Nevada, but he walks away competitive, with half of Nevada's delegates and the lead in overall delegates thus far. South Carolina looks to be a more likely Obama win, however.
The big issue is, will Obama be able to make greater inroads into the latino community in upcoming races... because if he can't, he will have a harder time winning.
Nobody ever said this would be easy. Hopefully, he can pick up more Edwards supporters in upcoming elections and make inroads against the Clinton's connections and party machinery.
To be fair, Edwards wasn't in office when NAFTA passed. That said, he was on record for keeping NAFTA, albeit renegotiating it somewhat, and he also voted to give China permanent favorable access to the US market, despite its horrible human rights and labor record, which is arguably an even bigger issue.
Hey Latinos.... Bill Clinton didn't want you to vote, because he thought it would hurt his wife's chances to get elected. But can you vote?!
"Si! Se puede!"
Despite what the obnoxious MSNBC pundits might say, the general public seems to think that Obama won the debate.
From http://www.youpolls.com/details.asp?pid=...
Barack Obama
75%
Hillary Clinton
20%
John Edwards
5.5%
From http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/1...
Obama
49% 775 votes
Edwards
30% 474 votes
Clinton
19% 311 votes
I think a lot of the pasty white blowhard commentators are overlooking just how strong a performance Obama made in the debate, especially on issues of race. I can't help but think that his answers -- and Hillary's voter suppression efforts -- will win over many of the Hispanic and Black voters who were previously on the fence.
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1971guy, take a look at the results today... more women are voting by sex. Does that this mean that Hillary Clinton is making the race more sexist?
Black voters are supporting Obama and not the old party elite, because they believe he is simply more relevant and more likely to bring about improvements in their lives.
Really, their support for Obama mirrors their support for Democrats in general over Republicans... They feel, quite rightly, that Obama is the real candidate of change and reform, and that Hillary Clinton's record is one of a closet Republican, more in line with her friend Joe Lieberman, who she campaigned for over the Democratic candidate.