Why Obama Won
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Why Obama Won
| Wed, 11-05-2008 - 11:02am |
Obama won on his own terms, strategically and symbolically. He rolled up a series of contested states, from Colorado to Virginia, long out of Democratic reach. And his victory reflected the accuracy of his vision of a reshaped country. Racism, much discussed, turned out to be a footnote, and the African-American voter turnout was nothing spectacular.

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I'm super glad Barack Obama won!!
I come from a very raciest state and all I heard during
That wasn't bigoted.
No. Negative campaigning does and should weigh heavily. It shows us all what kind of people the candidates and their supporters are.
McCain may have lost for a lot of reasons but the tone and the content of their campaign ads cost them dearly. McCain and his supporters went too far, hit too low below the belt and it for a change, it backfired on them.
If this nation has a hard time coming together, you can bet the fact that a large number of people who think we've elected a radical black Muslim will have a lot to do with it.
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If McCain/Palin and Dole wanted us to look at the policies and their records, then that is what they should have campaigned on. Instead they focused on smearing Obama. Asking us why we cite the negative campaigning as a reason we voted for Obama is a silly question.
Most of us voted for Obama because he favors diplomacy over "fight, fight, fight" war, because he believes in helping the middle class before the wealthy and because he did not try to create fear by declaring himself the only one who is "safe" for our nation. The negative campaigning by Rove/McCain/Palin and the RNC was just the icing on the cake. Especially for the undecideds. Without the icing, many on the fence would likely have turned down the chocolate cake in favor of the white cake. 52%/46% is not that huge of a margin. I think the negative campaigning really did them in.
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>>> If McCain/Palin and Dole wanted us to look at the policies and their records, then that is what they should have campaigned on.
They did...it's a shame you never took the time to get informed.
>>> Instead they focused on smearing Obama.
Telling the truth isn't "smearing."
>>> Asking us why we cite the negative campaigning as a reason we voted for Obama is a silly question.
No, not really...especially considering the negative campaign that Obama ran.
>>> Most of us voted for Obama because he favors diplomacy over "fight, fight, fight" war,
He's an appeaser...and weakness emboldens our enemies. Thanks Obama.
>>> because he believes in helping the middle class before the wealthy
Obama is stupid on economics...and he's a socialist...but you'll find all about that soon.
>>> and because he did not try to create fear by declaring himself the only one who is "safe" for our nation.
A man with no experience can hardly make that claim...especially since it was his naive reactions to so many important issues that would have placed the country in danger if he actually had the power to act on them. Oops...now he does...and it's not a surprise that within hours, Russia said it was pulling out of a missile disarmament treaty while making threats and placing missiles (possibly nukes) on Poland's border. "Safe" indeed.
>>> The negative campaigning by Rove/McCain/Palin and the RNC was just the icing on the cake. Especially for the undecideds. Without the icing, many on the fence would likely have turned down the chocolate cake in favor of the white cake.
Most undecideds went with McCain.
>>> 52%/46% is not that huge of a margin. I think the negative campaigning really did them in.
Wrong. Obama had quadruple the money, quadruple the campaign organization, the economy is bad, Bush is unpopular and McCain is 72 years old. This should have been a rout...McCain should have been utterly destroyed early in the campaign...but, as you said, 52%/46% isn't a huge spread...that says a LOT about Obama.
Is it just me who finds herself puzzled when McCain supporters insist Obama is a "socialist" yet McCain disagrees?
That was mentioned too about the federal report coming out Friday, but I
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