Why Obama Won

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Registered: 11-01-2008
Why Obama Won
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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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Registered: 11-01-2008
In reply to: pepperz5
Fri, 11-07-2008 - 1:24am

 

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Registered: 09-08-2008
In reply to: pepperz5
Fri, 11-07-2008 - 4:52am

((((We all, except the wealthy, want to see change. ))))


I thought this at first, but the fact is that many millionaires and extremely wealthy actors, comedians, business people, etc., people that make too much money to count (lol), not only voted for President-Elect Obama, but they campaigned to get him elected.


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Registered: 10-12-2008
In reply to: pepperz5
Fri, 11-07-2008 - 7:56am

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He was running in the primaries, not the election.

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Registered: 10-12-2008
In reply to: pepperz5
Fri, 11-07-2008 - 7:58am
Sandy, we all know that Presidents are not

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Registered: 11-05-2008
In reply to: pepperz5
Fri, 11-07-2008 - 8:51am

Except - that Obama won the popular vote too.

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Registered: 02-07-2007
In reply to: pepperz5
Fri, 11-07-2008 - 9:14am
It sounds like you live in N.C. I live in Va. Obama must have been running different ads in N.C. (unless you're in the Hampton Roads market, in which case you got the same ads I did). To say Obama's ads "were all about McCain and how he was like Bush" is just flatly untrue. Obama had one ad, for instance, where he simply stood there and talked about his plans to turn things around. There was another ad that outlined his upbringing and values. Neither of those even mentioned John McCain. McCain, OTOH, ran attack ad after attack ad, and I honestly do not think they reflected who John McCain really is, and clearly, in Va. and N.C., they did not work.

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“If, by a ‘liberal,’ they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people – their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties – someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a ‘liberal,’ then I’m proud to say I’m a ‘liberal.’”


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Registered: 02-07-2007
In reply to: pepperz5
Fri, 11-07-2008 - 9:20am

>>>>Well if Obama doesn't fulfill his promises what exactly will you do? Are you going to stand behind him if he decides that his campaign promises aren't valid anymore?

What would YOU have done if McCain had won and didn't fulfill his promises? Would you still have stood behind him? Did Bush fulfill all of his campaign promises? I remember one about "compassionate conservatism" and being a "uniter not a divider." From my perspective, he didn't fulfill either of those. He has left this country more divided than I can remember in my lifetime, and it seems to me the only compassion he had was for the rich. From day one, he let Dick Cheney run his administration. Were you counting on that when you pulled the lever for George W. Bush in 2000? If not, did you continue to stand behind him anyway?

~Ghostwriter, M.A.







“If, by a ‘liberal,’ they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people – their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties – someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a ‘liberal,’ then I’m proud to say I’m a ‘liberal.’”


~Ghostwriter, M.A.


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Registered: 09-23-2002
In reply to: pepperz5
Fri, 11-07-2008 - 9:34am

In case you need a reminder,Obama won the popular vote as well as the electoral vote! :)


And it was a combination of people who voted for him, not just new voters.



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Registered: 03-30-2007
In reply to: pepperz5
Fri, 11-07-2008 - 9:34am
In Ohio, McCain ran attack ad after attack ad.
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Registered: 02-07-2007
In reply to: pepperz5
Fri, 11-07-2008 - 9:36am

>>>>Unfortunately I do believe that the next 4 years will be very bad.

Did you also believe 8 years of GWB would be very good???

Geez, why don't you try some positive thinking? Obama is our president now, like it or not. When GWB was elected, I wrote a blog in which I expressed the hope that he would be the finest president our country had ever seen, even though I didn't vote for him. I hoped that because I love my country and love my children and want only the best for them. Instead of talking about what a horrible president you think Obama will be, why don't you start thinking about what YOU can do to support him and help him dig our country out of the worst mess we've been in since either one of us was born??? It seems to me THAT would be a very patriotic thing to do.

~Ghostwriter, M.A.







“If, by a ‘liberal,’ they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people – their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties – someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a ‘liberal,’ then I’m proud to say I’m a ‘liberal.’”


~Ghostwriter, M.A.


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