<p>I've got news for Sarah Palin--we also grow good people in large metropolitan areas. I see she's out pandering to the "small town" crowd today. Bad girl! </p>
<p>AdvicePlease--You are SO lucky! I live in Kentucky, a solidly red state where Obama has zero chance. He's not likely to spend much time here. :(</p>
<p>Hindo: Ditto. I live in SC. I did take my son to see Obama speak about a year ago. Obama came over and spoke to my son and that picture made our local newspaper.</p>
<p>How neat, Southmom! Late last year Obama actually came to our city to speak at the local Civic Center. My younger daughter wisely got tickets in advance, whereas my husband and I naively showed up on the "day of," thinking we could walk right in and take a seat. Wrong! When we arrived, there was the most intimidating line I'd ever seen, wending its way through the hallways and up and down stairs, out into the street. Unbelievable. We gave up after a few minutes when it became clear to us that we'd never get in. :(</p>
<p>Hindoo -- Obama was just in Lancaster the other day. Lancaster is about an hour and 15 minutes from where I live. I have a friend who was able to walk to the park where he spoke. I live in a Philly suburb...fairly close to the city. We're very excited about him planning to spend time in PA.</p>
<p>Community organizer vs. Mayor of a small town</p>
<p>The racial and cultural implications of this forced matchup by the Republicans couldn't be more transparent. They could've easily gone after Obama's professorship or his admittedly brief senate career, but they chose to zero in on the stuff he did with "those blacks" when he was just out of college! That was over 20 years ago, and he has done much since. The term "community organizer" can be perverted and used to conjure images of the mythical unemployed welfare queen and (militant) black activism. In contrast, you have good old girl Sarah Palin and her "small town" (aka white and conservative) connections.</p>
<p>The great hypocrisy is that Obama's community activism was done in conjunction with churches in the South Side of Chicago. Conservatives love faith-based community initiatives! But then again, Obama did stuff with black churches, and that's not real Christianity. No blue-eyed Jesuses in those churches.</p>
<p>Correction -- Assuming the posting above mine was correct that I incorrectly updated the poll...</p>
<p>Correction:
McCain - 8
Obama - 12</p>
<p>McCain - 8 (Tsk tsk... Bush lovers...)
Obama - 13
OBAMA 2008!!</p>
<p>I'm not a bush lover!!! eww</p>
<p>By that logic, any Obama supporter is a Carter "ethnic purity" lover eww.</p>
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The election of the first African-American President in the history of the United States would finally put an end to conservative-dominated "backlash" identity politics, replacing it with a new, pluralistic mainstream.
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<p>Growing</a> Demographic Groups Could Provide Obama Victory</p>
<p>The politics of resentment are at an end. The Republicans have an election or two, at most, to keep blaming gays and European elites and minorities for everything. Hopefully, Sarah Palin will be the swan song of these despicable politics. I will be most interested to see how the Republican party reinvents itself for a new America that will finally move past the 1960s, and a a new America that is not dominated by rural Christian whites.</p>
<p>Funny article. Says Obama will perform just as worse with demographics as previous presidential losers like Kerry except this time, surging minority participation will help him. Funny liberal.</p>
<p>Zogby</a> International</p>
<p>McCain's favorability rating increased from 50% favorable last week to 57% favorable now, a significant jump that indicates the GOP convention was a success. Among independent voters, 61% now have a favorable impression of him, compared to just 49% who said the same a week ago.</p>
<p>Nearly half - 49% - said they had a favorable opinion of Barack Obama, while 50% they had a negative impression of him. Among independent voters, 47% gave him favorable marks, compared to 46% who said the same thing last week.</p>
<p>8)</p>
<p>Obama 14.
McCain 8.</p>
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Says Obama will perform just as worse with demographics as previous presidential losers like Kerry except this time, surging minority participation will help him.
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<p>The growing insignificance of the Bubba vote.</p>
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The growing insignificance of the Bubba vote.
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This election it actually seems <em>more</em> important.</p>
<p>obama for sure</p>
<p>gir? - I know a gir - are you named after the Invader zim character too?</p>
<p>McCain.</p>
<p>Obama 15
McCain 9</p>
<p>Poll:</a> Convention lifts McCain over Obama - USATODAY.com</p>
<p>McCain leads Democrat Barack Obama by 50%-46% among registered voters</p>
<p>In the new poll, taken Friday through Sunday, McCain leads Obama by 54%-44% among those seen as most likely to vote.</p>
<p>Just letting fellow Obama supporters how in touch they are with the rest of America :D</p>
<p>YouTube</a> - Eli Young Band - When it Rains</p>
<p>Here's a cool song too.</p>
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McCain leads Democrat Barack Obama by 50%-46% among registered voters</p>
<p>In the new poll, taken Friday through Sunday, McCain leads Obama by 54%-44% among those seen as most likely to vote.
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<p>Nobody should take post-convention polls that seriously. Obama was up by eight after the DNC but I knew not to expect that to last. Come to me next week and we'll see where we are.</p>
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<p>باراك أوباما 16
جون ماكين 9</p>
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