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The race fundamentally changed... (5.00 / 1) (#89)
by Exeter on Fri Mar 21, 2008 at 04:45:36 PM EST
...when the Wright videos received more coverage than any other event this campaign season. The reality is that most voters first introduction to Obama was from his preacher saying God D##n America.

Instead of asking who should tell Hillary to drop out, it should be who is going to tell Obama he should step aside for the "best of the party."

Even before this, he still hadn't won white democrats in a SINGLE state.    

When the poll numbers continue to show Obama tanking, the super delegates will drop him, especially after all the media lemmings start running the other way after Clinton blows Obama out of the water in Pennsyvania.

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He did win them in Wisconsin though (5.00 / 1) (#173)
by lilburro on Fri Mar 21, 2008 at 05:21:40 PM EST
right?  He really did well, demographically, in WI.

I really appreciate your second paragraph.  When people say "best for the party" it usually just means "the best for Barack Obama."  "Best for the party" is usually just a guise for pushing the other candidate out of your way.

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Best for the party of O(ne) (5.00 / 1) (#180)
by Practically Lactating on Fri Mar 21, 2008 at 05:24:18 PM EST


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he peaked in Wisconsin (5.00 / 1) (#211)
by diplomatic on Fri Mar 21, 2008 at 05:42:31 PM EST


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No (5.00 / 1) (#222)
by Shawn on Fri Mar 21, 2008 at 05:48:34 PM EST
Wisconsin was 51/48 Clinton among white Democrats. He did win them in Vermont and Illinois though (53/46 in IL - shockingly narrow, if you ask me).

Of course, Hillary hasn't won the black vote anywhere, even in Arkansas or NY. Both sides of the coin are fairly depressing.

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Obama (5.00 / 1) (#228)
by tek on Fri Mar 21, 2008 at 05:53:42 PM EST
is from IL, that's why he won.

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Uh yeah (5.00 / 1) (#232)
by Shawn on Fri Mar 21, 2008 at 05:56:03 PM EST
I heard.

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Oops... (5.00 / 1) (#239)
by Exeter on Fri Mar 21, 2008 at 06:06:52 PM EST
You're right, he did win Illinois and Vermont and white Democrats.  Illinois doesn't really count because its his home state -- although, it still should give everyone weak knees that he still lost white democrats in southern Illinois. That was his home state where he supposedly is loved and adored by 110% of the population.

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