verte76
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So the Germans really like Obama? They hate Bush. They opposed the war. So did France. Remember "freedom fries"?
verte76 said:So the Germans really like Obama? They hate Bush. They opposed the war. So did France. Remember "freedom fries"?
Earnie Shavers said:
Internationally, it's always going to be the candidate perceived to be the furthest from a certain George W. Bush that will be the most popular.
Irvine511 said:this really is a "change" election.
and i can't think a 70 year old iraq war supporter is going to have a shred of a chance against Obama.
Irvine511 said:but now that every candidate from both parties is talking about how much they are all about "change" -- really, who's got the credibility?
2861U2 said:
Sure he will. Along with the Republicans, he's going to have the support of a majority of veterans and their families, and most middle-aged to older independents.
McCain, easily. How does Obama have ANY credibility? What has done (other than endlessly talking about) to demonstrate this? McCain has political friends on both sides and has proven he can reach across the aisle. How is Obama credible about ANYTHING?
2861U2 said:Another thought about the college vote that Obama is relying on-
As a college student, I've seen the Obama hype around campus the last couple of months. But like I said, when election day rolls around, many of them will not go to the trouble of bothering to vote. I think it is very risky for Obama to have a strategy thats depends so much on youth, when you can't even depend on college kids to show up to class on time. They can go out and campaign and wear the t-shirts and pin the little Obama buttons on their backpacks, but until the results come in on election day saying that 18-24s really went out and voted overwhelmingly for Obama, I'm not going to be too worried.
2861U2 said:
ETA: I heard a poll yesterday saying that while Obama may be leading among independents voting in the Democrat primary, Clinton is still leading among registered Democrats. Isn't it bad that the guy who might end up getting the nomination isn't even the favorite among Democrats? McCain, on the other hand, leads in both groups.
U2democrat said:Apparently Obama is giving speeches that even political veterans are saying are the best they have ever heard, trumping even JFK/RFK/MLK
People in the audience are in tears by the time he finishes.
It's going to be extremely difficult to stop that.
namkcuR said:
Anywhere I could hear/read any of them?
namkcuR said:
Anywhere I could hear/read any of them?
U2democrat said:Hillary turned on the waterworks today. It'll be interesting to see how that one plays out.
U2democrat said:
By the way NBC Nightly News will have a behind the scenes segment and interview with Obama tonight.
Brian Williams + Barack Obama =
Irvine511 said:
i found it sincere, and i felt for her.
i really did. i do think she works hard. i do think she cares. i do think she wants to make a difference. and i think she's married into an impossible situation for her, so close and yet so far.
but it's so hard to get behind the Tracy Flicks of the world.
BonoVoxSupastar said:Bush doesn't cry...
BonoVoxSupastar said:Bush doesn't cry...
diamond said:usually when a canidate has an emotional breakdown on the campaign trail-it's the beginning of the end for that candidate.