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- Dagreenman, on 03/23/2008, -6/+98Obama gained some serious momentum from this incident. Not only did he get the media off his ass and did it without seriously attacking Wright, he gave one of the most compelling speeches of our time and attacked dead on the issue of race in this country. Jon Stewart said it best. A politcian finally spoke to America about race as if we were adults.
- Dvmx, on 03/23/2008, -5/+68The latest Clinton faux-moment is already over..
- jbdobd, on 03/23/2008, -5/+54"As Mark reported Wednesday, Clinton strategist Mark Penn argued that Clinton's 7-point lead in the Gallup poll that day suggested voters were experiencing "buyer's remorse" over Obama." Looks like Mark Penn was wrong again. Shocking.
- shortysmyname, on 03/23/2008, -5/+49That will change if Obama becomes the nominee, and then the spotlight will be on McCain.
- hurt911gen, on 03/23/2008, -5/+43If Hillary REALLY wants a Democrat in the White House next year, she needs to quit right now, endorse Obama, and stop splitting the liberal voters and giving extra time for McCain to campaign.
- freakk123, on 03/23/2008, -5/+43I hate to admit that I was nervous, but I was... Hopefully this upswing continues and the Jeremiah Wright business finally gets out of the spotlight.
- light65733, on 03/23/2008, -8/+36If happens again you know what to do, send Obama more money bombs.
- Hypomanic, on 03/23/2008, -5/+32I'm really sick of polls.
- chrissku, on 03/23/2008, -13/+40Hillary Clinton sucks.
- Shadic, on 03/23/2008, -2/+22Wow.. Either you're a racist, childish, or both. Good job, champ.
- JohnnyKdiggs, on 03/23/2008, -4/+23Obama has always made people love America, while Clinton has always made people hate the leading democratic candidate.
Edge never lost. - foofightrs777, on 03/23/2008, -3/+22Obama is simultaneously taking and fire from both the Clinton and Republican PR campaigns and managing to hold his ground quite well. That HAS to say something about his electibility and strength as a candidate.
- vinnyvenus, on 03/23/2008, -11/+27The same Gallup Poll also shows that John Mccain is leading Obama in general election.
- Cattywampus, on 03/23/2008, -1/+16People take out of poll results whatever supports their views. Lots of people seem to think this new poll is some permanent new momentum swing in favor of Obama. How is leading by 48% to 45% some major shift? The poll's margin of error is probably 3%. And the polls will probably change based on news about the candidates, responses to ads, the primaries that are coming up, etc.
- JasonHears, on 03/23/2008, -3/+17The biggest "controversy" faced yet by the Obama campaign, and in little over a week he is back ahead of Clinton. Note to Hillary: It's over!
- EtherGnat, on 03/23/2008, -4/+18Very good. Here's a cookie. Tomorrow we'll go over the 50 states flash cards again.
- xartion, on 03/23/2008, -2/+16On Thursday when I heard that Clinton was up in the latest Gallup poll by 7 points, I thought to myself: WTF. Seeing how quickly these polls change, I think that I am better off ignoring them :)
- dannyboy3020, on 03/23/2008, -2/+16These polls should be taken with a massive grain of salt.
- pintomp3, on 03/23/2008, -5/+17you should stop watching fox news then.
- kinerry, on 03/23/2008, -4/+16She's an evil bitch, she won't do that because she doesn't know when to quit
- Oozinator, on 03/23/2008, -1/+12That's the dirty secret, it's win win for Hillary! If she pulls off some improbable win this time, then great for her! If she doesn't, then she might be able to pull Obama down with her so she can simply run against McCain in only 4 years instead of waiting another 8! Always remember that she's entitled, everything and everyone else be damned.
- foofightrs777, on 03/23/2008, -1/+12What about McCain's record? He's self-professed that he's "not very good with economics". Is this really the man you want making the final decision with the economy of shaky footing? 8 years of a poor Yale businessman has been too much already for America.
- Thumper13, on 03/23/2008, -2/+11Anybody know where Hillary has been for the last couple of days? It's been awfully quiet there recently.
Could she be considering dropping out?
I know, too much to hope for. - neave, on 03/23/2008, -3/+12"...his secret past..."
You mean the same secret past he published in great detail in both of his biographies? - NyteStarNyne, on 03/23/2008, -2/+10I agree with everything except "Not only did he get the media off his ass". They want to draw this thing out as long as they can so they can continue to profit and make their WWE PPV style intros for Super Duper Tuesdays. Personally I don't believe *all* the networks are Pro-Hillary or Pro-Mccain, but they are definitely Pro-Traffic and shameless about creating controversy. If Obama was still far behind, none of this stuff would see the light of day.
- Cattywampus, on 03/23/2008, -0/+8I agree... both nominees will be getting much more scrutiny from the press and from the other party. Neither McCain nor Obama have been at this level of attention in their careers, and who knows how voters will react.
Besides, that Gallup poll asks "democrats" who they prefer as a candidate; there's no telling what non-Democrats will decide in a general election. - an0nymous, on 03/23/2008, -1/+8Honestly, I love comments such as yours. Not because they contribute to the dialogue, they don't, but because I can then examine your profile to see what makes you tick. Okay, the profile picture is of Obama and the twin towers...subtle. And the comments and Dugg stories are almost exclusively anti-Obama. You are pretty doggone active. Lots of capslock and misspellings, too:
"LIER! IT WAS ALL THREE CANDIDATES!" seems to typify the tone and syntax. Because of the fixation on Obama, I would have suspected you as a Clinton partisan, but the few non-Obama specific references to Clinton use the perjorative "Billary".
Okay, so you are a conservative troll who joined March 10th, 2008. Are you a paid agent? If so, you may have misjudged your audience, though you might be on to something with the "electability" message you seem to be pursuing now. I have to warn you though, capslock, excessive exclamation, and poor spelling clearly tag you as a greifer. Mind telling me who you used to post as? - forgiste, on 03/23/2008, -1/+8I think that the people who are voting for Obama aren't as easily swayed into things. He's been treating his supporters like adults, which is unprecedented. I agree some people are gullible, but the vast majority of his support comes from people with attention spans.
- EtherGnat, on 03/23/2008, -1/+8I agree with you to a point, but there was some concern the Wright controversy would give Hillary momentum. Obama's bouncing back in the polls helps to put that notion to rest. The only thing that really matters at this point is that it stays close--it matters little whether Hillary or Obama leads by a few percentage. Hillary has to score a knockout blow to have any chance of regaining the nomination.
- motivatedmama, on 03/23/2008, -0/+6Oops. Didn't meant to double post. Sry.
- Cattywampus, on 03/23/2008, -4/+10People take out of poll results whatever they want to believe. Some people seem to think this new poll might be some significant new momentum swing in favor of Obama.
But how is leading by 48% to 45% some major shift? Especially when the article says right up front that the poll's margin of error is +/- 3%. Polls are just a snapshot at a given point in time and can change for all candidates based on news about the candidates, responses to ads, the primaries that are coming up, etc.
Any poll results and their meaning should be taken with a large grain of salt, in my opinion. - imgstacke, on 03/23/2008, -3/+9She needs to get out of the way - go back to the US Senate and be a team player...
- JasonHears, on 03/23/2008, -0/+6The snapshot is exactly the point though. This snapshot is a recent snapshot, after all the Wright controversy, and after the Obama race speech. So it shows that this BIG controversy hasn't done anything major to Obama's ability to beat Clinton, even amongst Democrats.
- FiestyPumpkin, on 03/23/2008, -0/+6Well, a video of her trip to Bosnia was released. She claimed to have had to run for cover as sniper fire flew all around her. Turns out that she was met on the tarmac by a little girl bearing flowers.
- jdavid, on 03/23/2008, -1/+7anyone voting for Hillary that is not a long time supporter is just voting for her to lose against McCain. It was a brilliant move by the republican party to free voters from the need to vote in a primary.
- norman619, on 03/23/2008, -2/+7Last I checked Obama isn't an economist either.
- afterlife23, on 03/23/2008, -0/+5and yours is billy joe bob
- NyteStarNyne, on 03/23/2008, -1/+6God, that visual just canceled my plans for masturbation tonight and sent any sexual urges I had into a ***** coma. Thanks alot
- JavanSClark, on 03/23/2008, -0/+5I have a question for the Clintonites:
Did she or, did she not tell a lie regarding her trip under sniper fire to Bosnia? (Here's a hint..there's VIDEO proof that she did)
Let us all be entertained by the incoming spin machine. - dyltronic, on 03/23/2008, -0/+5exhale.
now let's reclaim the lead over mccain. - cobaltgrc, on 03/23/2008, -3/+8Did you only listen to the sound bites of "the pastor mess" or did you actually watch those whole sermons in context? If you had done a little investigating you'd have noticed that it was a ***** non-issue. Let me know how much of a lemming you are.
- motivatedmama, on 03/23/2008, -2/+7He will continue to do well, no fear. The Rev. Wright bit was Hillary's best shot and right minded Americans didn't bite. She's out of ammo and out of money. I too wish she would drop out already, but it won't be long. Hubby projects June. Can't be soon enough.
- xL0Sx, on 03/23/2008, -2/+7Why would you assume hte margin of error would affect Obama's numbers negatively, it could also be true that the margin of error favors Obama and it's really 51-45%. Of course poll numbers change, why the hell do you think they do these four thousand times a month?
- Cattywampus, on 03/23/2008, -0/+4I'm not assuming, I'm just pointing out what the margin of error is... people seem to be saying that Obama is ahead of Clinton, when in fact it could be a tie. Or it could be 51-45. I'm just pointing out that it may be a dead heat at this point, and that people will interpret the numbers in a way that fits what they want to happen: Obama supporters will take it to mean that their candidate is ahead: Clinton supporters will see it as a possible tie.
"Of course poll numbers change, why the hell do you think they do these four thousand times a month?"
I'm just pointing out the fact that the results of this poll are no more meaningful than that poll conducted last week, or the week before. They change with the news and voters' reaction to it and other things. - EtherGnat, on 03/23/2008, -1/+5One poll might not mean anything, but an average of six major polls show Obama rebounding after a slip. Again, what's important isn't who's on top as long as it's close. Hillary needs to create a major shift to have any chance. Obviously that's not happening.
- kipmartin, on 03/23/2008, -1/+5he was never in jeopardy. short of Obama self-imploding, its statistically too late for Hillary. thats an objective fact, not Obama fanboy speak. why is it always painted by the press as being a close call? could it be that the media benefits from drama?
well, there is no drama. did you know most Vegas oddsmakers give Obama 50 to 1 odds? its over, folks. - dtfinch, on 03/23/2008, -3/+7The name Hussein just means "handsome"
- Cyrus042, on 03/23/2008, -0/+4The unfortunate reality for Obama is that the Wright incident most certainly lost him some lower income white workers, permanently. His "Race Speech" certainly helped him rebound, but he's most likely garnering new voters (Or undecided), not the ones he lost. (See Bill Richardson endorsement)
As an independent, I'm rather saddened that the Wright controversy was as big as it was. I think it's clear that Obama's views are not reflective of Wright's and the relationship was incredibly personal. (Wright converted Obama to Christianity) I don't believe in guilt by association and it's always been obvious that Obama's record and views have never been reflective of Wright. (See: McCain's support of Obama on the Wright Issue. Which reminds me of the race issue with Biden during early Dem Primaries) - felman87, on 03/23/2008, -2/+6How many times are you going to use that line?
- redoctane, on 03/23/2008, -5/+9Obama spam is American spam.
More America is exactly what we need. -
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