Obama warned drive could offend Iowans

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1207/7125.html



Obama warned drive could offend Iowans

By: Mike Allen
Dec 1, 2007

An effort to recruit out-of-state Iowa college students draws a scolding from the state’s leading political commentator.



The campaign of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is drawing some local skepticism for a drive to recruit non-Iowans to caucus at their Iowa colleges.

“If you are not from Iowa, you can come back for the Iowa caucus and caucus in your college neighborhood,” says a four-page “Students for Barack Obama” brochure provided to Politico.

David Yepsen of the Des Moines Register, the state’s leading political commentator, wrote in a blog post called “The Illinois Caucus” that the effort to increase participation by out-of-staters “risks offending long-time Iowa residents.”

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“No presidential campaign in memory has ever made such a large, open attempt to encourage students from out of state, many of whom pay out-of-state tuition, to participate in the caucuses.,” he said. “No other campaign appears to be doing it in this campaign cycle.”

The student section of BarackObama.com has a “Rock the Caucus” section designed to make it as easy as possible for collegiate supporters of Obama to turn out.

I don't. He loves the sound of his own voice. He's an overinflated, self-important bloviator who is enjoying way too much all the attention he's been getting this fall.

Yet another indication of inexperience among the Obama team.

Poor Hillary, she's about to get whooped.

This is college students who are almost full year residents being told it is legal for them to caucus. Which it is. Legal and normal.

to longtime Iowans.

Not that anyone could convince neophytes otherwise-

Frankly, if recent history is any indication of Obama's judgment, seems to me he'll create far worse problms for himself between now & then.

Things are going his way now, and they should only get better.

The phony preacher talk, the BS about social security and the health care plans shows me that the tendency I saw throughout his short Senate stint is only getting worse.

to long time Iowans, and highly political, which will backfire all over Hillary.

:D

are you sure that's not Clinton they're talking about? Obama would NEVER in a million YEARS do something so underhanded, so despicable, so ... dishonest.

It's common knowledge he walks on water, heals the sick, gives sight to the blind and hope to the destitute and hopeless (but not healthcare yet; he's working on it) and every puppy and kitten from miles around run to him and nuzzle against his strong ankles as his honeyed words drip like a healing salve to those in need of his blessed wisdom and healing Light.

You must have the wrong guy. Or this David Yepsen -- I don't trust that name -- who wrote this disgusting dribble in the newspaper is a Hillary Shill and eats babies for breakfast and is a republican operative who's very, very afraid of Obama's almighty power and strength! Yeah, that's it!

Obama is wise. Obama is good. Obama is wise. Obama is good. Obama is wise. Obama is good.

:sarcasm:

:rofl:

Yepsen had been very gracious to Obama...in fact, I wrote him a nice letter a few months back about him kissing up to Obama, while ignoring the rest of the candidates....now, he's starting to see it.

We live in Illinois. During the four years my daughter went to Iowa State, she was a registered voter in Ames, Iowa.

Not only was she a voter, she was a Democratic leader on campus. She went to the Harkin steak fry, the Jefferson-Jackson dinner, and she met all the candidates. She was a caucus leader in 2004. She liked it there so much that she thought about staying and taking a job with the Iowa Democrats.

It is common for students to register to vote where they go to school. It is common as well for students to stay in the state where they get their education. My daughter went to Chicago for employment, but she loved Iowa. I think she would consider going to live there again if the right job was there for her.

I am not an Obama supporter, but this, I repeat, is bullshit. Show me the offended Iowans.

I specifically remember a government teacher encouraging us to register to vote in the city where the university was. I knew a lot of out of towners/staters that changed their registration. They pretty much stayed in the town the whole year, except a few weeks during vacations (most took summer classes). :shrug:

Ask and you shall receive. Here are just a few of them and they aren't taking too lightly to this stunt:

All of you Obama haters can now aim your outrage at St. Hillary or be called Hillaryous Hypocrites.

*crickets*

Rotten fruit does not fall far from the tree.

Hillaryously so.


And smearing Obama is the only way they can find to support Hillary because they cannot defend her on the issues.

Let's face it, the Clintons are sleezebag politicians. Hypocrisy is thy name, Hillary.

all with 150 recommendations apiece!

From the same article today:

You all probably remember the little fundy college in Tennessee during the last election who enrolled all their students as Republicans.

Can't remember the name of the ditzy place, and don't remember what reporter exposed the issue.

As long as the college students only vote once they should get to choose which state they vote in.