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kid a Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-14-08 04:42 PM
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I think Obama will pleasantly surprise us next Tuesday night.
Edited on Mon Apr-14-08 04:46 PM by asSEENonTV
First, when the polls close, the first good news will be "too close to call."

And at the end of the night, when Hillary has eked out a close win, but hasn't put a dent in the delegate math, The firewalls are GONE.


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Vinca Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-14-08 04:44 PM
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1. I still think he can pull out a win. Ed Rendell won without the small
Edited on Mon Apr-14-08 04:44 PM by Vinca
towns that are supposedly so pissed off. Obama definitely has an edge around Philadelphia and the burbs.
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BeyondGeography Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-14-08 04:45 PM
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4. Rendell lost 57 out of 67 counties...and still won easily
Something to remember for the general.
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hogwyld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-14-08 04:54 PM
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5. Unfortunately, "Fast" Eddie
Is in Hillary's corner.
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BeyondGeography Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-14-08 04:56 PM
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9. I know...it's more relevant for the GE
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democrattotheend Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-14-08 04:54 PM
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6. True, but Rendell racked up 80% margins in the Philly suburbs
Obama should win the suburbs but not by 80%.
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redstate_democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-14-08 04:45 PM
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2. GONE!!
But I am praying that he runs the numbers up on her. I mean, he will TURN OUT Philly. She will get a substantial number of votes in Pittsburgh. I think he will do well in the red part of the state as well. DEMOCRATS CAN ONLY VOTE so there won't be this Rush Limpballs effect like in Ohio or Texas. I just hope Ed Rendell doesn't CHEAT HIS ASS OFF FOR HER LIKE I KNOW HE WILL. EVERY VOTE BETTER BE COUNTED!
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DesertFlower Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-14-08 04:45 PM
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3. even though i'm an atheist i will say
"from your lips to god's ears".
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MadBadger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-14-08 04:55 PM
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7. The debate can change everything.
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-14-08 04:55 PM
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8. We'll see.
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Blomst Donating Member (46 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-14-08 05:01 PM
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10. Optimistic
Hillary's campaign has carefully planned this manufactured outrage over Obama's remarks. I am convinced that she planned to spring the "bitter" recording on the public just before the primaries, so that Obama had no chance to explain himself or turn the tide which he always does with a little time and preparation.

Well, the whole sniper disaster and the Colombia scandal had to be covered up before they completely derailed her campaign.

The timing of this latest manufactured scandal is wrong for her, though, and that is going to be a huge disadvantage to her.

She counted on the Wright scandal ending Obama's campaign, as well as the "typical white person" statement, and the "throwing grandmother under the bus" and the "being punished with a baby" statement. But Obama always finds a way to turn things around with eloquence and wisdom while she makes a fool of herself overdoing her "outrage."

Meanwhile, she has turned off countless people who have become more and more entrenched in their resistance to her tactics and her destructiveness.

In her desperation, she is showing her true colors.

She has lost control of the game, since, now Obama has time to retrieve his momentum like he always does.

After eight years of Bush, many people have wisened up. They will not let themselves be fooled as easily as in the past. Enough people will see through Hillary's dishonest Republican tactics and make the right choice. They will know that we can't afford the risk of another four to eight years of disaster for the country which is our inevitable and shared fate under another Clinton presidency.

THE ENDS DO NOT JUSTIFY THE MEANS. EVER! It is an expensive lesson to learn. I hope that the American people have embraced that lesson by now.
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