Optimism Thread

I am going off early because of all the nastiness and gloating (and pessimism) in GDP about tomorrow before the votes are being cast. So is there any extra optimism for tomorrow? If so, you can just leave it in this thread.


Good luck fellow Obama supporters! :hi:



:patriot:

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/01/clinton-bashes.html

After showing how the Clintons cynically attacked Obama about his remarks on Reagan, by distorting them of course, all this evidence came in that the Clintons admired Reagan, thereby making them look stupid. Then he ends with this:

after South Carolina and we are going to see Obama EVERYWHERE. As long as he stays close in both states, preferably winning SC, then anything can happen on the 5th.

:(

Historically the establishment candidate beats the insurgent. It is far more likely for New Hampshire to set the tone of the race than an upset in Iowa (which I why I was quite disappointed by even a narrow loss there).

However, on the bright side, insurgent candidates have never been as well financed as Obama in the past. Obama is also receiving a tremendous number of endorsements from members fo the establishment, which also helps reduce Clinton's usual advantages as the more establishment candidate. Plus there are all those negatives Clinton has for those looking towards the general election.

At least Nevada won't matter much if Clinton wins as expected. However if Obama can get an upset there and win in SC as expected, he will have quite a bit of momentum.

psst.

I hope he wins. I wanted to post this before the Nevada numbers started coming in just so it didn't appear I was just interested in attaching myself to the winner. I do think he has a real shot at it today.

Yeah,call me bi-polar, but after some considerable thought and some matters that have come up, I think Senator Obama is our party's best hope for real change. I have come to terms with what was my dislike of Senator Clinton and if she ultimately turns out to be our nominee my head won't spin around and I won't start spitting out pea soup,but deep down, I question her real Independence from Bill Clinton and the last thing we need is four or eight more years of Clinton policies and political maneuvers. It is time for a fresh start and a new leader. It is late in coming, it should have been 2004, but better late than never.

:hi: