Obama won South Carolina primary not because of blacks
Now that Sen. Barack Obama has taken South Carolina, I am hearing from some media reports (the MSM seems to be very pro-Hillary Clinton) that he only won because the state has so many black Americans.
Bollocks.
Did Washington state once have an Chinese–American governor because it had so many Asians there?
Obama won because people are suffering from CFS: Clinton Fatigue Syndrome. He is right: people associate the Clintons with a partisan past and younger and more cosmopolitan voters are sick of it.
As we go into Super Tuesday, there are media claims that Sen. Obama will not take them because these are places where Sen. Clinton polls well.
My belief is that he will take them because people will vote for someone who looks victorious, and bugger the issues. I am sorry for all the bloggers who think otherwise, but remember, if you are blogging fluently, you are probably already part of the smarter group of citizens that analyses the issues. Most people, sadly, do not even think about the issues and can be swayed by rhetoric and appearances.
Sen. Obama is facing an MSM that wants a Hillary win so badly that it will look for justifications for why he won nearly double the number of votes that Sen. Clinton did. We are already seeing headlines about voting machine rigging.
How out of touch the MSM has proven to be so far on this presidential race—and how they look like they are still wrong.
While I am not so naïve as to think that Sen. Obama’s skin colour won’t be an issue for 100 per cent of the population, it’s far less of an issue than the white, middle-aged, male management of the MSM believes.
Comments
I wonder if Obama's church will become an issue. I looked at his church and their website. I also belong to his denomination "The United Church of Christ". It is a highly diverse denomination. Members come various backgrounds and faith journeys. We are different in many ways including: theological issues, political issues, and ethical issues. But my church is in California, while his is in Chicago. Time will tell. I have provided the link.
In the general election, Mitt Romney, the outsider will pose a real challenge for Obama. Because, he does not have a history of being an insider. He is a fresh face with good presentation skills. McCain on the other hand, can be beaten easily, because he is an insider. Public confidence in insiders is quite low this year. President Bush and the insiders must stand on a poor record with regards to Iraq war management, immigration, health care for veterans, social security, and the economy.
Hillary Clinton has so many skeletons in her closet that she could fill Forrest Lawn Cemetery with the bones. As far as the issues- well I’m not a Democrat. I have observed that Obama’s TV ads here in Arizona are positive and up beat.
Zak, the Arkancide matter alone can fill that cemetery up!
"We are already seeing headlines about voting machine rigging."
there were similar accusations in Iowa, I liked the Clintons but i feel they've lost a sense of direction, they were so sure of winning the nomination, Iowa shocked them, i think thats why we saw tears in New Hampshire..
Bill is getting some of the blame but I don’t think he should.