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Home Front: Politix
O'Bama says New Hampshire loss shows change not easy
2008-01-10
Barack Obama said on Wednesday his upset loss to Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire's U.S. presidential primary was a reminder change was not easy and would be resisted by those who gain from the status quo. "My voice is a little hoarse, my eyes are a little bleary, my back is a little sore, but my spirit is strong," Obama said the day after Clinton won narrowly in New Hampshire despite opinion polls before the vote showing she trailed Obama by double-digits.

Obama, bidding to be the first black president, had hoped for a New Hampshire win that would solidify his hold on the top spot in the state-by-state race to pick candidates for the November election to succeed President George W. Bush.
Posted by:Fred

#18  TOPIX/REDDIT > WHY FASCISTS ARE LEFTISTS.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-01-10 23:04  

#17  Dinkins Effect?

Non-blacks who tell the pollster one thing, and vote another way. I think it's one or a combination of two things - (1) some people want to vote for a person whose ethnicity they're comfortable with and/or (2) some people feel that a black candidate is too liberal, but are afraid that rejecting the black candidate will be perceived as racism. Which means newspaper polls can overstate the amount of support for a black candidate.

Posted by: Zhang Fei   2008-01-10 16:45  

#16  Dinkins Effect?
Posted by: Abdominal Snowman   2008-01-10 15:33  

#15  Actually, his loss shows the Dinkins effect is alive and well. It wasn't visible in Iowa because Dems don't do the secret ballot thing in Iowa, thanks to "reforms" implemented by 60's activists, who believed that Communists should be allowed to harangue their opponents into silence.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2008-01-10 14:02  

#14  if I close my eyes when he talks - he could pass for a black Capt Kirk.
Posted by: Broadhead6   2008-01-10 13:54  

#13  How come you never hear him talking about his white mother? Was she "uncool" or something? Or is he saving her for when it's time to tone down the "black guy" thing?
Posted by: tu3031   2008-01-10 13:50  

#12  "To hell with CHANGE, we want FOLDING MONEY!"
-- Burge/Goldstein '08
Posted by: mojo   2008-01-10 13:44  

#11  I personaly would far rather have our "First Black President', than have "First Bitch".
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2008-01-10 13:32  

#10  Remember, B.O., 78% of 'new' initiatives fail - at least in business (like TQM, or other slogan-of-the-month) - so change is always hard.
Posted by: Bobby   2008-01-10 11:59  

#9  Maybe so, sports fan, but don't forget - Kerry has an e-mail network of 3 million supporters, according to aides. He also has traveled extensively raising millions of dollars for Democratic candidates nationwide.

Oh, how I love a mud-wrestling match! It's gonna get really interesting.
Posted by: Bobby   2008-01-10 11:56  

#8  The Official Kiss of Death...

2004 Dem nominee Kerry endorsing Obama
Posted by: tu3031   2008-01-10 10:33  

#7  Obama is toast. I'm not sure whether to be happy or not.
Posted by: Whomong Guelph4611   2008-01-10 06:14  

#6  DRUDGEREPORT > JEWISH WORLD REVIEW/CAL THOMAS - BARACK OBAMA FEELING GOOD. ALso form JWR/Tomas > SEGRATION, MUSLIM STYLE. Great Britain threatened by Brit Muslim community's inherent refusal to integrate and adopt core Brit values.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-01-10 01:58  

#5  MAVRIETY OP-ED > PRESIDENT HUCKABEE; + WHAT A FUTURE PRESIDENT NEEDS TO KNOW.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-01-10 01:28  

#4  You know with that picture... and that smile... I just *have* to ask...

Has anyone ever seen Obama and Jimmy Carter at the same time in the same place?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2008-01-10 01:16  

#3  GUAMPDN OP-ED > THE FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY, by retired former UOG Prof now Guam Senator JUDITH GUTHERTZ.

Also from GUAM PDN > FOREIGN POLICY - HUNGRY FOR AMERICAN LEADERSHIP [The World is].
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-01-10 01:08  

#2  ION, GUARDIAN.UK OPINION > THE BREAKUP OF THE [BRITISH] UNION NOW APPEARS TO BE INEVITABLE; + BRUSSELSJOURNAL > HOW BRITAIN DESTROYED ITSELF.

The good news is for the Islamists/Terrorists - BRUSSELSJOURNAL again > THE BELGIANS ARE TURKS.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-01-10 01:06  

#1  O'Bama says New Hampshire loss shows change not easy there are a hell of a lot of stupid yankee democrats in New Hampshire who apparently have little or no memory of the last 8 year Clintonian empire and desire a repeat.
Posted by: Besoeker   2008-01-10 00:39  

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