Obama can get 80,000 people to come and hear him speak while McCain struggles to get 300?
Obama raises more money in a day, in small contributions from average Americans, than McCain raises in a month from all of those corporate lobbyists and wealthy Republicans?
That across the country in special election after special election, Democrats are winning even though some of these districts went overwhelmingly for George W. Bush and haven't voted Democrat is over 40 years, and the national RNC poured in millions of dollars, to no avail?
2008-05-20T12:05:07Z
Tony H: As I understand it, you are arguing that electing the most popular candidate is a bad idea. What exactly are you proposing?
2008-05-20T12:06:09Z
Devil's Advocate: Do you realize how racist your statement is?
Anonymous2008-05-19T13:01:57Z
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That is the beauty of Democracies isn't it? American politics has cycled this way since the country's inception. Its your turn now and when you phuck it all up the worm will turn.
The impression that Obama is getting contributions from 'average americans' worries me a bit. Political contributions are often organized by special interests. The come in as 'small contributions' but they're actually coordinated (sometimes, even funded) by very large organizations.
Contributors pay out to candidates they think will win. Obama's raising money like crazy because those wanting to 'buy access' to the next president are betting it'll be him. They're probably right.
No not at all. Politics is an ever evolving process. If Dems can run on issues that are real and involve many Americans that care about them we can be swayed. The pendulum swings back and forth so we know eventually Democrats will run the White house. Its a reality we all except especially if you know anything about history.
No it doesn't worry me because I think the American people could vote for Bozo the clown and It wouldn't make any difference. The congress and the supreme court run this country, not the president.
It does worry a bit, but many of those people that say they support Obama either will change their minds come election day or think hes such a shoe in will not bother to vote.