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Does anyone think that Obama's wins are less Important than Hillary's ?

Is the fact that Blacks and small states are giving Obama the win make his winning less important? I read in the paper that Hillary is claiming that Obama's wins are not as significant because she is mainly supported by Blacks and small states. This really cut deep because I thought we were getting past statements like this. Is America going backwards and saying Blacks are not equal? Are the people in the smaller states less important because their states are smaller? Why isn't the Media questioning her on this. Do they all agree?

Update:

Oops I meant Does the fact...

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  • 1 decade ago
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    it would appear that the Clinton campaign thinks the smaller states are insignificant, and are willing to concede them

    and by the way their are not enough blacks to elect anyone

    they are only 13% of the population

  • 1 decade ago

    I would say a win is a win, no matter whos voting for you...I read the black population in the U.S. is 13% so someone other than blacks are voting for him. I wonder how many people that voted for Mr Obama did so because they were voting against Hillary, thats not to take anything away from Mr Obama but reading some of the answers in here concerning Hillary Id hafta think shes not the peoples favorite person and I wonder if those that were voting against Hillary will vote for McMain in the general election...it makes for some interesting questions.

  • ponpon
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    I was thinking pretty much the same thing the other day, I live in a "small" state and feel like she thinks we are insignificant here. She claims that the big states i.e. Ohio, California, Texas etc. are needed to win the election, maybe, but what makes her so SURE Obama wont carry them if she looses the nomination? It is because of the way she thinks that I will not vote for her. I agree the media should be all over this.

  • Gretl
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    He wins the caucuses, which are faulty and archaic. Hillary is quite right in saying she will not accept a caucus in FL. If the DNC opts to throw out the primary results and schedule caucuses this spring, Obama would probably emerge the victor, since this form of voting is riddled with pitfalls. In addition to its more primitive "raise your hand" form of vote tabulation, it often requires traveling long distances, untrained volunteers sorting out the logistics (if they show up at all), and then attending a meeting that lasts one or three hours. Such factors tend to deter Clinton's base: older voters; wage earners who work during the hours of the caucus: voters who need childcare, don't own a car or have other obligations; immigrants and those for whom English is a second language.

    How is this a fair election, then? Winning the primaries is more important to me than caucuses.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Yes. Unfortunately, Clinton followers "conveniently" think that way. It is an underhanded tactic to try to sway those multi-mentioned "super delegates" their way.

    THE ONLY REASON WHY Clinton has won the "bigger" states, is BECAUSE THEY ARE FILLED WITH HISPANIC PEOPLE, and the majority of this group will vote against an African-American candidate, for fear of being ostracized by a black president. IF THE "BIG STATES" weren't filled with Hispanics, most of them would have been won by Obama (California and Texas, the biggest two, for sure).

  • Gary W
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Hillary is just trying to win. She knows she's lost the Black vote, and is trying to minimize his 100+ delegate lead as much as possible.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Apparently Hillary and her supporters.

  • 1 decade ago

    No, and that's a pretty bigoted statement. They're not less important. He has more delegates and more votes. That's what counts.

  • 1 decade ago

    That is a good question - "Present"

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