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Obama Pulls Ahead in Iowa PollPosted on Nov 19, 2007
Barack Obama has taken the lead in Iowa, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll. However, his lead is within the poll’s margin of error, so he remains in a statistical tie with Hillary Clinton and John Edwards. Much of Obama’s strength may come from “new direction” voters, and the sense that voters have, according to the survey, that he is “the most honest and trustworthy.” In fact, “other, none or no opinion” was second in trustworthiness, between Obama and Edwards.
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By Conservative Yankee, November 20, 2007 at 10:24 am #
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“Clintons advantage on experience, while substantial, has softened since summer, the analysis says.”
A REAL reporter would have said “Clintons PERCEIVED advantage on experience, while substantial, has softened since summer,
I am beginning to believe (personally) that there is NO experience which prepares one for the presidency. Therefore (assuming this is correct) one should vote their personal interests and ignore claims, by candidates, of superior ability!
Report thisBy Margaret from Portland, Or., November 20, 2007 at 8:42 am #
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So if you want to put a racial label on Obama you can say that he is a black man in a white world but that would be misleading he is a person of both worlds, and since he has not inherited the slave feelings of being slighted or slavery he has a somewhat universal look at life, his mother basically raised him I know his stepfather also helped, so the man is well qualified to be president and his wife also an administrator in the health field so he has a lot of imput as much as Ms. Clinton, the Democrats have the best choices and no matter who wins the change I think will be better for this country.
Report thisBy Douglas Chalmers, November 20, 2007 at 5:37 am #
“the most honest and trustworthy….”??? Perhaps “new direction” voters see statements like “not buying oil from dictators” or supporting Bush’s bombing the imaginary Al Qaeada in Pakistan as being something that is not straight from the military-industrial establishment?
Obviously, the youngest voters have been sucked right in to his “I wanna be president” speech…....
Report thisBy DennisD, November 20, 2007 at 1:26 am #
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The poll found voters are increasingly interested in a new direction and new ideas.
And just what the hell they are shall forever remain a riddle inside a mystery wrapped in an enigma until we get the bill.
Report thisBy Hammo, November 20, 2007 at 1:26 am #
It is interesting that a guy who is part-black and part-white can do so well ... so far.
Maybe we have come further in dealing with racial issues than we realize. It is a complex situation that has a lot of ramifications for Americans of all kinds of ethnic backgrounds ... including mixed-ethnicity.
Along these lines, the recent news involving Oprah Winfreys decision to remove the book THE EDUCATION OF LITTLE TREE from her book list seems to require further exploration by thoughtful people.
For more information, see the article ...
Oprah bumps book Education of Little Tree from list; readers can explore many factors involved
http://americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=42576
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