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Clinton Gains in North Carolina

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Posted on Apr 29, 2008

A new poll shows Hillary Clinton closing the gap in North Carolina, a state that has been firmly in Barack Obama’s corner for weeks. According to the survey, Clinton has made gains among white voters, which many will doubtlessly attribute to the re-emergence of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. The race remains tight in Indiana.

Political Wire:

Obama, who has led in the survey by roughly 10 points for most of the last two months, now leads by just 5 points, 49% to 44%.

Key finding: “White voters are key. Since January, Clinton had led among Carolina whites by 14, 19, 17, 22 and 23 points. But today, suddenly: 31. In the Research Triangle, Clinton is up 9 points, week-on-week; Obama is down 3; a net swing of 12 points to Clinton.”

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By Jack08democracy, May 4 at 11:49 pm #
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A great tool brings superdelelegates together

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The Democratic race for nomination is very much alive – and most likely to be decided by superdelegates. Nevertheless.. Indiana ,Idaho and West Virginia are still to come.

If you’re tired of waiting around for those super delegates to make a decision already, go to LobbyDelegates.com and push them to support Clinton or Obama

If you haven’t done so yet, please write a message to each of your state’s superdelegates at http://www.lobbydelegates.com

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By Lauren, April 30 at 5:35 am #
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Hillary Clinton is probably the most politically expedient politician I have ever seen in my lifetime. 

Have you gone over her voting record in the Senate?  Her foreign policy votes are identical to those of the neoconservatives with a one vote difference- she voted for the restoration of habeas corpus.  That was an excellent vote, but it does not make up for the other votes that she made, everything from her vote to authorize military force in Iraq to her vote for the Kyl/Lieberman resolution.  After rather disingenuously claiming that she believed her military action authorization vote in Iraq would lead to more diplomacy she voted FOR Kyl/Lieberman????  Well, some of the people who helped author that resolution lobbied her, and she expediently went along with them.

Her most despicable pro-neocon vote had to be her vote against Senate Amendment 4228, which would have banned the sale by the United States of cluster bombs to countries that use them against civilian populations.  Often the victims of cluster bombs are children.  The bomblettes are small, scattered on the ground, often brightly colored.  Yet for political expediency Hillary Clinton voted for the continuance of the sale of cluster bombs that will kill children.

According to your brand of logic I must be an idiot, but at least I’m not supporting an immoral woman who has no ideology and is simply looking for personal power.  Be careful, if the wind starts blowing from another direction she’ll shift to get lifted by it, and it might not be going in the direction you want.  If you even notice, that is.

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By Aegrus, April 30 at 4:59 am #
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Nothing new to say, and scant accuracy to portray. These candidate blinders on everyone’s side make this discussion so frustrating. Why don’t you discuss Hillary’s stance on education, kiddo? I bet you don’t even know anything about it.

Nothing like a little bait in the morning.

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By Johnny, April 30 at 4:26 am #
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Friend..

If you think 35 years of experience in what is the current Washington atmosphere is a plus, you might be an idiot!!

If you think electing the candidate from EITHER side of the aisle who has taken the most lobbyist money from the military establishment is voting for change, you might be an idiot!!

If you think the candidate who pushed for the NAFTA but claims she didn’t and who claims to be against the Free Trade with Colombia Pact, but is surrounded by campaign operatives who have ties with groups lobbing for it, is going to help the American blue collar workers keep jobs from leaving this country, you might be an idiot!!

If you think the candidate who tried once to push her Universal health Care for all plan through once and failed will be successful the second time, you might be an idiot!!

If you think the candidate whose trustworthiness is less than 50% has a shot in the general election, you might be an idiot!!

If you think this same untrustworthy candidate will have coattails in the fall, you might be an idiot!!

If you think a progressive in this country would choose NeoCon Hillary Clinton over Ralph Nader, you might be an idiot!!

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By jacksmith, April 29 at 6:31 pm #
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:-)

MY FELLOW “BITTER”, STUPID, WORKING CLASS PEOPLE grin

If you think like Barack Obama, that WORKING CLASS PEOPLE are just a bunch of “BITTER”!, STUPID, PEASANTS, Cash COWS!, and CANNON FODDER. :-(

You Might Be An Idiot! grin

If you think Barack Obama with little or no experience would be better than Hillary Clinton with 35 years experience.

You Might Be An Idiot! grin

If you think that Obama with no experience can fix an economy on the verge of collapse better than Hillary Clinton. Whose wink husband (Bill Clinton) led the greatest economic expansion, and prosperity in American history.

You Might Be An Idiot! grin

If you think that Obama with no experience fighting for universal health care can get it for you better than Hillary Clinton. Who anticipated this current health care crisis back in 1993, and fought a pitched battle against overwhelming odds to get universal health care for all the American people.

You Might Be An Idiot! grin

If you think that Obama with no experience can manage, and get us out of two wars better than Hillary Clinton. Whose wink husband (Bill Clinton) went to war only when he was convinced that he absolutely had to. Then completed the mission in record time against a nuclear power. AND DID NOT LOSE THE LIFE OF A SINGLE AMERICAN SOLDIER. NOT ONE!

You Might Be An Idiot! grin

If you think that Obama with no experience saving the environment is better than Hillary Clinton. Whose wink husband (Bill Clinton) left office with the greatest amount of environmental cleanup, and protections in American history.

You Might Be An Idiot! grin

If you think that Obama with little or no education experience is better than Hillary Clinton. Whose wink husband (Bill Clinton) made higher education affordable for every American. And created higher job demand and starting salary’s than they had ever been before or since.

You Might Be An Idiot! grin

If you think that Obama with no experience will be better than Hillary Clinton who spent 8 years at the right hand of President Bill Clinton. Who is already on record as one of the greatest Presidents in American history.

You Might Be An Idiot! grin

If you think that you can change the way Washington works with pretty speeches from Obama, rather than with the experience, and political expertise of two master politicians ON YOUR SIDE like Hillary and Bill Clinton..

You Might Be An Idiot! grin

If you think all those Republicans voting for Obama in the Democratic primaries, and caucuses are doing so because they think he is a stronger Democratic candidate than Hillary Clinton. grin

Best regards

jacksmith… Working Class grin

p.s. You Might Be An Idiot! grin

If you don’t know that the huge amounts of money funding the Obama campaign to try and defeat Hillary Clinton is coming in from the insurance, and medical industry, that has been ripping you off, and killing you and your children. And denying you, and your loved ones the life saving medical care you needed. All just so they can make more huge immoral profits for them-selves off of your suffering…

You see, back in 1993 Hillary Clinton had the audacity, and nerve to try and get quality, affordable universal health care for everyone to prevent the suffering and needless deaths of hundreds of thousands of you each year. grin

Approx. 100,000 of you die each year from medical accidents from a rush to profit by the insurance, and medical industry. Another 120,000 of you die each year from treatable illness that people in other developed countries don’t die from. And I could go on, and on…

OBAMA AIDE: “WORKING-CLASS VOTERS NOT KEY FOR DEMOCRATS” :o

DEBATE!  DEBATE!!  DEBATE!!!…

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