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Lewis Flips
[Read the article: John Lewis endorses Obama ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]This is not at all surprising and I expecy many more to abandon Clinton. Why risk the ire of your constituents for a candidate who is losing?
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@ATvixen
[Read the article: John Lewis endorses Obama ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]You wrote:
"I used to respect John Lewis but...
I looked up to John Lewis. He was in the treches in the fight for Black American rights, however, this is just a shame. He didn't want to support Sen. Obama in the begining, now Obama is hot and will probably be the nominee now he wants to leave camp Clinton? I know he's only worried about his personal election but damn John I though you were more loyal?"
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2 Points. First, Lewis isn't flipping because Obama is "hot". it's because he is catching heat from his constituents who voted for Obama. Secondly, I believe that elected representatives owe more "loyalty" to their constituents than to other pols in their party. I'm sure Clinton's campaign would not agree but it's a pretty dicey argument to make that one should ally oneself with one candidate against the wishes of the majority in your voting district.
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@Anon 11:53 AM
[Read the article: John Lewis endorses Obama ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Perhaps I am confusing what you wrote but Lewis is voting the way of his district. This from an AP report:
"Lewis' constituents supported Obama roughly 3-to-1 in Georgia's Feb. 5 primary. His endorsement had been a coveted prize among the Democratic candidates thanks to his standing as one of the last major civil rights leaders of the 1960s."
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@jebldmm
[Read the article: John Lewis endorses Obama ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]You wrote:
"In other words...
...he's saying that he thought that Clinton was more qualified, but now that Obama is popular he's jumping on the bandwagon.
-- jebldmm "
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No, that's not what Lewis is saying. He's saying that he won't go against his distict which overwhelmingly voted Obama and WANTS Lewis to cast his superdelegate vote for Obama at the convention.
BTW, Lewis also says that he regrets speaking out earlier in support for Clinton because his change of support is garnering too much attention. He wished he had remained neutral throughout.
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Thanks!
[Read the article: Anonymous no more]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Many times over!
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Obama...
[Read the article: Quote of the day: Obama on boxers vs. briefs]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Obama is comfortable with himself and this makes other people feel comfortable with him and about him. He has what's called emotional intelligence. Hillary Clinton is smart and earnest but she lacks that quality and it makes it difficult for people to connect with her.
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@jeb
[Read the article: John Lewis endorses Obama ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Are you kidding? I, and most other voters, expect elected officials to work to the interests of the constituent base, not to individual "principles." If politicians want to reflect on principles, let them go write a book or go to church. This is an election.
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@heathen
[Read the article: Are Barack Obama and John McCain hypocrites?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]You wrote:
"Obama is a hypocrite
too bad it took this long for anyone to even question him about it. Can anyone seriously think he's going to go with public financing now? The fact that he outspends Hillary 3-1 is the only reason he's made it this far.
-- heathen"
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You're wrong. The reason Obama has made it this far is because he's been able to pull lots of ordinary people into his campaign and they've in turn contributed multiple times in small amounts.
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"Even when I'm losing, I'm not REALLY losing"
[Read the article: New Clinton spin: March 4 states must-wins for Obama]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It's not that Hillary has been losing, it's that Obama has not been winning...enough. Makes sense to me.
This logic, of course, demonstrates what has been afflciting the Clinton campaign for the past 3 months: idiocy. Sheer unadulterated idiocy. Since I know Hillary didn't come up with this, I choose to feel sorry for her and wish her well in future endeavors, whatever they are, since they will not include the party's nomination.
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@Notorious
[Read the article: New Clinton spin: March 4 states must-wins for Obama]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]You wrote:
"So all someone has to do is make something up about the Clinton's, get it in the media, and you send Obama 25 more bucks. I know Obama is a great guy and all and the campaign is hope, but that leaves some definite room for exploitation."
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I guess you miss the irony here. The Clinton camp made this stuff up. No one else. It's all their idea and all their fault too. And the general reaction to such an absurd document is sneering, disbelief, and ROTFLMAO. At Hillary Clinton. Great strategy!
Actually, I think Bill may have a point about "political malpractice."
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This Ad is a Mistake
[Read the article: Newest Clinton ad plays on security fears]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Here's why:
1) Many of the people watching the ad care far less about this issue, security, than they do their thinning bank accounts.
2) This type of ad serves as a jarring discordant note from a message that, while not working all that well, at least should be credited by its intense focus on the economy.
3) The imagery is wrong, all wrong. As others point out, the message conflates the image of a sleeping child in the night with Hillary in full makeup and suit. Who thought of that? She looks like any of the millions of business-women who get on the commuter train each day. There's nothing even reassuring about her much less intimidating. I think the Hillary camp was going for a Margaret Thatcher type of appeal but it doesn't work. Thatcher looked tough, Clinton just looks angry.
4) This type of ad is also surely to be used in the future by McCain and at least this guy has pictures of himself in military uniform. That makes an effective image. But Obama already has a great response and it works against both Clinton and McCain.
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Great Comeback
[Read the article: Obama hits back at Clinton ad]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I love that Obama's ad starts off with Clinton's fear-mongering opener. It hits Clinton on exactly what she tries to make as her strength, her experience. Her experience doesn't count for much when it produced such a miserable result as the Iraq debacle.