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All but launching a presidential run, Barack Obama has added serious star power to the 2008 race -- and made history.
  • Can't wait for the primary debates

    It's rare that any of us will ever agree with one candidate on all the issues. I don't agree with Obama on everything, but my current thinking is that he is the best man for the job. That could all change when the debates come around. Whatever the case, there are a lot of very intelligent people running and the debates will prove to be very interesting. The whole game changes then. Right now, it's all speculation. Dean's ideas about the war changed not only what voters thought but the platforms of other candidates. If we all get behind the same person now, we miss all the great ideas that come from all different factions in the party.

    Let's stop letting Chris Matthews and other pundits tell us that we have to choose now. We don't. As somebody said earlier, Lieberman was the frontrunner in 2004 early on. Then suddenly he was "tied for third place!" And really, what are we doing tearing Obama down now about things that you don't know? Unless you're a McCain or Romney supporter, this serves no one. Believing he is all fluff may mean that you are just uninformed at this point. As one of his non farming constituents, I disagree.