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Thursday, January 24, 2008 12:00 AM

Obama's historic run heads south

Did his victory in Iowa and strong showing in New Hampshire really "put to rest the notion that a black candidate can't win in America"?
By Walter Shapiro

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  • Thursday, January 24, 2008 08:55 AM

    It's not about "purity." It's about judgement, ethics and respect.

    The Clinton campaign does not get to distort Obama's record on his Iraq vote, twist his words about Reagan, muddy the waters about his religion, smear him about his teenage drug use and then lay claim to his supporters. If she really wanted our votes she could have run an honest campaign that didn't depend on hit-and-run attacks by her out-of-control husband and a wholesale abandonment of truth.

    Don't tell us to "grow up," shut up and vote for Hillary. You didn't earn our respect, so you haven't earned our support.

    —BHLnyc Read BHLnyc's other letters

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