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Wednesday, June 4, 2008 12:00 AM

Barack Obama's epic win

The young senator makes history not only in terms of race, while a determined Hillary Clinton delays the inevitable a bit longer.
By Walter Shapiro

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  • Wednesday, June 4, 2008 07:16 AM

    DZ

    Red...

    There hasn't been a 'radical left' in the U.S. in a very long time. The mainstream of the Democratic Party in the 1960s and 70s was considerably more liberal than today. Your statement is ludicrous on the face of it.

    The most liberal candidate ever put up by the Dems was George McGovern and Obama is well to the right of him. What are you talking about?

    BTW, maybe you didn't mean it, but your original comment did come across as quite racist.

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