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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.

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  • Wednesday, June 4, 2008 11:57 AM

    @ChristopherK

    You have a right to interpret the article yourself. Others have a different opinion. Please do not accuse people of distorting/lying in order to make your case. Ad hominem attacks are neither valid nor useful. I have stated that it is highly unlikely that I will vote for Obama, but I have not been unreasonable in my assessments of what it will take to convince Clinton's voter's that they should vote for him. This article takes voter's for granted, focusing on the idea that they will get over their anger on their own and Obama's campaign needs to reach out to right-leaning voter's instead, with the clear implication that Clinton supporter's are already moving toward Obama and the remainder will inevitably follow. This sense of entitlement is typical of the sentiments expressed by both his campaign and his supporter's, and it is not likely to appeal to those Clinton voter's who do not feel as strongly as I do about not voting for him, but might change their minds.

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