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Sunday, August 17, 2008 12:00 AM

Barack Obama's purpose-driven gamble

The Democrat wanted to show he could compete for evangelical votes, too. Will he succeed?
By Mike Madden

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  • Sunday, August 17, 2008 04:23 PM

    re: Deval Patrick in Massachusetts, popularity of,

    David Axelrod and David Plouffe are partners in a firm dedicated to getting African American candidates elected. They were behind Deval Patrick in Massachusetts, who is not too popular there.

    Are you trying to make some type of generic black candidate implication here? I was never a fan of Deval, but:

    U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy and Gov. Deval Patrick topped the list of most popular Bay State politicians in a poll released this week.[...]
    2. Patrick (D-Milton): 51 percent favorable, 36 percent unfavorable.
    Also of note, 72 percent of respondents said the Red Sox should have traded Manny Ramirez. Fifteen percent opposed the idea and 14 percent were undecided.

    http://www.politickerma.com/jeremyjacobs/609/kennedy-and-patrick-top-list-bay-state-s-most-popular-pols

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