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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 12:00 AM

Don't blame San Francisco for Obama's "Bittergate"

Candidates pander to wealthy donors in every city, not just mine!

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  • Wednesday, April 16, 2008 09:47 AM

    Logical error

    I haven't read all of the letters here (although my guess is I've read most of them in response to other columns of yours), so forgive me if I'm repeating what someone else has already brought up, but there's a problem with your characterization of Obama here.

    You say his appeal is (or the perception is that his appeal is) only to coastal liberals. In essence, this means NY and CA, both states that Clinton won. Considering that he's won just about every other state, I would suggest that this perception is yours, not the general publics.

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