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The Brazile-Begala smackdown
Is Obama's coalition just "eggheads and African-Americans"? Is Clinton's emphasis on "Joe and Jane Sixpack" excluding black blue-collar Democrats? A frank exchange of views on CNN.
Joan Walsh [2008-05-07]

  • @MCE007

    MCE007: "Obama losing in IN...NOT expected...he was up by 8 just 10 days before..."

    Really? Show me your source. The week prior, Obama was down even further in the polls in Indiana, all due the Rev. Wright situation. Obama actually narrowed the gap in Indiana in the last few days running up to the election, and the whole time he and his campaign were saying they expected to lose. Clinton's "gas-tax" gambit seemed also to hurt her.

    What you will realize if you study the polling is that in the week running up to both electins, Obama raised his numbers significantly by blasting Wright and then not playing into the gas-tax gimmick. Polls also show that Obama narrowed the gap in terms of voting percentage from whites, especially white women.

    West Virginia and Kentucky will probably go to Clinton, but will it help her win the nomination?

    -- Xrandadu Hutman
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    Friday, May 9, 2008 03:44 AM
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