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Obama For President!! — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:33:08 GMT

Humm.. Why is the democratic party not supporting Obama? Do they want to see the GOP remain in office?

8 out 10 is not acceptable!! While McClain is getting 9 /10!! Unless these number changes, the Republican party will remain in Office!!

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George, Chicago, IL — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:33:12 GMT

But who do you think should be picked as VP running mate?
Go to http://www.votenic.com and see what America thinks
2008 Presidential Election Weekly VP Poll.

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Diane Weiss, Monroe, KY — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:36:59 GMT

Insignificant. The poll is within the margin of error. McCain is tied with Obama. So much for any bump Obama may have gotten with all the positive TV coverage the Democrats have gotten in the past several weeks. Now that Obama is being correctly defined as tax raising pacifist liberal, look for his numbers to significantly decline.

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jerry/corpus christi texas — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:38:55 GMT

Barack Obama , with his tax and spend platform, will not win the election in November. Doesn't matter what color he is or whatever other non political nonsense anyone can come up with, it will debated on the issues. He ihas not really told us of his plans for dealing with jobs, taxes, high prices and so on, He has even said he cannot do anything about lowering gas prices. He is just another garden variety tax and spend liberal who will do more harm to this country then good.

Barack Obama
Liberalism gone amuck

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Brian M. De. — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:39:13 GMT

Heck when you consider that in the end of the primary that a good percentage of Clinton voters could be attributed to Operation Chaos. I guess some of those would go to McBush.I think the more people hear and see McShady speak the more the numbers will change.Like Al Gore said so truthfully "it's so bad that even our dog and cats see that we need change!!"

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Jerry — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:46:45 GMT

i think whats required is giving obama the same time to unite democrats as mccain has on republicans. Mccain has been working for almost 3 months without a primary, while obama is just 12 days out. Give him another month or so and then lets look at the numbers. You're just comparing apples and oranges right now.

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Linda. Boston, MA — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:46:53 GMT

"Barack Obama , with his tax and spend platform, will not win the election in November
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He ihas not really told us of his plans for dealing with jobs, taxes, high prices and so on"
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Have you been living in a cave for the last 6 months? Obama's articulate numerous times his economic platform. McCain is the one who is offering everyone everything with absolutely no explanation as to how he'll pay for it. And anyone who is well informed on the issue will tell you that Obama's tax plan gives a much larger tax BREAK for the middle class than does McCain. You need to educate yourself.

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HP Boston — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:47:47 GMT

WOW 4! A blind man could see ME smiling!

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Eric, Salinas, CA — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:51:00 GMT

A good early lead after a grueling primary and that lead will just grow as the country finds out how crooked Obama's competition is. "Bush Hugger" McCain will not be allowed to run away from "War Lover" Bush's pathetic record of failure upon failure. We can all thank the repugnant ones for driving up the national debt and bringing about these record high oil and gas prices.

Time to thank the repugnant ones properly for screwing up our country by electing Barack Obama as President and as many Democrats as possible to Congress so that gridlock can be overcome and progress can be made. Only Barack Obama will bring honesty and integrity back to the White House!

Go Obama 08/12!

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Paul Miller, Woodbridge, VA — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:51:24 GMT

Its very early and there's a lot of stuff that can happen to change campaign dynamics between now and then, but if dynamics don't change, its looking good for Obama.

To be relatively unknown, with both a bunch of negative rumors floating around and a moderately split party - yet leading in the polls - is a strong position. A lot of room for upward movement.

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Amy B Portland, ME — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:53:02 GMT

I was really afraid McCain would be hard to beat, but its astonishing how he has chosen to lose by adhering to the policies of the least popular President in American history. A gas tax holiday? Drilling for oil in national parks? Agreeing with Judge Scalia, the whackiest right wing nut on the bench that prisoners can be held indefinitely, without trials?

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Tired Dem. OKC — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:53:37 GMT

I fully believe that if the Democrats are so short-sighted and self-absorbed that they would vote for McCain instead of standing with their party, then they should suffer with the rest of us under a Republican President for the next four years.

If you vote for McCain.... you deserve what you get.

And to jerry/ corpus christi texas.....what has McCain proposed??????
Lets hear your answers as to how McCain is going to solve all our problems.
Spend a little less time bashing Obama and "enlighten" us as to the Republicans solutions.
I haven't heard anything from McCain but rhetoric and " we need to...." without outlining any firm plans on "how".

Its harder to offer proposed solutions than it is to criticize someone elses ideas.
If your so bright, lets hear your proposal.

yeah.... didn't think so

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thats a fact jack — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:55:39 GMT

the dems will clean sweep in nov and bush/cheney/rove/rummy and mccant will be history and America and the world will begin to heal.

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Houston — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:57:29 GMT

The AP's Alan Fram asks: "If Barack Obama's got so many issues going for him in the presidential election, from the economy to war fatigue to a national hunger for change, how come John McCain is so close to him as their race begins in earnest?
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The answer is obvious: the corporate media have been peddling McCains bogus "maverick" image for years, and they've been downplaying all his gaffes and lies since the campaign began. They cover for McCain's apalling ignorance about the Sunni and Shia and about troop levels in Iraq, and his laughable photo op junkets to Iraq where proclaims the surge is working as he's guarded by attack helicopters and army snipers as he strolls through Baghdad markets.

And while the media are going over Obama's life with a fine-tooth comb looking for dirt to use agaisnt him, they're covering up McCain's problem with marital infidelity despite McCain being the "family values" candidate. If Obama had similar problems in his background, it would be all over the cable news 24/7.

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BJ, CA — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:00:09 GMT

People say McCain is Bush III the movie..
John McCain would choose more wars and killing..
Everyone is his enemy...He keeps saying "my friends"
dozens of times..almost sounds like his unsure he has any...
quasi Bob Dole...does anybody see this too?

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Houston — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:01:09 GMT

jerry [[Barack Obama , with his tax and spend platform, will not win the election in November. ]]

That's the Big Lie that McCain is telling, and the corporate media is repeating it for him. The "liber" New York Times put the McCain lie on Page 1, but an article reporting that Obama plans to cut taxes for the middle class was on Page 20.

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Bill(Hussein) Jones — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:05:08 GMT

Polls are meaningless..snippits of time results..and quasi-truthism...
Everybody I talk to say vote Obama....
McCain is to old...
The Dem's are United..All Ah' Board! TOOT TOOT...CHUG CHUG...

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NObama — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:10:16 GMT

According to what commentators have said, most expected Obama would have gotten a bigger bounce after the primaries. Does that 8/10 reflect the 20% of Clinton voters who say they won't vote for Obama? Folks keep speculating "those folks will come around". Personally, I'm one of those people; I won't be voting for Obama...period. Since I've voted for every Democratic Presidential candidate for 40 years (some of whom I probably shouldn't have! LOL), you can't say my vote is about pouting Clinton didn't win. I don't like Obama's proposed policies or his associates. I don't think I would feel safe with Obama as our leader. I think he is too inexperienced. I don't like that he has made racist, sexist remarks.

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HP Boston — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:11:38 GMT

To be relatively unknown, with both a bunch of negative rumors floating around and a moderately split party - yet leading in the polls - is a strong position. A lot of room for upward movement.
Paul Miller, Woodbridge, VA (Sent Tuesday, June 17, 2008 9:51 AM)
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I'll have what your drinking! Here pour it in my McCain for president mug.
Hope you have enough for the other 18 million of us....

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Diane from Illinios — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:16:02 GMT

jerry/corpus christi texas,

He is just another garden variety tax and spend liberal who will do more harm to this country then good.
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Please enlighten all of us as to HOW George W Bush has been sooooo good for the country, Jerry. He started his presidency with a surplus and has given us the highest deficit in HISTORY. What else has he done that's so wonderful? Oh yeah, raised gas prices to almost $5.00/gallon with that senseless war in Iraq. Yep, he's been terrific, hasn't he? McFossil is more of the same. No thanks.

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A Charles, LA, CA — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:21:40 GMT

Obama is ahead in Virginia (stat tie) according to Ramussen for the first time.

This is early, but a few more trips & VA is blue.

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The Don, Missouri — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:24:47 GMT

I just simply do not like McCain and that is why I will not vote for him.

I just simply like Obama. He gets my vote.

I feel that we are blessed today since McCain is to old to fly war planes. Can you imagine how many more soldiers he might have killed or got POWed with his less than stellar flying grades? Did you know that McCain crashed three planes as a pmilitary pilot and that he was always in the bottom 5 in his flying class?

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jane-pa — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:27:35 GMT

The party didnt stand with us is whats wrong here. Obama was selected not elected. The Dnc kept trying to shut it down and hedgeing for Obama. The media shoved him down our throat. His name was said 7 times in one min. one time cause I counted. He wants to move DNC to Chicago?This is like a take over and not election. He has torn this party and country and it has nothing to do with color. It is his arrogant greed for power . He has no compassion for this country. He has wrapped himself with the most anti American people .Racists like his wife and pastor.He didnt grow up here in poverty.He had a great childhood with all the amennities.He didnt work on civil rights than comes here telling us whites are to blame for his pastor damning our country and he only left when it was hurting the church not us.It isnt the race card he tried to play oin a typical Chicago political ploy ti demenish Pres. Clinton and Hillarys work in civil rights. His wife proudly told us in beginning oh we arent worried we know Chicago politics and they proved it. Hillary won popular votes and got the states for electorial so we wouldnt have it taken away and you all threw it away.The only race problem is the one Obama created to build his base. Hillary can ask but it is the one thing I wont follow on. If she is made scape goat again I will think about becomeing Independant like so many have.He and Brazile have said Dems dont need Hillarys people or states he will win anyway . Well I say good luck.

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NObama — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:29:49 GMT

, they're covering up McCain's problem with marital infidelity despite McCain being the "family values" candidate. If Obama had similar problems in his background, it would be all over the cable news 24/7.
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Ok, Houston. If you want to go back 40 years on mcCain, let's go back to Obama's drug use. Let's go back to him setting in a hate-filled church for 20 yrs. Let go back to him associating with domestic terrorist Wm Ayers. Let's go back even further to his mentor "Frank" he mentions in his book; that would be registered communist Frank Marshall Davis.

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Monica Philly, PA — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:33:00 GMT

FIRED UP!!!!

OBAMA 08/12

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Senator Obama has my white, female vote — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:33:28 GMT

Why is McCain running strong?

Answer: Racist americans

Period

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RuthieM — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:41:34 GMT

Bunch of bunk! Bush's and perhaps even Bill Clinton's and others numbers were less than the match between Obama and McCain. The only thing Obama has to worry about are you folks who say he has something to worry about due to 'these numbers'. Same with the female vote. Obama's doing no better no less than Clinton, Bush, Kerry, etc. did with the female vote poll numbers.

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jerry/corpus christi texas — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:09:47 GMT

Typical goofy answers from Liberals.....

President Bush has certainly made my life a lot brighter. I feel safer in my country then I did under Bill Clinton, who was more concerned with his name then the country. I have higher wages thanks to President Bush and a better standard of living thanks to President Bush. Under the democratic controlled congress, gas is way up, food prices are way up, people are losing their jobs. Nancy pelosi and Harry Reid are the two worst congressional leaders in history and you have to think to yourself, Why is President Bush more popular the Congress??????

The answer is easy....
Liberalism is a disease......

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Jeff Keithline, Providence, RI — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:10:56 GMT

yeah yeah yeah "tax and spend Democrats". when will folks understand that it's the "Borrow and Spend Republicans" that we have to watch out for? With "Pay as You Go" ("tax and spend" to some) we are much less likely to run up the Huge Deficits that we see under the likes of Bush et al. I've got kids. I don't want to leave them, and their kids, a gigantic debt that's been run up by today's political mistakes. in times like this, when we will have to try new methods and policies, there will be some trial and error. Let's pay as we go...and don't forget that when most of the infrastructure of out Great Nation was built our top tax rates were much higher. Americans knew then that you get what you pay for AND that debt should be avoided if possible.

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Keith, PA — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:16:54 GMT

Each 1% edge in popular vote means a 25 delegate advantage in the electoral votes. If the election was today, there'd be an Obama landslide. This won't be a Reagan/Mondale election but I doubt it'll be as close as the recent elections. Obama will win the biggest Democratic victory since LBJ in 1964 and the poll results today support that claim.

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DonnaH — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:17:21 GMT

This registered Republican woman - me - WILL definitely be voting for Sen. Obama come November. The idea that women will not be voting for him is pure rubbish and only gives tv pundits something to talk about. It is true that not since Pres. Kennedy has a candidate projected so much hope and change in our country as Obama has!

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Irwin,Thousand Oaks, CA — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:21:29 GMT

National polls mean little as proved by President Gore. We need the electoral picture. Hopefully Hillary (and Bill) will kick into gear campaigning for O and we'll be just fine. His POW days are 40 years stale. Now he's a war-mongerer worse than Bush, pro-torture, anti-choice - and most important - will keep putting conservative judges on the Supreme Court, to strengthen the executive branch and big business, at the expense of the working man. If you thought the last 7-1/2 years were good, please vote for McCain. But think carefully! It's another 4-8 of the same - and maybe worse!

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Fazool — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:21:55 GMT

This country needs to decide what it wants in the next four years. If you are content with the economy the way it is (big corporations are), if you are content to have to mortgage your home to fill your gas tank (oops, sorry, can't mortgage a home in foreclosure), if you don't miss the 4100 young soldiers who will not be coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan (I know their families and friends certainly do), if you are content that secret energy deals are responsible for the prices you pay at the pump (notice there are no gas lines, just higher prices), if you are content that the midwest is living the New Orleans lifestyle right now and our fearless leader is once again absent from the scene (a farewell tour of Europe I believe), if you are content that the top 1% in this country are the only ones better off than they were when the republicans took over (I'm not one of them, but maybe you are), and if you are content to see supreme court nominees who will guarantee that women's rights take a major step backward into the 19th century and the constitution is completely rewritten to eliminate whatever America we still have left,(we won't have to wait for an environmental nightmare to kill it off)then vote your conscience. America, no matter how we vote, will get the government we deserve. We have already seen what McCain and the republicans can come up with. I for one am ready for change. Obama is the single best chance America has for that change. To choose any other way is irresponsible, suicidal, and can only mean that we as a nation have become completely oblivious to the corruption of our current administration and we are beyond redemption. Just sayin'

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Celeste, Michigan — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:25:11 GMT

If America puts McCain in office, America deserves the overturning of Roe vs. Wade, America deserves no health care, America deserves lack of attention to our education system and under paid teachers thus under achieving students so we can continue to fall behind in the world while foreigners take over our high tech jobs. McCain voted against equal pay for women, voted against health care insurance for children, voted against extended unemployment comp., and voted against law preventing discrimination against women. Thus women who vote for McCain deserves what they get.

If America puts McCain in office, America deserves a Supreme court that will always side against the common American for Corporate America. America will deserve continued infringement on our privacy with warrantless wiretaps. America will deserve continued tax breaks for the richest 1% while we can't afford gas to get to work. America deserves the same energy policy that will take gas to $12 a gallon like in Europe. America will deserve food prices where milk is $6. America will deserve that devaluation of the US dollar which at this point, not only is the Canadian dollar now worth more, but the Mexican peso is now catching up.

If America puts McCain in office, America will deserve to have more of our jobs going over seas. America will deserve losing their high paying jobs and have them replaced with low paying jobs. America deserves to have the biggest tax breaks going to corporation that close our plants to reopen them in China and Mexico. America will deserve the foreclosure rates to continue to grow faster than at any other time in our history.

If America puts McCain into office, America also deserves to be at war in Iraq for the next hundred years, plus as McCain promised, there will be more wars fellow Americans. America's brave military forces will return after serving our country with nothing because McCain says it cost to much to take care of them. America deserves to have billions, and maybe up to trillions of ours and our children's tax dollars spent in Iraq while we have to wonder if we have another natural disaster, McCain will say helping Americans cost too much.

If America puts McCain in office, she deserves exactly what McCain will do.

McCain...........................preparing America for a future of being a third class nation.

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S.B. Stein E.B. NJ — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:27:32 GMT

I have to say that these polls can be good indicators, but aren't the final result. These can guide the campaign to get better results. I would hope that everyone goes out to vote.

To Jerry and others who seemingly hate "tax and spend liberals," I have a question. Would you rather it be like it is now with Bush? That would be borrow the money from places like China and let our kids worry about paying off the debt. I'd like not to do that.

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John Doe — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:33:59 GMT

Polls are meaningless..snippits of time results..and quasi-truthism...
Everybody I talk to say vote Obama....
McCain is to old...
The Dem's are United..All Ah' Board! TOOT TOOT...CHUG CHUG...
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I don't think so.

Oh and you better watch that train, it's headed for derailment.

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A realist — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:34:04 GMT

Hmmm...why is it that mccain is so close to obama when he's had months to campaign without opposition? Once Obama gets in his stride, now that clinton is out, his numbers will continue to increase, while McCains will steadily decline. Voters aren't stupid - you can cry about the libs tax and spend, but I'll take that over spending and adding to the deficit. Womens issues will be the nail in his coffin - he's got a horrible record. McCain is just showing as a really weak candidate - I can't trust his judgement or take him at his word because of his consistent flip flopping. He's too much like GWB - right down to his history, both legacy students/appointments, both underachievers, both spoiled and both appear unable to accept responsibility for their actions. Nope, McCain hasn't earned and certainly will not see my vote - I want someone I can count on, and that's not Mccain. Says something one day (on tape) and then tries to deny it the next.

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HP Boston — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:35:06 GMT

This typical white person will be voting for McCain.

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Vega, California — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:36:58 GMT

It makes me laugh how some former Clinton supporters write that they won't be voting for Obama because they "don't like his policies" and will be voting for McCain instead. Considering Clinton's and Obama's policies were 95% the SAME, and Clinton's and McCain policies were 99% opposite, it just shows that those people never even read what any of the candidates stand for.

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Lisa, Hawthorne, CA — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:44:24 GMT

As usual Republicans resort the tactic of fear campaigning because they are afraid to actually debate the issues war in Iraq, approx $5 gallon for gas in California at least, foreclosures, and a recession not a slow down as our misguided soon to be ex president G W Bush which McCain is almost a picture image.

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Mark Hussein, Seattle — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:59:59 GMT

Steps for making a neo-con posting here:
1) Generously use the words liberal, tax-and-spend, socialist, Marxist, pacifist, elitist.
2) State your opinion as fact or common knowledge:"As everyone knows but the liberal media, Barack Hussein Obama is a socialist elitist whose tax-and-spend pacifist policies will make us less safe after he surrenders to his terrorist Muslim brothers."

3) Wrongly imply that Barack Obama is a Muslim, using his middle name as proof. Use the words Muslim and terrorist interchangeably as if the connection is obvious and inevitable. (See #2)

4) Fail to mention any positives of the candidate you support

5) Repeat often.

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Nathan Currier-Groh, Milwaukee Wisconsin — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:03:53 GMT

These comments about Obama being "tax and spend" are reductive and simple minded. Bush has done far more to raise taxes than any president before him. Deficits have to be paid for, eventually. If you run a record setting deficit you have just raised taxes in the future.

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mixed race person not for Obama — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:04:52 GMT

Why is McCain running strong?

Answer: Racist americans

Period
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Senator Obama has my white female vote: Why don't you throw YOUR unfounded, racist remarks elsewhere?

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Nathan Currier-Groh, Milwaukee Wisconsin — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:06:07 GMT

Bush has done far more to raise taxes than any president before him. Deficits have to be paid for, eventually. If you run a record setting deficit you have just raised taxes in the future.

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John, Dallas, TX — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:08:35 GMT

I would invite anyone who thinks Obama doesn't have a plan for how to start moving the country in the right direction on energy independence, education, etc., to read his book "The Audacity of Hope". Obama articulates his analysis of how we got where we are now, and how we can get where we need to be, very clearly. He's an extremely intelligent guy and very articulate, which is a nice change from the past 8 years.

What we have with Bush is "cut taxes and spend", and McCain looks to be heading the same direction with his support for the Iraq war and tax cuts. This can't be sustained over the long term.

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Sam, New York — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:18:01 GMT

Guess what's going to happen as election time looms nearer? Bush is going to make everyone happy with some media blitzed bs program where every citizen gets $1000 or something. I don't know exactly how, but it doesn't matter. His approval ratings will increase and it will switch over such a huge amount of voters. As written in the article, 80% of those who think he's doing a good job are voting for McCain... if that pool of 80% increases, that's good news for McCain.

I see the most "mobility" being the fact that Bush's approval ratings can only go up, which means more McCain votes. Forget the fact that his approval ratings have been at record lows for a year, because that's what the general public is going to do.

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R Nader — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:21:08 GMT

I don't like Obama nor McCaion well I guess I'll vote for R Nader

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mexed, san antonio, texas — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:22:39 GMT

I understand the comfort factor in persons supporting McCain who the think is a stable older person. I'm a 63 y.o. white man who will vote for Barack because I am not interested in following some vague idea of comfort and trust. In fact I do not find comfort or trust in a McCain victory. To me it means a man who will recall Ronald Reagan. Not the politician RR but the man who was losing his memory at the end of his presidency. We all know that is true. Second, he is a man who has amply shown in his voting record and even in recent statements that he will follow the traditional agenda of the Republican party in economics, tax breaks for the wealthy who will have clearly not invested in this country, less money for education and health care (we are the only "advanced" country without universal health care),and he has no foresight or attempt to open up to new ways of relating to the world, to the new economies that face us. He just doesn't have the capacity to do that. I have to fight my own fears, education, experience at times to be open to new things and that man is biologicaly capable of being MY father. How difficult will it be for him to see the possibilities that a new world relation needs? I can expect Republicans to vote 90% for him. Their mindset will be steadfast againist anything different than what the know. I do not understand how any progressive or any democrat who supports a broader view of the world and the true needs of this country could ever vote for McCain. He doesn't offere stability, he offers blinders. He doesn't offer a hope to open ourselves to the world as it is and to confront it with our difficulties and our capacities. With him we will not grow. We will fade. A fading power is a danger to the world and itself.

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mexed, san antonio, texas — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:29:12 GMT

jane-pa
I watched all conventions for Republicans and Democrats since I was about 9 years old (1953). The nomination process has always been a selection process. It is an unequal process. There is no straight out vote in many states. The selection process changes nearly every month because there are fewer to choose from yet their numbers get counted when the people vote. Kind of a waste, no? I was a firm Hillary supporter. I will vote for Barack. I was never in it for one person. I am in it for the party and a chance to change the horrible direction of the last eight years.

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JK, PA — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:33:33 GMT

John McCain, with his "Borrow from China and Spend on More Wars" mentality is no more than another Bush lackie. Anyone who votes for McCain this November should lose their jobs, healthcare insurance, and suffer like those who lost their jobs and healthcare because of the Bush domestic policy "legacy".
Ohio gave Bush his second term, and see what shape their economy is in now.

Polls don't matter at this early stage, anyway (and they were proved wrong on many considerations during the primaries). Obama will garner the 270+ electoral votes needed because Americans, in general, are not stupid enough to give the Bushies another term in office (with the exception of the scared neo-con robots).

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Independent John, St. Louis, MO — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:33:50 GMT

As an independant voter, I am often amused by the posturing of both sides. Tagging Senator Obama as a tax and spend liberal was pretty easy to anticipate. It may even be true. What puzzles me is that the democrats have not started using our current economic position to tag the current republicans as "Spend and Spend" politicians. When will someone ask a republican if, when, and how they intend to put our fiscal budget in order?

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mexed, san antonio, texas — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:35:26 GMT

I'm still enjoying watching McCain figure out his direction. Each day it is something new and not so consistant. One day we see the compasionate conservative and the next we see the ultra right. How can anyone see stability in a man who after a year of campaining is still looking for some clear direction? He's just trying to win votes. Then he will do whatever he damn well pleases.

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Patrick Vashon, Seattle Wash. — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:41:04 GMT

Perhaps the next President will negotiate with China to buy our Country back, although Bush has spent us into poverty so there won't be any money. Cheney deserves the credit for the most effective piece of destructive government in the history of the Republic. Any forecast of who will win is silly this early, expect the most destructive 527 ad's you have ever seen. Check back about October 15th.

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Felix, CO — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:43:51 GMT

Support for McCain is more likely to decrease than increase. If you listen to talk radio or read blogs you will notice a striking thing. Those who express support for Obama talk about why they like him and think he will make a terrific leader. Those who express support for McCain talk about why they don't like Obama and don't think he's ready to be a leader. See how many comments you have to go through before you find one that expresses real enthusiasm for McCain in his own right.

There is always a negative aspect to elections with some voting against one candidate as much as for another but I've never seen anything quite like this. Sure, in 2004 the swift boating turned some against Kerry who were not all that happy with Bush but there was no shortage of people then who positively supported Bush, expressing the belief that he was a strong leader, strong on family values, etc. The positive support for McCain is incredibly weak in comparison. And Obama is proving much more nimble in countering swift boat style attacks.

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Lonestarkaty — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:46:49 GMT

Okay, all of these Republican supports of Sen. McCain, pony up. Have you sent in your $25.00 to his election campaign YET? Seem to me if there was such a ground swell of support for him that you would be assist him in a financial way. Talk is cheap. Are you volunteering to help his campaign. Get with your program.
I will not judge Sen. McCain on his past. I will not judge him on his ability to be a Sen. there are 49 others in the Senate that he has to for with or against and he is not stand alone there.
I am judging him on his ability to call HIS OWN SHOTS in HIS CAMPAIGN. Not Joe Lieberman or and of his other supporter. I see him being pulled along by his political machine. It is truly a shmae that we can't ask him to sit down with Tim Russert a few more time between now and Nov. Both candidates are going to lose on that score and MOSTLY we the PUBLIC. He did his homework for us and I for one will truly miss him.

The general: Obama up by four

Titus Xenia,OH — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:53:17 GMT

Have you been living in a cave for the last 6 months? Obama's articulate numerous times his economic platform. McCain is the one who is offering everyone everything with absolutely no explanation as to how he'll pay for it. And anyone who is well informed on the issue will tell you that Obama's tax plan gives a much larger tax BREAK for the middle class than does McCain. You need to educate yourself.
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Thank you so much. A lot of these Obama bashers don't care to actually listen to the facts. They would rather form their opinions around political party stereotypes instead of actually listening and learning the facts. These are the same people who still cling to the "Obama is a Muslim and unpatriotic" type statements. A closed mind is a dangerous thing. Look who all of those closed minds put in office the past two elections.

The general: Obama up by four

Smick — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:54:32 GMT

The party didnt stand with us is whats wrong here. Obama was selected not elected. The Dnc kept trying to shut it down and hedgeing for Obama.

jane-pa (Sent Tuesday, June 17, 2008 10:27 AM)
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Get a grip on reality. Obama WON more pledged delegates as well as superdelegates. THAT would be WHY he is the presumptive nominee.

The general: Obama up by four

James, Monroe, KY — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:02:01 GMT

Diane Weiss, Monroe, KY (Sent Tuesday, June 17, 2008 9:36 AM)

Within the Margin of error? What are you talking about? If you actually look at the actual survey, the Margin of error is 3%. Unless 3% is greater then 4% you are right. LOL

The general: Obama up by four

Maurice paris — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:02:15 GMT

Don't believe everything you hear/read. The Washington Post/ABC and Real Clear Politics all had Hillary up by 8-10 points in Indiana and within 3-6 points in North Carolina. Total bulls***. Obama will win by at least 10 points over feeble McCain.