Posted by: Guest4 January 28, 2008
Bill Clinton and the race card
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Obama-Clinton ticket? Are you kidding me? That's not going to happen, especially after what has taken place in the last few weeks. If Clinton somehow wins the nomination, then she will have a hard time garnering votes even from faithful democrats, let alone independents and some republicans who will be crucial in general elections. On the other hand, in SC which has been one of the most loyal republican states for some time now, Obama recieved more votes than McCain and Huckabee combined, more than double of Clinton's, and got more votes than the total votes casted in the democratic primary in 2004, which was a record turnout then. Obama can win the most republican states in general election; Hillary can't.

Its ludicruous to say that Obama won SC only because he was black. Obama handily deafeated his opponents in Iowa, which is more than 95% white. He finished close second in NH, which has similar racial make-up. In NV( where he won more delagates than Clinton), he won the rural white votes but lost the black votes in Vegas. SC just happened to have different racial make-up. Its not about this or that; as Obama said in his victory speech, its past vs. future.

On economic policy, Obama has put far more detailed and sensible than that of Cliton's. Clinton copied items from Obama's stimulous plan, and for the same stimulous plan, graded by the Washington Post, Obama received A- and Clinton received C+! Obama understands free market; Clinton wants to freeze the interest rate for five years. Is that even sensible??

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