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Why Barack Won The Debate…

Posted by: yamaan40 on: September 27, 2008

From FiveThirtyEight.Com
The CBS poll of undecideds has more confirmatory detail. Obama went from a +18 on “understanding your needs and problems” before the debate to a +56 (!) afterward. And he went from a -9 on “prepared to be president” to a +21.

Barack Says It Best

Posted by: yamaan40 on: September 24, 2008

“With respect to the debates it is my belief that this is exactly the time when the American people need to hear from the person who in roughly 40 days will be responsible for this mess,” he said. “I think it is going to be part of the president’s job to deal with more than [...]

The New York Times: Party in Power, Running as if It Weren’t

Posted by: yamaan40 on: September 5, 2008

“When the president of the United States is from your own party, to present yourself as a change agent is not the easiest thing to pull off,” said Joe Trippi, a Democratic strategist. Referring to Senator Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, Mr. Trippi added, “All Obama has to do is say, ‘Bush-McCain, Bush-McCain.’ ”


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