No one who has been following Barack Obama's upstart path to the Democratic presidential nomination should be surprised at his campaign's claim that he does not need to win Florida and Ohio to have a chance at winning it all in November. Obama has been pursuing an ambitious national strategy from the start.

"I'm probably the only candidate who, having won the nomination, can actually redraw the political map," Obama replied to a question about his strategy from a Concord, N.H., woman at a house party last August. Pacing around the old Victorian home, the wooden floor creaking, Obama went on: "I'll give you one specific example: Mississippi is 40% African American, but it votes 25% African American. If we just got the African Americans in Mississippi to vote their percentage, Mississippi is suddenly a Democratic state. And Georgia may be a Democratic state. Even South Carolina starts being in play. And I guarantee you African-American turnout, if I'm the nominee, goes up 30% around the country, minimum."
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I find this absolutely appaulling for a Presidential candidate to state. They accused B. Clinton of playing the race card? DAMN....well I guess if McCain could get the entire white population of the south to vote, these states would go republican? What if McCain were to state such an ignorant thing?

I find politics and elections interesting and amusing but this type of comment coming from EITHER SIDE is disgusting! I'm personally a HUGE fan of Colin Powell and IF he were to run for office, I seriously believe that he has enough class not to make such a statement. This race should be based on issues....NOT the color of your skin. To assume that you locked a vote because of being a certain race is racist is my eyes!

I'd LOVE to see McCain get 40% of the black vote just to prove to this asshole that the U.S. is beyond this sort of racism. We are all equal and we are all intelligent enough to vote on the issues alone!:thumbsup:

Have a good one!:s4:
Psycho4Bud Reviewed by Psycho4Bud on . Obama: I can redraw the political map No one who has been following Barack Obama's upstart path to the Democratic presidential nomination should be surprised at his campaign's claim that he does not need to win Florida and Ohio to have a chance at winning it all in November. Obama has been pursuing an ambitious national strategy from the start. "I'm probably the only candidate who, having won the nomination, can actually redraw the political map," Obama replied to a question about his strategy from a Concord, N.H., woman at a Rating: 5