Hello to All:
I am trying to raise $500 for Barack on my.BarackObama webpage. Please, if any of you would donate to my page to help me raise this meager milestone.
RLP
Source: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/29/619441.aspx
From NBC/NJ's Aswini AnburajanThere may be only seven days between now and Feb. 5th, but don't be surprised if talk show diva, Oprah Winfrey, makes a return to the campaign trail. During a press availability on his campaign plane earlier today, Obama left open the possibility that Oprah could join him on the trail in California.
"There's nothing scheduled right now," Obama said.
But the two have been talking.
"I've been in contact with her consistently and she's open to helping out in any way she can," he added.
In Iowa, New Hampshire and especially in the state of South Carolina, Oprah's appearances with Obama stole the media spotlight for weekend as Obama, his wife, and Winfrey barnstormed the three states.
The appearances organizationally benefited the campaign, allowing them to reach thousands of voters they had never been in contact with before. In South Carolina alone, thirty thousand people showed up to see Obama appear with the talk show host. Obama's poll numbers in that state jumped after her appearance with him in early December.
Whether the talk show host can do the same for him in California or other February 5th states is a question that will linger, the campaign is tight lipped about any possible appearances. However, Oprah's appearance with Obama could help him with name recognition, women, and have more voters in general tune into his message.
Currently, Obama's campaign is struggling to match Senator Hillary Clinton's name recognition among voters in the primary states on Feb. 5th. That lack of voter knowledge was evident in the Nevada caucuses, where Clinton's name reputation and the popularity of her husband, helped her win Latino voters by a huge margin.
An appearance by Oprah could give Obama an additional boost of national exposure, but among Latinos it's questionable if Oprah could sway them. According to Nielsen ratings, only 230,000 Hispanics watch Oprah daily compared to 5.9 million Whites and 1.4 million Blacks.
So it remains in the realm of speculation, whether there will be a surprise visit from Oprah in California or another Super Tuesday state and whether or not the appearance can make a difference.
But perhaps no one knows this better than the talk show host herself, who told the crowd in Des Moines, Iowa on December 9th:
"You know, so much has been said about what my jumping into this arena does or does not bring to the table of politics. "I really don't know. I'm going to leave that all up to the pundits, who will say, 'will it be the same influence as her book club. Will it be like the 'Favorite Things' show. "I don't know about all of that. Despite all of the talk, the speculation, and the hype, I understand the difference between a book club and a free refrigerator. That was a nice refrigerator."
There is a lot of enthusiasm in this voting season. The line for the voter absentee ballot wraped aroung the hallway and began to proceed outside. As an African-American, I must say that we were out in full force especially the youth, like myself, ages 18-25. I would say that my generation attendance was just as pronounce as the older generation. It has been said that most of the Afr-Ame. senior citizens, because of how envolved the Clinton's were in the black communities during the 90's, would overwhelmingly choose Hillary over Barack. However, talking to the 25+ senior Afri-Amer. While talking to many of the senior citizens, they are telling me a totally different story. Every single one of them were for Obama. They told me it is not that they are turning against the Clinton's, but that we, as Afri-Amer. now have a chance to hold the highest office, many said they would like to see that happen in their lifetime. They told me it had nothing to do with him being a black man, because many said their decision to go with Obama did not come lightly. They said that the media acts as if Black people cannot think or that we do not understand the seriousness our economy is in. They all want the same thing, and that is to have a Democrat in the White House again. Early on they did not know if Obama could win enough of the white votes. They did not know whether he would be another Jesse or Al, who could effectively engage the black population, however, lagged behind in conqurering the white votes. All-in-all, my vote is in and my voice will be heard. Now, I back on the canvasing trail to get more supporters. Wish us luck here!!!!
Obama has just recieved the endoresement of a Superdelegate from Charleston, SC.
Read about it here: http://www.thestate.com/presidential-politics/story/289640.html
We knew this was going to be a hard fight to win. We are fighting for change and going against the establishment who out number us and who have entrenched interest groups and individuals guiding them and helping them to deflect our movement. Clinton may have won this battle, however the war is still being waged. All is not lost, we still won more delagates from Nevada than Hillary did and we still lead in this respect. We must emphasize to others this fact. Wining a caucus or primary doesn't mean anything if you don't have the delagates behind you, and right now we are 38 to Hillary's 36. I'm down here in South Cac. and will be assisting the campaign in phone calls, rallies, canvasing, etc. I'm going to be truthful, he has the support of the black community, however, he lags behind in third place amongst white voter. As an African American, I want to believe that race is not playing down here, however, I "feel down in my bones," as my grandfather would say, it is still a major factor here. You all know if Barack were to win here, the Clintons will say in a very subtl and sneaky way, "Barak had the support of the black community, which makes up 47% of the voter base in SC." They will try to down play the significance of a win here in South Cac. for Barack and try to make him into the "Black Folks" candidate like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton.
This is a song we play at all of the Rallies for Obama here in South Cac. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsI533rU-5c
Have anybody heard anything about the Diebold machines not correctly counting votes in NH.
I have found the following Blog on: www.thebarackobamareport.com
The Diebald Voting Machines miscount votes and precients and hand count shows Sen. Obama actually won in New Hampshire.
We were barely defeated in NH, due to a last minute surge of women voters for Hillary. We knew that women make up about 40% of the votes. As a male, I am calling to all Obama Women supporters to really up the ante on explaining to other women what made you choose Obama vs. Hillary. You must use evidence and proof to back up your arguments. Direct many of your friends to Barack's website to view his policies. I believe this Experience vs. Change issues is rearing its head up again. Women for Obama you have got to hit back harder!!!
Obama
Calm, relaxed and comfortably swathed in the new mantle of frontrunner. Very well prepared both substantively and stylistically for what a determined Clinton brought his way, although he might have shown more graciousness when the likeability issue arose. Defended himself but didn’t get drawn into a colloquy that would take him off message. Overall, did not encounter too many mines throughout, and kept things sober and understated. Wise enough to parry the night’s final question, and rather than revisiting a past debate error, offered a concise version of his positive message.
Grade: A-
Source: http://thepage.time.com/democratic-debate-halperins-report-cards/
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/12/19/clinton-recaptures-lead-in-new-hampshire/
I went to check out the validity of the Poll CNN used to and couldn't find out how they casted their poll results. The only thing the webpage says is how Clinton has a 12 point lead over Barack, but no proof of the results. This sounds like the Clinton News Network is at it again. Tell me, Why has MSNBC or Fox blasted this all over their websites and on the News. Can they really be this scared. I think we need to refute this and ask CNN to give us the proof of it. Because just as Clinton cannot say that she has Executive experience from her years of direct consultation to Bill during his presidency without releasing the proof in Bill's archives, then we can't let CNN do the same.
We'll have more on this tomorrow, but two extremely impressive women for Obama are endorsing Barack Obama for president.
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH) -- who won a remarkable upset victory in 2006 helping to secure a Democratic majority in Congress -- will endorse Obama, reports the Manchester Union-Leader.
And Barbara Lee (D-CA) -- one of Congress' most outspoken and concistent critics of the Iraq war -- is also throwing her support behind Barack.
More on these exciting endorsements soon.
This Blog is a Exerpt from www.thebarackobamareport.com
Barack Obama on Friday picked up the endorsement of a state senator who had previously supported Joe Biden for president.
State Sen. Glenn Reese, D-Boiling Springs, said he changed his endorsement because he thinks Obama is the candidate "that can bring us all together."
"I think the world of Sen. Biden," Reese said during a conference call with reporters. "Sen. Obama seems to have the whole package."
Obama's campaign manager David Plouffe said Reese would be an important part of the Illinois senator's campaign in South Carolina.
"His voice in his region in the state is very powerful, a man of real character and conviction," Plouffe said. "I think it's exactly the kind of signal to voters in South Carolina that Sen. Obama has the capacity to really bridge divides, to really change Washington, restore our place in the world."
