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Campaign 2008

With Historic Nomination in Hand, Obama Will Turn to Swing States

Typical of the tight Democratic race, Clinton and Obama split the final two primaries in South Dakota and Montana

Posted June 4, 2008

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DNC STOLE VOTES FOR OBAMA

DNC STOLE VOTES FOR OBAMA!!!!

VOTE OUT!!! THE USELESS Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Manchin and LAME DUCK Howard Dean

SUPPORTERS URGE SENATOR CLINTON TO RUN AS INDEPENDENT

MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF CLINTON DEMOCRATS WILL NOT VOTE FOR OBAMA! HE WILL SURLY LOOSE IN GENERAL ELECTION, THANK THE BIASED CHEATING DNC WHO STOLE VOTES TO SUPPORT OBAMA!!!!

THEY PURPOSELY TOOK DELEGATES FAIRLY WON BY SENATOR CLINTON AND GAVE THEM TO OBAMA!!!!

WE ARE CHANGING OUR PARTY AFFILIATION

VOTE THEM OUT NEXT ELECTION!!!!

DNC Committee awarded to Senator Obama not only the delegates won by Uncommitted, but also delegates won by Senator Clinton. This decision violates the bedrock principles of our democracy and our Party.

SUPPORTERS URGE SENATOR CLINTON TO RUN AS INDEPENDENT

Obamas have Set Race Relations Back Decades

In general is Obama has used Poor Judgment REPEATEDLY! Obama proved Rev Wright was correct!!! Politically correct, that is. The fact that it is "painful" and took 20 years suggests he agrees with these racists "under the covers". He resigned not necessarily because he wants to but because it is the only course open to him. Imagine if the roles were reversed and John McCain had attended a white separatist church for twenty years. Would his resignation after two decades cure the concern that he had lived some sort of weird double life, cavorting with racists but talking about equal opportunity in his public life? He’d have been forced out of the presidential race by now. So the question remains: was Obama the least observant church congegrant on the planet (racism and anti-Semitism at Trinity? No!) Or a hypocrite.

WE DO NOT ACCEPT OBAMAS POLITICAL DAMAGE APOLOGY!!!

SHOCKING Obama words: what he really thinks of white folks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI77cU3jsFs

http://www.dontvoteobama.net

As far we are concerned, the contest between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton is not yet over. And if it is forced to end now, I am not quite sure I can say with certainty that I will vote for Obama.

It just doesn't sit well at all.

The Democratic Convention is not until late August, more than two months away.

Obama leads Clinton in official pledged delegates, 1764.5 for Obama and 1637.5 for Clinton. Both are shy of the 2,118 needed to win.

There are also the so-called "super" delegates, which is the unofficial name for delegates who are "unpledged," meaning that instead of being elected, they were appointed to their roles by the political insiders. There are 823 of them.

As far as I know, according to the Democratic Party rules, unpledged delegates are not wedded to any candidates until that Democratic Convention is convened.

In other words, an unpledged or "super" delegate can change his or her mind today, tomorrow and next week. No matter what they say today as they are hounded by the news media, their vote does not really count until they are called to account at the convention.

The truth is, Obama does not have the official delegate count to claim a victory. And Hillary Clinton still has two months to change the minds of the apparently easy-to-change minds of the politically anointed "unpledged" delegates.

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