Chambliss’s Win in Georgia Shows Obama’s Diminishing Coattails
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The bloom is off the rose
It looks like buyer's remorse is setting in. The Obamamania is wearing off and people don't like what they're seeing. Oh sure, the media is fawning all over him for now and the race-baiters are pushing him like he's the best thing since sliced bread naming schools and holidays for him. But then cold harsh reality sets in and it's becoming a farce.
barones idiocy
it's georgia, for god's sake. only a right wing idealogue like Barone could try to mount an intellectual argument about the significance of the georgia vote.
This article is very flawed. First and foremorst Georgia is a RED state, the only part of Georgia that has a democratic lean is Atlanta and some outer suburbs of Atlanta. McCain won GA by a margin of 5pts, the ONLY reason there was even a runoff was because of the high voter turnout for Obama and a 3rd party candidate otherwise Chambliss would have acquired 50% of the vote easily.
This is one instance where all these statistical figures don't trump basic common sense, im from ATL and most voters had election fatigue especially black & hispanic voters. Obama didn't launch some big campaign down here, he basically did a few robo calls and 1 ad actually he is being criticized by some for not atleast making an appearance for Jim Martin so Mr. Barone trying to insinuate that Obama somehow campaigned heavily for Martin is disingenuous. Everyone in GA knew going into the runoff that Chambliss was going to win so maybe thats why voter turnout was so suppressed and the victory by Chambliss so large.
Mr. Barone instead of trying to discredit and throw out figures to back up such a poor argument first use basic common sense
Excellent Job
You are spot on Mr. Barone.
Colored perspective?
Mr. Barone: Actually, if Martin had been black, blacks would have turned out. But he's not.
Blacks turned out in Atlanta and most of the rest of the nation to vote for a black man. Period. Most have no clue how government works other than what they can get from it. They voted for color, something that, if a white did it, he'd be accused of being racist.
Are you kidding me?
Are we talking about a blue state turning red? No, we are talking about a red state remaining red. I highly doubt Obama is losing his coat tails. It hasn't even been a month, and the GOP is already claiming that things are turning around for them. Seems like the GOP are looking for excuses not to change a thing. They can do that at their own peril.
It was entirely predictable that the GOP would use this race to claim that they are still relevant and that the country is still conservative.
Palin of course is going to appeal to the Deep South. It's the GOP's firewall against complete irrelevancy.
I'm getting more than a little sick of all the northern liberals calling Georgia a "backwards" state, a "reactionary" state, and even less pleasant adjectives (inbred, uneducated, etc.) simply because we didn't vote for your guy.
With attitudes like yours, I've decided we've made our last vacation trip to NYC, Chicago, or any of the other places where I've lived in the past and where we have enjoyed vacationing now. Not gonna give intolerant, narrow-minded people like you any more of our money, and suggest you stay away from here as well.
Thanks, Mr. Barone, for more details on this election.
The liberal agenda. you cant do it without us.signed big brother
the main difference between liberals and conservatives is that conservatives believe in the power of one.
The power of one person empowered by a drive to succeed and guided by the principles and strength of god. The liberals spend much of their time complaining but not doing. Standing in a position in false superiority over those who believe in the american dream and are not afraid to work for it. The liberal left says you cant, how by giving and giving and expecting little.
The conservatives believe that work will get you the ideal of america that which made it great.Have you ever read the milloinare next door. Most wealth people never inherited money they worked for it sacrificed and saved their money. They deserve it and all americans deserve the right to this possibility.
I have been homeless lost everything but through god i have built a succesfull business. I was on welfare and have built something from nothing, but if i listened to the left i would have just given up and still be in the horrible welfare hotel i with the help of god worked myself out of.I lived the way of the world and it braught me seperation from my wife and child but through god and hard work i have been given all back and much more than i have ever had. This is what conservatives can do empowered by god.
If liberals actually understood morality hard work and family, as it has been from the beginning of time then they would be able to share in the prosperity of those who are willing to work.
All your liberal retorick will never be able to dispute the facts, liberalism and pluralism is the dacay of this society. It doesnt work. Most liberal programs create addicted populace, tied to the programs created to help. They do not create independant self suffient people .They create weak angry people lacking in self esteem.
Liberalim and pluralism is creating more and more devource. Teen pregnancy at an all time high, violence rampant and all helped by the wonderfully succesfull social programs. Get off your unicorn and go out and work save your money and youll have that which the liberal left says your too weak to obtain.
With this you may realize that you can do it, youll look to your family which youll cherish and work together to succede. Not look to the government which doesnt care about you but just tells you what you want to hear.
I think the president elect was wise not to put a large amount of resources in this election.
I think the chances were iffy to pull it off for even with the small margain and a defeat after an Obama effort would be an early political defeat that they didn't need.
The risk reward ratio was not good enough for the effort, the unlimited funds from dubious sources were not available and considering the efforts of Gov Palin such a defeat would be even worse.
The closer the president elect comes to 60 votes the more he "owns" the results of the next four years. I suspect considing the hand he was dealt fiscally and the war (a stong hand but opposed by his party) he might feel it is an easier road to have that out as an explaination for the upcoming results.
Then again rookie pitchers have been known to have strong seasons and we are still in spring training so to speak. So we shall see. I'd just as soon he makes good, Chester Arthur vs Jimmy Carter and all that, hoping for Arthur but expecting Carter.
