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35. You don't have to win the South to be President
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  -Obama Could Carry the South Bullet1987  Jan-10-08 12:47 PM   #0 
  - And if we remember to count the votes.  aquart   Jan-10-08 12:48 PM   #1 
  - I have a tendency to agree. AAs will turn out in huge numbers.....  suston96   Jan-10-08 12:49 PM   #2 
  - Down tickets would benefit mightily  jaysunb   Jan-10-08 12:50 PM   #3 
  - if they don't try dirty tricks to prevent votes from happening  thunder35   Jan-10-08 12:50 PM   #4 
  - HE WILL CARRY THE SOUTH  BrentTaylor   Jan-10-08 12:51 PM   #5 
  - No. EOM.  BadgerLaw2010   Jan-10-08 03:09 PM   #33 
  - Problem is 65% to 75% of Southern whites will vote AGAINST Obama  David Dunham   Jan-10-08 12:51 PM   #6 
  - BINGO!  JCMach1   Jan-10-08 12:53 PM   #9 
  - 65%-75% Southern Whites already vote to begin with  Bullet1987   Jan-10-08 12:57 PM   #11 
  - nope. not even close to 65% percent vote. n/t  cali   Jan-10-08 12:58 PM   #12 
  - More like 85%.  Zynx   Jan-10-08 01:10 PM   #15 
  - I know...the number of white voters is already high as it is  Bullet1987   Jan-10-08 01:15 PM   #19 
     - My point is that we lose these states by 20% and it will be hard to overcome  Zynx   Jan-10-08 02:07 PM   #25 
     - And you can't win down there with that block vote against you. Period.  BadgerLaw2010   Jan-10-08 03:12 PM   #34 
  - For a Mormon? For Giuliani?  sandnsea   Jan-10-08 02:31 PM   #29 
  - I think he will carry the south  BringBigDogBack   Jan-10-08 12:52 PM   #7 
  - Based on.....what?  Zynx   Jan-10-08 01:11 PM   #16 
  - It is Dean's 50 state strategy that is making the difference in rebuilding the Dem party in GA.  terisan   Jan-10-08 12:52 PM   #8 
  - Trust me...if Obama were the nominee  Bullet1987   Jan-10-08 12:54 PM   #10 
     - We are going to see massive turnout anyway. We have been rebuilding since Dean.  terisan   Jan-10-08 01:06 PM   #13 
  - I've heard this argument for YEARS.  Zynx   Jan-10-08 01:07 PM   #14 
  - Funny I seem to have missed all these people in the last two elections.  William769   Jan-10-08 01:14 PM   #17 
  - They didn't turn out like they would for Obama. n/t  geek tragedy   Jan-10-08 01:15 PM   #18 
  - Like Obama did in New Hampshire?  William769   Jan-10-08 01:21 PM   #21 
  - Nobody rallies them to vote...  Bullet1987   Jan-10-08 01:16 PM   #20 
  - That's NEVER going to happen. The South is not ripe for the picking.  Carrieyazel   Jan-10-08 01:52 PM   #22 
  - I agree.  calico1   Jan-10-08 02:19 PM   #28 
  - Obama or I suspect Edwards could be the first Dems to once again  Muddy Waters Guitar   Jan-10-08 02:01 PM   #23 
  - I would love to see this, but I believe it is doubtful  last_texas_dem   Jan-10-08 02:05 PM   #24 
  - I agree that Obama will do well in the south but not because he's black.  yardwork   Jan-10-08 02:11 PM   #26 
  - Ron Kirk And Denise Majette Ran For The Senate From GA And TX  DemocratSinceBirth   Jan-10-08 02:11 PM   #27 
  - The Senate and the Presidency are two vastly different things....  Bullet1987   Jan-10-08 02:40 PM   #31 
     - The Only Southern Purple States At The Presidential Level Are VA And FL  DemocratSinceBirth   Jan-10-08 02:45 PM   #32 
  - oh come on folks. you realize obama just like hrc will have a plan  BenDavid   Jan-10-08 02:34 PM   #30 
     - You don't have to win the South to be President  BrentTaylor   Jan-10-08 03:13 PM   #35 
 

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