Reply #21: Maybe you're right ... [View All]

[KneelBeforeZod]

And, I sincerely hope you are -- but I am not nearly as confident. I still think Obama would be the best President of this group -- but I believe his electability has taken a serious hit here. He needs to win independents from McCain in order to prevail, and this could monumentally damage that ability.

I live in Texas, and a few mild Obama SUPPORTERS I've talked to about this are SERIOUSLY considering changing their support based on this. Nevermind Hillary supporters, moderates, independents, or liberal Republicans who weren't sold on Obama to begin with. This stuff doesn't play well to the masses here in flyover country. As much as we dislike the word "patriotism" -- it matters to people here. He simply cannot win if people are convinced that he's not patriotic. The "Hussein" nonsense and hand-over-the-heart tripe, etc. didn't stick because they were garbage and people saw through it. People simply aren't convinced this is the same-old garbage. His continued attendance at a church with this pastor makes people nervous.

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