A Phone Will Ring at 3 am: +27 Texas Delegates for Obama

[NYCGirl]

From Al Giordano in "The Field"

You heard it here, first: Clinton’s “3 a.m. ad” has backfired in the Lone Star state.

On power-rotation on Texas TV, Mark Penn’s wet dream of finally getting to go full-powered nasty against Obama is not only the laughing stock of YouTube but also among most young Texans, including young Hispanic Texan voters, and no small number of elder ones, too.

The opposite of what Penn intended has happened: the ad has pushed white male voters toward Obama, and will cause a higher-than expected Independent and Republican cross-over to vote against Clinton in the Democratic primary, tossing various delegates from rural, white, Republican districts into the Obama column.

Ironically, Rush Limbaugh’s call for Republicans to cross-over and vote for Clinton to “bloody up Obama” will likewise have unintended consequences: planting the idea – in a sense, “giving permission” to Republicans to cross party lines – but to people who never in a million years would vote for a Clinton, and who generally like Obama as a person, if not for the tone of his politics.

If you think that Clinton’s “3 a.m.” ad has worked for her, consult today’s SurveyUSA poll, taken after the ‘3 a.m.’ ad hit the airwaves: Among Texan voters that consider the Iraq war the most important issue, 57 percent favor Obama to 42 for Clinton. Among those that see “terrorism” as the most important issue, 62 percent back Obama to just 30 for Clinton. The survey samples are small on that – caveat emptor – but they also reflect the word on the street.

Or if you missed it earlier, check out this video of real-time focus group results of three kinds of people – Clinton supporters, Obama supporters, and undecided voters - watching that ad.

Remember that the “3 a.m.” ad never ran in Ohio. Too bad for Obama. Because what it has wrought in Texas is a likely delegate blowout tomorrow on his behalf.

MUCH MORE at link

[grantcart]

1. And its Sen Schumer on the phone lol

[Arugula Latte]

2. Thanks, NYCGirl! K&R

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[Major Hogwash]

3. Obama: I ducked when the kitchen sink came flying at my head.

On the bottom a sticker said "If found please return to Hillary campaign."

[NYCGirl]

4. LOL!

:rofl:

[GalleryGod]

6. Great-"Substantive" post...no angelic choir needed.

Can someone please get a Wooden Stake for that woman!?!:nopity:

[K Gardner]

10. I want the t-shirt !!

[Ashy Larry]

5. link

http://ruralvotes.com/thefield/?p=822

[doublethink]

7. .....

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[bigbrother05]

8. kick

[K Gardner]

9. I just heard two radio talkshow hosts on MSM saying the negative ads had backfired in a big

way.. but I was thinking they were both from Ohio..? I wasn't listening that carefully, but the bias was obviously Obama from both of them and their listeners.

[geek tragedy]

11. He's not going to look real smart today. n/t

[meow mix]

12. its 3am and you screwed the pooch

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