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susankh4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:07 PM Original message |
Obama's Ohio Problem |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. Obama's Ohio problem was that.... |
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CyberPieHole (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Obama's Ohio problem: Voters didn't buy what he was selling. |
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anamandujano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Funny you're trying to explain their votes like that. |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:30 PM Response to Reply #6 |
23. They believed it when she said she'd find them jobs. They don't know how their jobs left for |
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susankh4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:34 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. That is so incredibly insulting.... |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:59 PM Response to Reply #30 |
52. Go on, continue to pretend that ordinary blue collar workers really know what's going on.... |
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Nine (472 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 09:47 AM Response to Reply #52 |
84. Ohians are very politically aware, even the blue collar workers |
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Dhalgren (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 09:18 PM Response to Reply #52 |
88. I can't believe that you are denigrating working class Democrats |
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Little Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 10:21 PM Response to Reply #23 |
61. Link? Get real, she never told them that. |
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susankh4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Don't undersell Ohioans that way! |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:56 PM Response to Reply #10 |
50. Saying that it sounds elitist helps to stop any attempts at teaching the general U.S. population |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
2. Why are you assuming that all the people that voted for Clinton wouldn't vote Obama? |
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anamandujano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. They just had the chance and they didn't. |
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PM7nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:31 PM Response to Reply #7 |
26. Okay, so... |
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susankh4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:42 PM Response to Reply #26 |
37. We are talking about the SWING VOTE |
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PM7nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:56 PM Response to Reply #37 |
49. It's going to be a swing vote either way. |
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Riley133 (258 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 10:10 PM Response to Reply #49 |
57. I take it you don't live in Ohio? nt |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 10:26 PM Response to Reply #49 |
62. Seriously.. Just add the Dem vote total compared to the puke total. |
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susankh4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. Tell me the name of the last president |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 10:26 PM Response to Reply #14 |
63. You mean Kennedy. |
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Kukesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 11:01 PM Response to Reply #63 |
66. I like it, too, Kitty. n/t |
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democrattotheend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
3. Clinton had plenty of union help herself, and much earlier on |
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NJSecularist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
5. Kerry won all but 1 county in the 2004 Ohio primary |
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susankh4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:25 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Oh yes it does. |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
51. Ohio 2004 election was to say the least fixed, remember we had an |
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RummyTheDummy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
8. Ohio will be a red state in Nov. |
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Kukesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:24 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Not if I can help it. n/t |
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RummyTheDummy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:29 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. Good luck with that. |
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Kukesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:35 PM Response to Reply #20 |
31. Yeah, I plan to work for Dems no matter who gets the nod. n/t |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:24 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. if Obama gets the nom, yes, Ohio will be red in the GE |
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susankh4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:28 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. That is on the money! |
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RummyTheDummy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:30 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. It'll be red regardless of who the nominee is. |
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susankh4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:31 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. So, you are planning to lose no matter? |
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RummyTheDummy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:33 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Nope. I just think we should concentrate efforts on truly flippable states |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:43 PM Response to Reply #28 |
38. Oh yea. |
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RummyTheDummy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:44 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Ohio will be red in Nov. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:45 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Well, I agree-if Obama is nominated. |
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RummyTheDummy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:49 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. It will be red regardless of who the nominee is. |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 06:10 AM Response to Reply #46 |
72. then the reds win |
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susankh4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 05:50 AM Response to Reply #46 |
89. Actually, polls are now showing |
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Kukesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:45 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Well said, lizzy, well said. n/t |
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RummyTheDummy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:50 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. It was? |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 10:03 PM Response to Reply #22 |
55. Hillary will win Ohio in the GE, Ohio will be red in the GE if Obama is nominee |
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RummyTheDummy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 10:17 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. Not gonna happen for either one of them. |
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OhioBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 09:36 AM Response to Reply #55 |
83. flip that around. n/t |
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jaysunb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
9. Fair enough |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
11. history also shows you can't win the GE unless you've won the Ohio primary |
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americanstranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:28 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. See post #5. |
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susankh4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:30 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. Bush won his primary too... |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 11:25 PM Response to Reply #24 |
68. And if you win 2 out of Alabama, New Mexico, and Ohio you win, too. |
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susankh4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 06:01 AM Response to Reply #68 |
70. So which of these two will Mr. Obama win? |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:32 PM Response to Reply #17 |
27. of course there are no guarantees |
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americanstranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:36 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. My God. |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 10:02 PM Response to Reply #32 |
53. idiotic reasoning on your part |
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americanstranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 10:19 PM Response to Reply #53 |
60. Whatevs. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:38 PM Response to Reply #17 |
34. Right, Kerry won the primary but still lost OH. |
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americanstranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:43 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. No! Nothing makes that true! |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:44 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Yea, she could do better and still lose. But since she is doing |
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americanstranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:47 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. It's meaningless. |
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OhioBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:29 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. When is the last time Ohio mattered in the Primary? |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:40 PM Response to Reply #19 |
35. It counts in GE. |
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OhioBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 10:50 PM Response to Reply #35 |
65. Exactly - in the general. n/t |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 06:09 AM Response to Reply #19 |
71. Ohio has Always mattered in the Primary |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 06:13 AM Response to Reply #19 |
74. it always matters in the primary, b/c Ohio's primary has always been significant |
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OhioBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 09:35 AM Response to Reply #74 |
81. Usually we already have a strong front runner AND |
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TheDonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
16. and lets not forget that Hillary Clinton has been campaigning for 12 years. YAWN |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
21. Ohio: the granny voters won ...BFD! |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 10:03 PM Response to Reply #21 |
54. so you think Obama can win with out the "grannies"? |
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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 10:38 PM Response to Reply #21 |
64. Granny voted for Mrs. Nafta. |
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Kukesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
29. Ohio's problem: I hear racist remarks about Obama every day |
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susankh4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:38 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. Uh... Dayton |
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Kukesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:40 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. I disagree. And my Ohio world is a little larger than Dayton. n/t |
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susankh4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:48 PM Response to Reply #36 |
45. Dayton's Super delegate said it today |
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Kukesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:54 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. You're referencing Dayton proper, |
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susankh4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
56. I think I have heard it all now! |
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Riley133 (258 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 10:15 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. The name calling will affect November's outcome. |
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Riktor (476 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 09:10 PM Response to Reply #56 |
85. Alright, I'll take a shot: |
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Radical Agitator (10 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
67. Ohio is a important Presidential swing state n/t |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
69. I don't quite understand your logic. |
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susankh4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 07:08 AM Response to Reply #69 |
80. In the GE, yes |
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barack the house (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 06:13 AM Response to Original message |
73. Barack was going to win Ohio before the NAFTA lie. He can win fine.. |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 06:15 AM Response to Reply #73 |
75. Obama lied and denied there was ever a meeting |
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LeftCoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 06:19 AM Response to Reply #73 |
76. Hasn't been proven a lie |
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barack the house (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 06:27 AM Response to Reply #76 |
77. I'll trust the Canada news we are talkign the same media that smeared clintons for years. |
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barack the house (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 06:27 AM Response to Reply #76 |
78. I'll trust the Canada news we are talkign the same media that smeared clintons for years. |
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LeftCoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 06:30 AM Response to Reply #78 |
79. The above quote came from the CANADIAN article you posted |
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Mass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
82. This is nonsense. The counties that Obama won have half of the population of Ohio. |
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Bad Thoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
86. Great argument, If an only if you accept Clinton=McCain |
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NoBorders (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
87. Obama and Clinton Beat McCain in OH equally |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 06:25 AM Response to Original message |
90. I fear |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 06:31 AM Response to Original message |
91. She has the base |
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