After the most confrontational week of the presidential campaign so far, Sen. Barack Obama proved he could draw voters across racial lines even in a Southern state with his win in South Carolina on Saturday.
Fifty-five percent of the vote went to Obama, while Sen. Hillary Clinton and former Sen. John Edwards earned 27 and 18 percent, respectively.
In his victory speech, Obama said that the fight for South Carolina had not only produced a personal victory but also progress over the divisive politics of the past.
Although Edwards was born in South Carolina and won the state in his 2004 presidential bid, he seemed like a fading force on Saturday. He did win decisively among one group — white males — and vowed to go on after four consecutive losses.
According to reports, if South Carolina is any indication, the sizable numbers of black voters in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee will strengthen the Obama campaign even more on Super Tuesday, Feb. 5.
“Obama’s victory will leave him with some strong talking points – especially that he can continue to expand his voting base into a conservative Southern state,” Blease Graham, a professor of political science at the University of South Carolina said. “His team comes out of this able to say that he’s acceptable to white Southern men. And the Clintons come out of this facing questions about how their attack strategy seemed to fail.”
Maya Angelou recently expressed her support for Hillary Clinton
“As a child, Hillary Clinton was taught that all God’s children are equal, so as a mother she understood that her child wasn’t safe unless all children were safe.
I know what kind of president Hillary Clinton will be because I know who she is. Hillary Clinton has always been a strong woman and a passionate protector of families. For 35 years, that’s exactly what she has been doing.
Each generation of African Americans stands on the shoulders of those who came before. Today, the challenges facing us threaten the dreams we have had for our children. We need a president with the experience and strength to meet those challenges.
I am inspired by Hillary Clinton’s commitment and courage — a daughter, a wife, a mother — my girl.”
You know, I get so sick and tired of people saying that Hillary Clinton has all of this presidential ‘experience’. Was she president before? No, her husband was! She’s riding his coat tail and leaning on his presidency terms as her ‘experience’. She didn’t know what the hell was going on at the White House, if she did there wouldn’t have been a Monica Lewinski scandal! She needs to go sit down somewhere and focus on being a New York Senator, something that she’s good at. Also, I would hope that you pick the candidate that shares your views on the issues that are important to you and affect us as a people the most. My gut instinct is telling me that she is sneaky and cannot be trusted. The more that I watch the news and keep up with her campaign, the more certain I feel about my instincts. She has ran a sneaky, underhanded campaign and God is not pleased with her and slowly but surely all the negative things that she’s done and said are being brought to the light. I’m not saying that Obama is perfect by any means, but I can honestly say that he’s lead one of the most honest, clean campaigns that I’ve witnessed in a long time. I’m so tired of all the mudslinging and no one really focussing on the issues. And the majority of what I’ve seen is coming from the Clinton camp. If you are a reputable candidate and you’re the best person for the job, then let your work speak for you. Don’t discredit your character by not acting professionally. Then again, maybe I’m giving her too much credit. Maybe it is within her character to act like this. If that’s the case, then that’s fine. She’s free to act however she see’s fit; but I personally don’t want anyone acting on my behalf that I can’t trust to do a good job and do right by this country. I think we’ve been screwed over enough as a country. It is definitely time for a change. Barack Obama for President! Barack the Vote!!!!
“She had NY, Cali, New Jersey, Florida, Colorado, basically all the west on lock.”
Um, New York is on the East coast boo. lol
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