I came across an article Friday morning which asked, “Will black voters stay home if Obama loses nomination?”
Following his recent endorsements from two former DNC Chairs, Paul Kirk and Joe Andrew, who withdrew support from Sen. Hillary Clinton and endorsed Sen. Barack Obama, Obama is gaining ground in superdelegates, trailing Clinton by 20.
According to the article, though, black voters are concerned that Obama will be denied the Democratic presidential nomination, and if that happens, a lot of them may stay home in November: “If Obama isn’t the nominee, ‘there would be a significant number of African-Americans who would stay home. They’re not voting for (presumptive Republican nominee) John McCain,’” predicted David Bositis, a senior analyst at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, which researches black voting trends.
What about Hillary? In the article, Todd Shaw, a University of South Carolina political science professor, cited a broad disenchantment in the black community with both Bill and Hillary, following Bill’s performance during the South Carolina primary and Clinton supporter James Carville’s description of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as “Judas” for endorsing Obama.
“The comment plays very badly with African-Americans and Latinos,” Shaw said. “They remind them of ‘Look what we’ve done for you; you should stay in line.’ That doesn’t sit well with voters of color. They view it as Northern machine politics or Old South boss politics.”
James Mondesire, president of the Philadelphia NAACP said it’s foolish for any Democrat to refuse to vote if their candidate isn’t the nominee:
“It’s a stupid way for Obama supporters to think and a stupid way for Hillary Clinton supporters to think,” said Mondesire, a pledged Clinton delegate. “It’s a selfish and destructive way to think. I can’t think of what the Supreme Court would look like if McCain were elected. Roe v. Wade could be diminished, and Brown v. Board of Education could be impacted.”
I think the question is absolutely ridiculous; is there a poll or survey floating around asking if white voters will stay home if Hillary loses the nomination? I digress…
Having won more states, Obama may be on his way to securing the presidency, and one organization wants to make sure that the superdelegates’ votes match those of the people.
Late last week, Color of Change launched an online petition to ensure superdelegates must not overrule the choice of voters. In just two days, nearly 25,000 people have signed it. According to one petitioner: “Black folks are pissed about the possibility of Clinton snatching the nomination, and folks are starting to take notice.”
I have to agree w/ #19. I DREAD the thought of having McCain in office. There will be no change from what we’ve endured for the last 8 years. He doesn’t know a damn thing and will piggyback off the Bush Administration on 95% of the policies. Talk about a recession, HALF-TRILLION dollar pointless ass war, high threat of terrorism, high gasoline, and food rationing. Americans are going in blindsided as hell with McCain as the leader. Do like Lawrence did in School Daze, “WAKE UP!”
If Obama loses, I am definitely staying home in November. I’m not voting for HIlary’s conniving, scheming, lying, mudslinging ass. Hilary can’t win without the black vote, which means McCain will the next president if Obama loses the nomination. Another republican in the white house….let’s jump for joy!!!
SORRY GUYS…i WOULD STAY HOME,.. I REFUSE TO VOTE FOR HILARY OR MCCAIN.. OBAMA SHOULD WIN NOMINATION ..IF HE DOESN’T IT WOULD BE A DISGRACE THAT I WOULD NOT SUPPORT
I think I would feel guilty if I didnt go out and vote for someone. Because so many of my people have died to give me the right to vote. I just would feel bad if I stayed home.
And that “Vote for the Democrat” stuff is nonsense…I’d say vote for the person who is honest and trustworthy.
And dont kid yourself, Clinton can win without the black vote.
@ Angel & Bill
I’m glad you all said that. Voting just to be voiting (when you dont really agree with either of the candidates) is something that I have been battling with internally for a while now. And it’s not just about Obama…it’s period.
Im so glad you brought this up because I asked the same question to close friends and they said PLAINLY that they wouldn’t be voting because they would feel like Hilary stole it, just like Bush did. I do, however, want to know where they’re getting all that information from … Its like theyre speaking for the entire black population and I know that’s not the case.
For me, I have to vote … Its my right, it counts and anything is better than a Republican. We don’t need another 4 years of a republican screwing up the economy for EVERYONE. Then again, just like number 33 said, Clinton can win without the black vote. Why? OLD PEOPLE! lol. Gotta love em.
Obama brought a lot of excitement to this election. For a long time many of us have felt the system is rigged. He’s the first “regular person”, not groomed from birth to be president, not buying the presidency with deep pockets, that we’ve seen since the beginning of American politics. Im a mother and I work with children, if Obama becomes president it will be the first time that I can look in a child’s eyes and honestly say “Yes you can” when a kid says they want to be president when they grow up. The Democratic race has to appear to end fairly if they want Obama people to vote for Hillary, and I don’t believe that’s possible. I no longer have any respect for the Clintons. Their behavior during this race has been deplorable. I will not vote for her if she wins the democratic nomination. I will not reward her bad behavior with my vote. I dont trust her, I dont like her, and I dont belive a word that comes out of her mouth. I will also not reward the democratic party with my loyalty or my vote. The democratic party has taken the Black community for granted for a number of years. A presidential election with the only choices being McCain and Clinton is a sad day in America. I wouldn’t discourage people from voting, but i can certainly understand the difficulty that people would have trying to choose between those to. I myself will more than likely vote for McCain or not at all. I absolutely refuse to vote for Clinton.
it dosen’t matter to me im mccain hands down. the democrats are to foolish to run this country let alone there own neighborhoods. go mccain. you have my vote all the way.
I am sorry but I cannot vote for Clinton. She said she would DESTROY IRAN. We’re trying to get out of a war and she’s trying to start a new one. I don’t know if I want to vote for McCain either. He just seems like a puppet. I honestly don’t know what do people.
I will still vote. Vote for Hillary? Now that is another question… Vote for McCain, I will definitely not do! But, I will vote for all who came before me, that couldn’t vote, lynched trying to vote, turned away from being able to vote, locked-up , etc. I will VOTE for my ancestors!
Hilary and Co. LEFT A BAD TASTE IN MY MOUTH MONTHS AGO…HER MUD SLINGING AND BILL CLINTON SHADY ASS JUST TURNED ME OFF!!
ITS NOT ABOUT BLACK OR WHITE FOR ME BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE SUPPORTED SEN EDWARDS IF THAT WAS THE CASE…THE CLINTONS ARE JUST GETTING ON MY DAMN NERVES HONESTLY!
I voted for Obama in February but if Clinton some how gets the nomination . I won’t vote in the Fall. They can told all they want about the supreme court appointee and Rode vs Wade. Should have thought about all that while the so called blue collar worker/white people were once again voting for the wrong candidate. Perhaps America still isn’t as ready and progressive as I had hoped. I know too many people Black and otherwise who wouldn’t vote in November. I had really hoped that before I left this world, it was possible for a black person could become President of the U.S.
“I’m a mother and I work with children, if Obama becomes president it will be the first time that I can look in a child’s eyes and honestly say “Yes you can” when a kid says they want to be president when they grow up.”
I understand you sentiment, #36, but with all honesty, you should look you children in the eye everyday and tell them “Yes, You CAN” because children need to be empowered. Politics in this country is dirty and that will never change. This is just the first time an African-American has the position with in reach. There will be others.
Grab a copy of the new Black Enterprise for your kids. It has an excellent cover stories on Black doctors. These are great role models who are advancing us a race.
I think, the superdelegates must realize to cheat Obama would be cheating all people, not just blacks of their right to vote for the candidate of choice, to override the will of the people would be a negating their votes which would be wrong!! N.CAROLINA & INDIANA STAND UP!!! He has won Guam and you must keep the momentum going so it would be an out and out victory for Senator Obama!!
because of rev.wright and fox nooze channel , white folks have circled the wagons. rev wright put on a display that the white folks [most of them]. have found barack GUILTY by assoication and will show black folks on may 6 that you don’t F—– w/ their mother nature, and will send that message may 6, i hope i’am wrong . hillary knew that rev. wright was her ace in the hole. now i wander how all you Q’S feel w/ the shining examples of your frat bro,s rev wright and the mayor of detroit wow i really look up to these shining examples of this kind of leaders. also on youtube have anyone seen the spot on the city counsel meeting where it shows the inability of a people to even get along and handle the bussiness of detroit shining examples of black leadership. go to any city in the continenal U.S. RUN BY AFRICAN AMERICANS AND YOU WILL FIND UTTER CHOAS. hell…………ooo tavis smiley. take that inventory while ya celebrate cinyo de mayo celebrate tjms cause them lateeno’s are gain’n on you . do you hear me…………….. C.C. i,am sorry other than were all having a seat at GOD”S tablehood of man i see little what i have in common w/ a race that see’s little in common w/ me. have you read the papers on seen the news keep looking for the lateeno support and its all you gonna get is a look. lateeno’s have said [usa today] they would support mccain before they would support a black. see is it fair to say, ask the lateeno’s do; and if PEOPLE TEND TO OBEY —– the one’s who support them is this right tjms its just a ??????????. i love you like a fat kid love cake. sometimes you take your funny to the edge where sometimes you have to cringe . but i love you . i have even been critical of condi rice who is an perfect example of african america history who you look at . i love her dirty draws but i don’t agree w/ her constant explanations and excuse making for bush and his band of theives but i love her also to like a fat kid love cake. but black folks keep on keep’n on you’ll get it one day.
I understand your point Chaka. I empower my kids and others everyday, by giving them perspective. I show them the world outside of our neighborhood, city, state, and country. I have never told a child what they can’t do. As a matter of fact when a kid tells me what they want to do when they grow up, my response is always “and what else”. I teach kids to put commas in those answers not a period. But I think you missed my point. The key word in the sentence you quoted was “honestly”. As adults we know the BS of the presidential politics. Before Obama it didn’t seem possible for anyone with out deep pockets, and long-standing family political connections could get a fair shot. If Obama wins it opens a door for everyone. The game will be played differently and the average person, no matter what their backgroud, or childhood can run for President. And when a kid says they want to be President we can all HONESTLY say “Yes you can”.
I have a question for those who said they wouldnt vote if Obama didnt get the nomination. Would you vote for Clinton if Obama were her vice president? Or vice versa, would you still vote for Obama if he named Clinton as his vice president?
Just curious…..
I have been asking myself this question for a while. I have voted in every election since I was able to vote 10 years ago. My parents are 70 years old and grew up during the era when voting was not an option. I recognize the sacrifices our people have endured and I am still on the fence on what I will do if Barack doesn’t get elected. As crazy as it sounds…I may not exercise my right to vote. I am almost to the point where I would rather see another Republican in the office than I am to assist Hillary on her quest. My cousin cast her own name in the primary because she didn’t like any of the candidates. Hilarious.
I wonder if Hilary loses will Barack choose her as his running mate and vice versa. I personally don’t think Barack would run as a VP to Hilary. I also don’t think he should…because then he would not represent fresh new ideas once he is able to run again…he would be tainted because he would have been her VP. It would also be odd to run with someone that you just fought tooth and nail with in a nasty election for over 12 months.
@34
THERE WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN A BILL CLINTON AS PRESIDENT WITHOUT THE BLACK VOTE…
DON’T KID YOURSELF SWEETIE.
That’s a good question #47. I agree with 50 Cent when he said that they might try to kill Obama if he gets elected. With all that’s going on these days, it’s highly likely. Hilary sucks so bad that I don’t want her as a vice president either.
This is the first time in my adult life that I’m considering staying at home in November if Obama doesn’t win the nomination. Originally, I remained neutral on both candidates and considered where they stood on the issues. Both have similar ideals on education, health care, the economy, and carefully withdrawing our troops.
However, my opinion changed on Hillary and Bill when they started using Rovian tactics against Obama. The kitchen sink politics of attacking a party member in this manner became offensive to me. It didn’t help matters that Bill Clinton had the nerve to scold African Americans for not supporting his wife. I wonder does he think the black vote is a birth right?
The way they have systematically gone about tearing their own party member down has revealed a power hungry coupling and that has left me flabbergasted. I can no longer support Hilary Clinton and this type of campaigning. I’m just really turned off by the divisiveness the Clinton’s have caused amongst party members.
So, I’m 50/50 at this point. I’m not sure Hilary will get my support if she does indeed win the nomination.
I will not vote for Hillary if she goes on to win the nomination for one because her personality. She acts like she is doing us a favor and mocks the african american race. This race is not about the Democratic Party. It’s about who has the heart, mind and ability to do as they are promising. I think Hillary is selling America a sack of lies. Obama has the passion that is driven. Hillary is unconvincing that her love for the black community is genuine. I will not vote for her-yeah it’s sad but I cannot allow myself to vote for someone who is a faker.
WELL GUYS, SINCE EVERYONE IS SET IN THEIR WAYS, LET’S SAY HELLO TO YOUR NEW PRESIDENT MCCAIN! WE WILL BE FUCKED EVEN HARDER FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
no complaints when that happens, just say Hey I refused to vote because my candidate of choice didn’t make the cut! You’ll feel better. Promise…
This turn out will be VERY interesting…and scary…
It’s like Malcom X said in his speech “The Ballot of the Bullet”…the Black vote is always the deciding factor…YT knows this…they are always split down the middle and when we show up in large numbers and vote the same way we are the tie breakers….that’s it…and the Democrats CAN NOT WIN the white house without the Black vote…but as my Nana used to say, “Baby you have to stand for something or you’ll fall for anything” and if Slimy Hillary and Tricky Bill figure, and that spineless Howard Dean, figure out a way to CHEAT Obama out of this nomination that he has worked so hard far….then it wil be time for Black people to take our stand….we can not let the Democratic Party bascially shit on us, by denying Obama and if McCain gets in there so be it….because in actuality a McCain presidency would be a lame one anyway…because the Dems are holding the majority in Congress and they could make his tenure a living hell….
So I am not worried about it anymore…I AM WITH OBAMA ALL THE WAY….I WILL MAKE MY STAND IF NECESSARY… and go into that voting booth and write his name in on the ballot regardless and I hope that there are more Black folks like me because we as a people can not continue to allow any party to take our vote for granted!
……………I think you all will find this post interesting. I found it on the link to the Indiana newspaper that was discussing the superdelate endorsment by former DNC chair. Hllary really has a lot of baggage and I cannot honestly say that I feel comfortable having someone like this represent our country. I highly doubt that if she is elected president our country will move in a positive direction.
OUR FAMILY FOUND OUT THAT HILLARY AND BILL CLINTON ARE INVOLVED IN A CIVIL “FRAUD” LAWSUIT! THE PLAINTIFF IS PETER F. PAUL, AND THE CALIFORNIA SUPERIOR COURT (LOS ANGELES) JUDGE (AURELIO MUNOZ) HAS GIVEN THE GO AHEAD TO MR. PAULS’ LAWYERS TO TAKE DEPOSITIONS. HILLARY (DEFENDANT), WILL NOT BE DEPOSED UNTIL “AFTER” NOVEMBER, DUE TO THE ELECTIONS. BILL CLINTON (DEFENDANT), WILL BE DEPOSED REAL SOON, AS WELL AS, OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED. MANY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THIS LAWSUIT, INCLUDING THE MEDIA!! THE MEDIA WON’T REPORT IT, AND EVERYONE IS TRYING TO KEEP IT QUIET!! YOU CAN VIEW IT FOR YOURSELF AT: http://www.lasuperiorcourt.org/civilCaseSummary/casesummary.asp?Referer=index
The Civil Case Number is: BC304174
WE FOUND OUT THAT HILLARY HAS ALREADY BEEN FINED $30K+, BY THE FEC (FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION), BECAUSE SHE LIED/MIS-REPORTED HER CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM MR. PAUL. PLEASE, DO YOUR RESEARCH!! OUR COUNTRY CANNOT AFFORD TO GO FROM BUSH’S FAILED WAR TO WATERGATE PART 2 !!
I will still vote, but I will do a write-in for the presidential slot. I have no faith in Sen. McCain or Sen. Clinton. I will not pick the lesser of two evils.
——–I don’t understand why Obama losing would be an issue if everything and
——–everyone is nonbiased. He will lose, by the way because he was never meant
——–to be a viable candidate which is what I’ve been saying from the start. I don’t
——–see the powers that be putting him in the White House due to the fact that
——–Hillary has been selected for a good period of time. Jeremiah Wright is Boule
——–and he’s being used as the pawn and the reason for Obama’s presidential bid
——–collapse. It was perfect because it allows whites to still mock the entire black
——–race for their inability to “unite” behind their “best chance for the White House.”.
——–Now, in my opinion, if you are a negro that subsribes to the voting process the
——–answer to what you must do if Obama loses the Democratic ticket is easy. You
——–must vote for either Hitlary or McCain or you are a massive hypocrite.
Obama has my vote tomorrow (Indiana primary) and if for some impossible reason he doesn’t secure the nomination, then I’ll vote Hillary *with a serious mean mug on my face* but no way am I not voting!
We need to give some real serious thought when it comes to not voting b/c your candidate is not the nominee. My right to exercise my vote means more and I will select the lesser to two evils (McCain and Hillary).
Despite how we may personally feel about Hillary and her irresponsible campaign tactics, she still has many of the same views as Obama. In my opinion right now it’s more important to make sure you can see a doctor when you are sick and poor than to die because all of the government funding has went to IRAQ.
I am an avid Obama supporter, but please to not loose sight of the BIGGER PICTURE. If Barack is not the nominee, then I will vote for Hillary (that statement made my skin crawl).
#57, I agree with every bit of what you said. I may not agree with the way Clinton is going about becoming president, but she has a lot of the same views and plans as Obama. Being that my older cousin is in Iraq, I just cant see me voting for McCain. He wants the war to continue for however long.
How about if MCCAIN WINS? IF HE WINS IM MOVING TO CANADA. AMERICA CANNOT BE THAT DAMN DUMB!!!
I remember a time not that long ago when black people loved the Clintons, even going as far as to say that Bill Clinton was the first black president. I live in D.C and I remember the first inaguration. You could see nothing but a sea of brown faces… but now the same people that loved the Clintons now call them liars and thieves and bitches and bastards and even compare them to the racist, oppressive Bush/Cheney administration. What happened? What did I miss? Do we have to hate the Clintons, in order to support Obama?
Obama has said many times publically, he wants the democratic party to come together, whether he receives the nomination or not. He has taken the high road and I suggest many of you do the same.
I dont get it either Tish (#60). They act as if the Clintons never had our backs.
Good point #3.
I’ll hand in an absentee ballot and write in Obama.
historically, white democrats have taken advantage of black people and the black vote. They automatically assume that black voters have their back just because they’re Democrat. Look at the current sheisty governor of Maryland: Martin O’Malley. Black folks came out to vote for him in droves in 2006, but did he hire any blacks folks for his administration? Hardly. He used his black Lieutenant Governor as an Uncle Tom to get black votes, and now he put than man on the backburner and he gets no publicity. Since then, I have changed my party to independent (at least while im living in Maryland). I have lost all faith in White Democrats.
So, no , I won’t be voting in November.
I MAY stay home, I’m still debating. All depends on if I’m feeling Ralph Nader. Obama’s my man, main reason for voting because he inspires me. Hillary does not, she annoys me.
I hope he doesn’t.
The funny thing about this post is reading most of the post prove the study right.
Without the vote the candidate has no vote. You ever notice how if something is
unpopular the candidate is againt it. Candidates do what the majority of the people
want. This is the reason ROE v Wade wont be overturn. Read people. conservatives
have been trying for 10 years. If you vote you give a damn about what’s going on. I
being, a wife, a mother, a jornualist, a soldier, and a Republican really wanted Rudy
G, but he droped out. I’m going with Mc Cain, one because I think he is the next
best person, and two I dont want ANYONE else picking for me. You lose the right to
complain about anything when you give up your right to participate. If you dont like
what Clinton is saying if she win make her change it. People have the power. The
They way I see it you have two choices. You can stay at home and let McCain win
or you can get out there and and rally ( not riot) with the DEM party, join up with like
minds, and make your candidate do what you feel is right. Contry to popular believe
leaders are not born leaders, some of them are made.
It’s funny how everyone was riding with the Clintons back in the 90s-2000s until Obama popped up out of nowhere……..
—@ tish
—thank you
@ 61. 8BALLER
I always here what the Clinton’s have done for the Black community, and when I ask what people can’t name one specific thing. I am from California and the only thing Black folks here remember about the Clinton presidency is the “3 Strikes” law. That law locks more Black men up than any other race in this state. A Black man here can get convicted for: robbery, assault, drugs ect and that is automatically a strike. A Mexican and White man get convicted on the same charges and somehow that’s not a strike.
If you are somehow talking about welfare reform, that was a Republican idea. FYI there has been more White people on welfare than Black (at least in my state) so that program was to help them not us.
Maybe they have done a lot for your state please share because I can’t find one thing that (Bill Clinton) has done to strictly benefit Black people.
Just like Black people shouldn’t be voting for Obama because he’s Black, people shouldn’t be voting for Hillary because of Bill.
@HRT88
If you feel that way you might need to go ahead and leave now dont wait until NOV.
People said the same thing about BUSH and they’re still here. This is the greatest
country in the world and if not why dose everyone want to live here. What other
country can you go from having nothing to have everything your heart desires.
Where eles can you go and the government provides for you even if it’s your fault you
dont have anything. Let’s be real people. You know how much money you make.
You know if you make 3000 a month you can afford a 2500 morgarge. We all know
what ajustable means and if not it is defined on the application document. But
instead of getting a cheaper house with a fixed APR we try to find out what is the
most we can get. When they change the rates everybody looking like what
happened. alot of the things we blame on the government really falls back on us.
So our vote counts in the general election but it doesn’t mean anything in the primaries?! They can kiss my a55!!! I don’t have to vote for any dam body, I’m not going to help Hillary Clinton become President!! If she’s the candidate of the people then she should have no problem getting votes, right? All the people that voted for her in the primaries can just vote for her again in the general election, right? Oh, I forget Obama got more votes than she did, hmmnnn? I knew I never liked Howard “YAAAAAHHHH” Dean’s crazy a55, and they think they got us in their pockets, that’s why we’re always taking us for-granted. Gays, hispanics and other groups are taken more seriously than we are b/c they count on us forgetting and forgiving, well they can forget about getting my vote because I’m not forgiving Billary this time!!!
@45 CAPER
–who gives a f8k about what fraternity somebody is in, i don’t see why you had to bring that up, b/c there are f8k ups in every organization. btw killpatric is an alpha, he crossed at famu.
If I was supporting Barack Obama all along,and he lost the nomination, why would I turn around and give my vote to Hillary Clinton ?
That doesn’t make sense…….
#75 Bill is right. I’m not voting for Hilary nor am I voting for McCain. So for the people that choose this option what do you want them to do? You can’t knock them for not wanting to go vote if they choose not to. They will put in office whomever they want to put in office whether you vote or not.
I’m not sure what I’ll do come November. I think Godzillary has left a bad taste in several voters mouths. From the beginning, her campaign has suggested that Obama supporters are naive, and that he is unqualified to be president-when in fact, he has more experience in Washington than the last two presidents. If she does win the nomination by some miracle, she going to have to work twice as hard because she has to win over swing voters and people within her own party.
If Obama doesn’t get the nomination, I aint voting, and neither should any upstanding citizen.
WELL LETS CONTINUE TO PRAY THAT BARACK GETS THE NOMINATION!!!
BUT IF BY SOME STRANGE REASON HE DOESNT, I’M STILL GOING TO VOTE FOR HIM ANYWAYS AS A “WRITE IN” CANDIDATE!!!!!!!!
BARACK OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT 2008!!!!!!
BARACK OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT 2008!!!!!!
BARACK OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT 2008!!!!!!
BARACK OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT 2008!!!!!!
THERE’S NO ONE ELSE THAT I EVEN WANT TO VOTE FOR!
NORTH CAROLINA STAND UP AND MAKE THIS HAPPEN!!
Honestly, because Obama is in the lead and if I feel they have stolen the election from him, then they are telling me my vote doesn’t count and they are going to do and put who ever they want in office no matter what the masses think.
They did it to us with Gore and I will not allow it to happen again. I have lost all respect for the way the Clintons have ran this primary, and I feel their true colors have come out. Sorry, say what you want but I will never vote for Hillary, I will vote for Ron Paul an independent running before i allow her to get away with how she treated this election.
WELL LETS CONTINUE TO PRAY THAT BARACK GETS THE NOMINATION!!!
BUT IF BY SOME STRANGE REASON HE DOESNT, I’M STILL GOING TO VOTE FOR HIM ANYWAYS AS A “WRITE IN” CANDIDATE!!!!!!!!
BARACK OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT 2008!!!!!!
BARACK OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT 2008!!!!!!
BARACK OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT 2008!!!!!!
BARACK OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT 2008!!!!!!
THERE’S NO ONE ELSE THAT I EVEN WANT TO VOTE FOR!
NORTH CAROLINA STAND UP AND MAKE THIS HAPPEN!!
BARACK ALL THE WAY, OR NO WAY AT ALL!!!!
Say what you want about me, if Barack isn’t nominated, I am almost certain that I will not be voting. I can not even think about giving Clinton my vote. SORRY TO UPSET YOU. I am OBAMA, OBAMA, OBAMA, all the way. It would be my very first time ever skipping a vote since I have been of age to vote. It is just that serious for me.
————-Please with the Clintons “having our backs”. The Clinton’s had their own
————backs. They captitalized on the lack of “pandering” for the black vote. And
————when it no longer became convienent they have shown their ugliness
————-surrounding race issues. I will be voting for Senator Obama tomorrow in
————-the Indiana primary and if he is ROBBED of the dem. nomination I will
————-reluctantly go and cast my ballot of the democratic candidate, because
————after all is said and done OUR people have went through TOO MUCH to
————-to forfeit the opportunity to have a voice. I will scream, and kick and shout,
————-but I will still vote!
INDIANA FOR OBAMA ’08/12
Hillary Clinton jumped on the character assasination bandwagon of the Republican. She has SOOO much dirt in her past, that is Obama have thrown in her face, se, and her husband would be running, and hiding in shame, especially for their gulit by association tactics Hillary has pulled during this election. Luckily for Hillary, Obama is not into character assasination, nor is he into dirty, gutter politics like Hillary Clinton, and the ever hypocritical republican party.
I will not forget how Hillary, when she begain to lose to Obama began sending out to media outlets false information to the media, insinuating that Obama was an muslim. When that tactic didn’t work, she jumped on the bandwagon, of trying to accuse Obama of being unpatriotic because he served on an Anti-charity board with someone named Ayers ( A charity board which by the way has 10 members on it, comprising of doctors, lawyers, professors, city official (both republicans, and democrats, a board which met ONLY 4 time a year). Hillary went out of her way in Philadelphia to try to tarnish Obama, purposefully ignoring the fact that when the events done by Ayers (here in America), happened when Obama was 8 years old (a child), and he and his mother were NOT even living in the US. Hillary then went out of her way to try to insinuate that Obama was again unpatriotic because of the words of someone else, his pastor, once again Hillary was very eager to jump on the bandwagon, trying to take advantage of the guilt by association techniques being used by the republicans, most of the mainstream press. Hillary has no integrity, and if you want to have a look her past just go to http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carl-bernstein/the-shame-of-hillary-clin_b_99912.html
AND, also see:
http://dyn.politico.com/members/forums/thread.cfm?catid=1&subcatid=2&threadid=691416
Sorry, but I will not be voting if Obama doesn’t get the Democratic nomination. I will not be supporting Candidates who I feel will do more bad for the country than good!
I don’t want “Hitlery” or “MkKlan” as any kind of alternative choice! Hell no! I won’t go!
“If you don’t stand for something! You will fall for anything!”
OBAMA 08!
OBAMA ALL THE WAY!!
Sometimes you have to take a stand even if it hurts you. If we allow the democratic party to allow Hillary to be the democratic nominee even though Barack Obama is winning and in the lead they may think they can do this in future elections as well. At least they will know that any time they do this the democratic party stands a chance of losing the entire election. If Obama had been trailing Hillary as she has been trailing him, they would have forced him to concede a long time ago.
Remember the bus boycott, those people stayed united and walked everywhere did anything to avoid riding the bus until they had accomplished their goal, and this went on over a year. Sometimes you have to sacrifice for change.
Oh yeah, if Barack Obama is not the democratic nominee, I WILL NOT VOTE FOR HILLARY CLINTON!
Thomas B. Edsall
The Huffington Post
Clinton Camp Says It Will Use The Nuclear Option
May 4, 2008 03:03 PM
UPDATE | May 5, 11am ET : Hillary Clinton’s campaign today acknowledged plans to try to win seating of the disputed Michigan and Florida delegations to the Democratic Nation Convention at a meeting of the party’s Rules and Bylaws Committee on May 31.
In a statement issued in response to a story on The Huffington Post (“Clinton Camp Considering Nuclear Option,” see below), the campaign declared:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/04/clinton-camp-considering_n_100051.html