Obama and Gore

As we mentioned here before. Obama said Gore would have a big part in his administration. Gore would be at the forefront in regard to resolving the Global Warning issue.
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I'm here because of Ashley

This was a great speech by Obama both verbally and spiritually. There have been some campaign topics that were not available to Obama because the moment was wrong. He really hadn't discussed his thoughts or feelings about race and black cynicism. His pastor's comments gave him that venue and he capitalized.

What I'm feeling right now

This is what Obama represents. This is what his war cry should be about. This is the change he is referring to.

Now what?

Super Tuesday is over and the dust is starting to settle. The results are interesting but as expected. The biggest surprise on the Republican side is the fact that Huckabee won quite a few more states than the zero predicted for him. This happened because some of the evangelicals decided to vote according to their faith and Huckabee is the only Christian. The GOP vote is a winner take all format, so winning those states hamstrung Romney. Huckabee stole more of Romney's votes than McCain's and put the latter on the stage of victory. Honestly, McCain's my man. I have figured out why. He is a liberal conservative such as myself as mentioned in the Black Republican article from before.

Clinton and Obama are basically tied. Hillary won the larger and coastal states, while Barack's vote came from the smaller middle states. The story can be spun many ways stating both sides claimed victory. Using football philosophies, it would seem that the longer Obama is in the race, the greater chance for victory. This is true for all underdogs. A sense in hope can generate within the perceived lesser that is many times more powerful than the greater. Obama is the underdog in this situation. I'm waiting for the Al Gore hammer to drop.

Super Fat Tuesday

Today is the most important day politically in quite a long time.
The outcome of today's vote actually mean something and the world can be impacted.

Today is also Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday, meaning the biggest party in the country is taking place in New Orleans. Mardi Gras is important because it's part of the healing process. The ghost of Katrina still impacts the city and the power of Mardi Gras and the Jazz Festival is the only thing that can repel her.

Basically almost one half of the delegates are available in today's election, with California leading the way in terms of total delegates. Today can decide who are next president will be. Obama gives the most hope, while Hillary lend stability. I guess the same thing can be said about Romney and McCain respectively.

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Presidential (aka Obama) update

As stated here previously, Obama's newly found black support propelled him to victory in South Carolina. This just pretty much put an end to Edward's campaign. To get badly beaten in his home state means that he will probably get destroyed on road.

Hillary still has the lead if you include pledges from superdelegates like democratic senators, governors, representatives, mayors, and people such as that. I am not sure, but I think those votes are mostly band wagon votes that are not set in stone.

People like to be a part of something special and claim that they did something positive. Voting for Obama may become the "cool thing to do". The key here will be Bill Clinton. He always attacks Obama and then gives a compliment.

The reason why is because Clinton will need Obama's help if Hillary were to lose. Even though he is attacking he must leave a window of partnership open with Barack. If Hillary starts to get beaten or attacks fiercely, Bill is going to have to distance himself from her a little. A very little! Al Gore is going to throw in a monkey wrench some how.
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Rudi has a plan

A few days ago I mentioned that Rudi was not in the hunt and being arrogant. I am so wrong. Rudi has a plan. In this era of cost cutting and low budgets a new technique has emerged. I call it profound targeting. Instead of spending time in the areas of least impact, he is focusing all of his energy on Florida. Florida's delegate count equals about 85% percent of the votes in the other states combined

Based upon that, why even bother with Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina. Due to Florida's delegate count, a decisive victory in Republican voting Florida could propel Rudy into first place a week before Super Tuesday.

The day is labeled as such because something like 1700 votes can be had then and the first candidate to reach 2025 wins it all. If you take the few scrap votes Rudi has received so far and combine that with a dominant display in Florida, he can pretty jump in the race two weeks late and still end up in a dominate position after February 5th.

I like the strategy. It's high risk high reward. It may backfire but at the same time it might kick his race to high gear like using Nitro.

Kerry's endorsement

Can Kerry's endorsement help? Is he trying to position himself for a VP role. He probably needs someone older to run with him.

Obama is down with JayZ and Kanye

Obama has apparently met with two important figures in hip hop music. I think he has taken a far different approach than many of the other African Americans in politics. Jesse Jackson and Mr Sharpton came from the church and begun their campaign shrouded in blackness. Many of them built their campaign momentum at activities targeting other African Americans.

This can sometime scare other groups away especially the conservatives. Barack has not done that. He has not even targeted us. The fact that he met with JayZ and Kanye to target youth may mean that is going to start spending some time in the churches because the black evangelicals is where the mature votes come from. He has had success without relying on black people. There is chance that he may start doing some damage once he get into areas of higher black populace. I think he can flank the rest of the candidates like William Wallace did in Braveheart. That was the best flank demonstration in war based theatrical history.

African Americans can give him a boost because they are currently splitting the vote 50/50 between he and Hillary. We like the Clintons because they have demonstrated their concern for the community via Bill's policies. Obama is not the clear cut leader in the African American community. Not yet anyway.

Al Gore still makes the best running mate even though Mr. Kerry just cosigned.

"I've met with Jay-Z; I've met with Kanye. And I've talked to other artists about how potentially to bridge that gap. I think the potential for them to deliver a message of extraordinary power that gets people thinking (is massive)," Obama told Jeff Johnson during BET's political special What's In It For Us?.

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Barack and Gore

That is a good ticket right there. Barack Obama for President and Al Gore as his Vice President! Barack Obama should see if Al Gore is down for a encore performance as VP. They would make the best combination.

Why Iowa?

There is no tangible reason why Iowa is important. Iowa gets so much attention because it is the first primary of many. I personally would not think that makes a big deal but politics ride on the bandwagon.
Hillary is must weather the storm and not do a Howard Dean.