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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 10:54 PM Original message |
So Obama manages to attact a crowd of about 4000 in DC on a Tuesday, and he's fading? |
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ElizabethDC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. Well, a couple of months back, Hillary managed to attract a crowd of 8000 in DC on a Wednesday |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
2. Oh, the usual. |
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Steve_in_California (365 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
3. D,C. is about 70% black. |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 10:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. So it's all racial? |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 10:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. and ? |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
6. Four thousand sounds like a pretty good crowd to me. |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 11:01 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. But if one looks at the polls, the man's campaign is almost dead. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 11:07 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Hi, Katzenkavalier. Hell, I don't know. Early support is buoyant on one |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 11:09 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. That might be the case, Crusoe. I'm just puzzled at the disparity between |
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ElizabethDC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 11:12 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Maybe it's b/c some of the people who show up to see him aren't necessarily going to vote for him |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 11:19 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. But don't you think Obama wouldn't have so many people donating to his campaign |
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ElizabethDC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 11:23 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. It's not that he lacks support, it's just that maybe he doesn't have the most support |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 11:26 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Let's see what happens. I guess we can only be patient and wait. |
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ElizabethDC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 11:26 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Yep, the race is far from over. n/t |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 11:32 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. You are one my favorite Hillarites, do you know that? |
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ElizabethDC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 11:39 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Awww, Katz, thanks! You're one of my favorite Obamaniacs! n/t |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 11:58 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Katz - you're one of my very favorite posters. |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 11:59 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Thanks, emily! Check your inbox! |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 11:12 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Let's get deeper into this fall. I think the polling is going to start to |
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rusty quoin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 11:19 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I agree. It's still too early. |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
17. our local high school gets 10,000 people at football games, obama only got 4000? nt |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 12:10 AM Response to Reply #17 |
25. For the average American, Football > Politics. |
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illinoisprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 12:08 AM Response to Original message |
22. and without much notice..... when Hillary tried it she had to go to schools to drum up business. |
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ElizabethDC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 12:09 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. What are you talking about? n/t |
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illinoisprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 12:11 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. I read that her campaign had to go out to the schools to get people to come since |
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ElizabethDC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 12:15 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. That's actually not quite what happened |
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illinoisprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 12:09 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Polls are not polling those who did not vote in primaries last time. |
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Capn Sunshine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 01:15 AM Response to Reply #24 |
28. it's the strategy |
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