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Postman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 11:42 PM
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The goal is winning the White House...If Obama can motivate a whole generation to vote...
Edited on Thu Jan-03-08 11:43 PM by Postman
The youth vote turned out in droves, apparantly FOR democrats.

Things are looking extremely strong for the Democratic Party....

Remember, its about controlling Congress as well as the Presidency...
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College Liberal Donating Member (561 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 11:43 PM
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1. Thanks
This is a good thread and i am going to kick and Recommend....
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 11:48 PM
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2. Yep.
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Avalux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 11:49 PM
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3. Agreed. Not many speeches give me goosebumps....
...Obama's did tonight. I saw a glimpse of Bobby Kennedy in Obama; what can be possible. This country is ready to move forward and the young people are ready to make it happen. It gives me tremendous hope and makes me feel the dark tunnel we've been in the last 8 years finally has a light at the end.
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 11:50 PM
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4. The only thing that scares me is that once upon a time, when I was young
a generation of young people had hope, and we all know how that ended:cry:
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Avalux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 11:54 PM
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5. We can't think that way. We can't be afraid to believe it can happen.
:hug:
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Postman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 11:58 PM
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6. I thought John Edwards' speech was inspiring....
but this night belongs to Obama.

What scares me about Obama is his past support for Joe Lieberman and Obama's non-mandatory Healthcare plan (which Paul Krugman has debunked as not workable)
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Avalux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 12:01 AM
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9. He is young but I think will be willing to work with others.
If Obama surrounds himself with good people and has an open mind to policy recommendations, he'll be fine. I can forgive him Joe Lieberman - hell, he was Gore's VP.
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proud patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 12:02 AM
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10. Me too
Hope is a feeling that has come back to me .

that speech was very moving .. teared up at one point .
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Avalux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 12:05 AM
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11. Hi there -
hope all is well with you! It's been quite a night, hasn't it? I teared up too. :hug:
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proud patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 12:36 AM
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13. An amazing night
Watching the caucus live on cspan was very cool..

Tempting this Californian to move to Iowa.

The caucus process is very neat to me .
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 11:59 PM
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7. 10 Senate seats
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OzarkDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 11:59 PM
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8. Don't count your chickens
before they're fully hatched.
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Postman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 12:11 AM
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12. I know its early....
Edited on Fri Jan-04-08 12:13 AM by Postman
But Obama won big in a "blue" state where young people went to the polls to vote for someone. I haven't been hearing the talking heads tell us how huge the youth vote turned out for the Huckster on the republicon side.

That may be a harbinger for the rest of the country.
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Raiden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 01:16 AM
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14. If Obama is nominated
I think he'll have some major coattails!! I hope!!
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