In another powerful star turn as a speaker, Barack Obama told enthusiastic supporters at his South Carolina victory rally Saturday night that his runaway win in the state dispelled any suggestion that his campaign-opening win in the Iowa caucuses was a fluke. He said that after four Democratic contests so far, "We have the most votes, the most delegates and the most diverse coalition of Americans that we have seen in a long, long time," a coalition he described as young and old, rich and poor, black and white, Latino and Asian and Native Americans.
Repeating the central mantra of his campaign, Obama said his campaign is buoyed by Americans who are "tired of business as usual in Washington, hungry for change and ready to believe again."
Obama won in South Carolina after a campaign that included sharp exchanges with the other top-tier candidate in the Democratic nominating fight, Hillary Clinton, who he has cast as the candidate of the Washington establishment.
Obama alluded frequently to the aggressive tactics recently exhibited by the Clinton campaign, though without naming his rival directly. "The kind of change we seek will not come easy," Obama told his supporters.
With Obama acknowledged that all of the Democratic candidates "share an abiding desire to end the disastrous policies" of the outgoing Bush administration.
But Obama said he is drawing his support from voters who are "looking to fundamentally change the status quo in Washington," adding that he has been subject to the "same old tactics that divide us and distract us from addressing the problems that we face."
Obama took another oblique shot at former first lady Clibto, saying his campaign is dispelling the notion that qualification to be president is dependent on "longevity and proximity to the White House."
Obama also described the tactics used by his opponents, again without naming names directly, as a form of politics that is "bad for our party, bad for our country. and this is our chance to end it once and for all."
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I'm undecided about who & which party I’m voting for, but found this great article called "Black Voters and a Twist of Bias" on the BlogZine SAVAGE POLITICS.
http://savagepolitics.com/?p=59
WOW- all I have to say!
Here is an excerpt: “Last Saturday’s South Carolina Democratic Primary produced the widely expected result of a Barack Obama victory. From the beginning of the week, it was the ethnic composition of the State in question which was amply discussed by both the Media and it’s multiple pundits. It was here and through other sources that we discovered that 55% percent of Democratic voters in South Carolina were African American. An interesting number when you consider the “coincidence” that Obama actually won the election by exactly the same margin: 55%. Of course, many in Clinton’s campaign have used this demographic reality to spin their defeat, vociferating that they had always expected to loose from the start. It should be noted that it has been this exact attitude which they have ridiculed Obama’s camp for, insinuating that they had proved to be “sore losers” by not admitting their own failures in stating their case to the American People. As we all know, in modern politics, no campaign is free of idiotic childishness, sadly resurfacing the reality that our current political existence is dominated by whining imbeciles of the lowest ilk. Nevertheless, the Clinton Campaign’s affirmation (victory based on a unified ethnic constituency) is valid, especially when we consider the data.
The Primary’s exit polling, presented by all major networks, were utilized by analysts to determine how was Obama’s, Edwards’, and Clinton’s support spread throughout different social markers. Their results indicated that 80% of the Black vote, and only 20% of the White vote, went towards Barack Obama. Regarding most White voters in the State, you could easily identify their split between John Edwards and Hillary Clinton. The significance of this racial division is crucial in understanding the fate of Barack Obama’s campaign, and the Democratic Party, if they chose to face the General Election with him at the helm.…” Find the rest of the article at http://savagepolitics.com/?p=59
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| January 29, 2008 1:00 PM
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