Barack Obama: Looking for 51 percent: The Swamp
 
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Posted May 11, 2008 8:30 AM
Gallup Tracking Poll

The latest three-day average from the Gallup tracking poll of Democratic voters shows only a slight advantage for Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton.

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by Mark Silva

Now that Barack Obama claims a narrow majority of the Democratic Party's super-delegates, and with Obama poised to claim a majority of the pledged delegates in primaries on May 20, he's looking for a breakaway with the nation's Democrats.

In daily tracking of the sentiment of Democratic voters, Obama and Hillary Clinton have run a close contest for months. But neither has claimed more than 50 percent of the Democrats in the three-day averages of voters surveyed by the Gallup Poll.

With results in from the first three days of polling following Obama's big win in North Carolina and Clinton's squeaker in Indiana on Tuesday, Obama has gained another slight advantage in national daily tracking.

Yet, Gallup's Frank Newport notes, while "Obama's margin over Clinton is now larger than it has been over the last several days, he has yet to move into a significant or commanding lead, despite much discussion about the inevitability of his becoming the Democratic nominee.''

The standoff certainly has a lot to do with a lot of Democrats unwilling to give up on Clinton's candidacy as she struggles to keep a dwindling claim on the party's presidential nomination.

The results are based on a May 7-9 survey of 1,270 Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters, with a possible margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. For more, including a look at the contest from the start of January, see the Gallup Poll.

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If you would actually like to know the true position of Senator Obama on the issues or to find out more about who he is, I urge you to look at the real facts.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/us/politics/11 chicago.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hp

http://www.barackobama.com/issues/

Senator Obama has my vote.


I would not be surprised to see her at 20 right about now given the non-stop trashing from the corporate media.
Have you no shame?


Senator Obama has waged a fair and successful campaign for the Democratic nomination and I believe he will don the mantle of our Presidential nominee in several weeks. Then, we, Democrats, will come together and show Senator John " questionable conduct " McCain, how real Americans can unite for America, not for self-interests or lobbyists' interests or even Republican interests, but American interests!! That means a re-establishment of our constitutional rights, not trading with partners that harvest organs in prisons or turn a blind eye to child labor, or militarily, crushing a peaceful people for expansionist reasons!!! These are but a few of the the turnarounds, I hope, that Senator Obama can work on, once he is sworn into Office, in 2009. We know, sooner or later, government will have to put Big Business in its place, other wise, we can look for even more of our constitutional rights being stripped from us!!
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, BRING THEM HOME, ALIVE. NOW.


B Hussein Obama thinks he is special an elitist. He marches around these rallies loving himself you can see it.
The Investors Business Daily says taken together Rev. Jeremiah Wrights and Bill Ayers radical anti-American views plus Obama's pro-Che Geuevara volunteers add up to Marxist associates as close friends.
Obama began his career as a Chicago community organizer and worked on projects there influenced by Saul Alinsky. The Marxist Machiavellian of the Chicago scene advised budding revelotionaries in his 1971 book Rules for Radicals to conceal their radical affiliations to achieve power.
But Obamas friends are giving him away. Take a look at some of the activities of Obamas associates.
Wright is an adherent of black liberation theology, an especially Marxist interpretation of the Bible whose aim is to stir up race and class hatred to advance communism.
Black liberation theology was created by a gun toting Peruvian priest in the 1960's it is now discredited in religious circles.
But Wright clings to it . And recently praised the Marxist Sandanista dictatorship of Nicaragua.
Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega the Marxist dictator endorses Obama. This is not to say there is already a revolution in the United States. But yes Ortega says Obama and his friends are laying foundations for revolutionary changes.
If this is not enough Wright made a pilgrimage to Cuban dictator Fidel Castro in Havana in 1984. Wright along side Jesse Jackson cheered Viva Fidel and Viva Che Guevara on the $300,000 trip paid for by the Cuban Council of Churches.William Ayers Weather Underground terrorist is another Marxist. Ayers posed in a photo in Chicago magazine in 2001 stomping on the U. S. Flag in an article flogging his terrorist memo Fugitive Days. Obama served with him on the Woods Fund board and Ayers made a $200 dollar contribution to Obamas state senate campaign.
Obamas own website has held 15 favorable mentions Che Guevara according to blogger Henry Gomez.
Why does somone who represents change have so many Jurassic Marxists in his camp calling shots.
Obama wants to meet with all these dictators once he is President of the U.S. States.
Whats more the leader of Hamas wants him to be President.
Wakeup folks Obama is dangerous and has failed to close the case for President. Jerry White, Springfield, IL


Due to the gallup poll numbers it is clearly evident that HRC is the Democrat that can beat McCain in November...It is time to foget who you like the best or prefer and to vote which candidate can win so we can once again have a Democrat for President...HRC is our only answer..BRING OUR SOLDIERS HOME.....


I do believe that hillary is flotsam that needs to be jetsam as her husband makes sure she stays aboard just to slow obama's boat down. Then she can say, "I told you so, vote for me in 2012" She is absolutely correct when she says she is not dumb, in fact, that is the only truthful thing I can recall coming from her. My disdain for her dishonest and duplicitous campaign is obvious. AMerica can wait for a better woman, a stronger example of the BEST of us, to be president.


B Hussein Obama
Posted by: Jerry White | May 11, 2008 10:20 AM

When will the rabid right learn that opening a post with making a point of ones name...labels this post as someone who has absolutely nothing worth listening to. If that is your first point, the rest will be a childish rant.


China, Russia, and Obama. Good-bye world.


Would somebody please take my idiot away for good! Please, I've tried so hard to get rid of him and he keeps coming back! Go away idiot! Go away!


One thing I know for sure is that Barack obama will never be president.


I think he has enough experience and a plan to do a good job.


Slandering Obama will never get anywhere and the fear mongers will only have to fear themselves. Just stick to the issues and see whether you agree or not, make an informed vote count. Rather have a uniter not a divider.


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