Obama: North Carolina and Indiana Give Change a Chance
Rizwan Ghani
May 06, 2008
Inspiring is fine but Obama must master the daily grind by Michael Tomasky, Editor of Guardian America http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/may/05/
barackobama.hillaryclinton and The testosterone primaries by Nicolaus Mills
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/nicolaus_mills/2008/05/
the_testosterone_primaries.html by and large help understand political and campaign challenges for Obama in North Carolina and Indiana primaries.
On the family front, Michelle Obama defined Obama´s struggle to help average American in her speech at UNC Asheville. Raised from humble beginnings, Barack Obama is the lone presidential contender who identifies with everyday people and understands what it takes to lift them up, she said in a lively and wide-ranging speech at UNC Asheville.
She touched hearts when she said that, "Life has gotten harder, not easier, for working people." " Barack will work every day to make that bar even." An ever-shifting bar has put prosperity, affordable health care, good housing and a college education out of reach for too many Americans".
I will translate the challenges into figures: 1) About 45 million Americans are living below federal poverty line of 22,000 dollar annual income. 2) Around 103 million Americans are without complete health cover due to one reason or the other. 3) For parents earning 35,000 dollars or less only 1 out of 17 children will be able to attend college. For parents earning 80,000 dollars or less one out of two children will be able to attend college.
The math shows that Obama has 1752 pledged delegates, Hillary 1611. Similarly, he has won 31 contests and only Hillary 15. He is leading by 300,000 plus popular votes. The details are available on http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls
2008/president/democratic_delegate_count.html.
As Tomasky wrote in his article campaigns cannot see every arrow coming their way. Obama campaign has been hurt by negative politics. But as Mills wrote Obama stayed positive and continued to discuss issues. The voters should remember that it was failure of Hillary campaign to come up with solutions that forced them to go negative to drag the primaries this far. It is hoped that NC and Indiana voters will look beyond these diversions and vote for change. Because if Obama wins in both states it will effectively end the nomination race (Race to show if missteps are costing Obama) at this stage instead of dragging into June. http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008
05/06/races_to_show_if_missteps_are_costing_obama
Keeping in view my experience of covering US elections, I think voters mostly stick to their initial choice. The independents, young voters and voter turnout will be important. Hillary has the advantage of women voters, single working mothers. Obama´s campaign is more comprehensive and solution based but he needs to coin good issue based slogans to help undecided voters decide in his favor at the last minute.
Finally, it is hoped that North Carolina and Indiana will help Obama emerge stronger to help him change economy, improve wages, cut fuel prices, improve health care system for an average American, and end negative politics including race forever- 21st century is all about issues and solutions. North Carolina and Indiana give Change a chance; give Obama a chance to bring the change.
barackobama.hillaryclinton and The testosterone primaries by Nicolaus Mills
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/nicolaus_mills/2008/05/
the_testosterone_primaries.html by and large help understand political and campaign challenges for Obama in North Carolina and Indiana primaries.
On the family front, Michelle Obama defined Obama´s struggle to help average American in her speech at UNC Asheville. Raised from humble beginnings, Barack Obama is the lone presidential contender who identifies with everyday people and understands what it takes to lift them up, she said in a lively and wide-ranging speech at UNC Asheville.
She touched hearts when she said that, "Life has gotten harder, not easier, for working people." " Barack will work every day to make that bar even." An ever-shifting bar has put prosperity, affordable health care, good housing and a college education out of reach for too many Americans".
I will translate the challenges into figures: 1) About 45 million Americans are living below federal poverty line of 22,000 dollar annual income. 2) Around 103 million Americans are without complete health cover due to one reason or the other. 3) For parents earning 35,000 dollars or less only 1 out of 17 children will be able to attend college. For parents earning 80,000 dollars or less one out of two children will be able to attend college.
The math shows that Obama has 1752 pledged delegates, Hillary 1611. Similarly, he has won 31 contests and only Hillary 15. He is leading by 300,000 plus popular votes. The details are available on http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls
2008/president/democratic_delegate_count.html.
As Tomasky wrote in his article campaigns cannot see every arrow coming their way. Obama campaign has been hurt by negative politics. But as Mills wrote Obama stayed positive and continued to discuss issues. The voters should remember that it was failure of Hillary campaign to come up with solutions that forced them to go negative to drag the primaries this far. It is hoped that NC and Indiana voters will look beyond these diversions and vote for change. Because if Obama wins in both states it will effectively end the nomination race (Race to show if missteps are costing Obama) at this stage instead of dragging into June. http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008
05/06/races_to_show_if_missteps_are_costing_obama
Keeping in view my experience of covering US elections, I think voters mostly stick to their initial choice. The independents, young voters and voter turnout will be important. Hillary has the advantage of women voters, single working mothers. Obama´s campaign is more comprehensive and solution based but he needs to coin good issue based slogans to help undecided voters decide in his favor at the last minute.
Finally, it is hoped that North Carolina and Indiana will help Obama emerge stronger to help him change economy, improve wages, cut fuel prices, improve health care system for an average American, and end negative politics including race forever- 21st century is all about issues and solutions. North Carolina and Indiana give Change a chance; give Obama a chance to bring the change.
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