Good Morning AMERICA...
My first diary!
(though am a regular kos reader for past one year!)
From INDIA
There's no time like the present . . . to learn about time. We'll make a present of the past and give something to the future.
The past:
The MEMORABLE moments! The defining moments of AMERICAN political history in this century!
1.2004 convention speech: Who is this man?
2.Jan 03 IOWA Speech: IOWA is fluke!!!
3.Feb 5 speech post SUPER TUESDAY: Ah he didnt close out..its a draw!!
4.Obama convention speech: See the PUMAs he wont get hillary votes!
5.Sarah palin: Master stroke MCSAME is going to win over women!
6.MCCAIN leads: I told u DEMS cant win! Obama lacks the X thing!
7.OLEMISS: OBAMA managed just a tie!!
8.The Russian miss: MEDIA they are shamelessly biased!
9.Senator thrashes the GOV :She killed-BY FAMOUS person (well the AMERICANS)
PRESENT:
Gallup, Ras: Obama +7 | Hotline: Obama +6 | GW: Obama +3
RCP National Average 49.2 43.4 Obama +5.8
RCP Electoral Count 264 163 Obama +101
No Toss Up States 353 185 Obama +168
FIVETHIRTY EIGHT.COM: Obama 335
Politco:Obama 300+
Battleground States Obama McCain Spread
Colorado 49.0 44.6 Obama +4.4
Ohio 48.0 46.0 Obama +2.0
Florida 48.6 45.6 Obama +3.0
Pennsylvania 49.9 42.0 Obama +7.9
Virginia 49.0 46.6 Obama +2.4
Politico: MCCAIN PULLS OUT OF MICHIGAN ! 17 VOTES!
Future:
VirginiA,North Carolina,PENNSYLVANIA(McSHAME is desperate to give a fight here!)Obama needs HILLARY CLINTON, Bill clinton, Rendell, Casey and all of us!,NEW HAMPSHIRE,NEVADA,OHIO,COLORADO, MICHIGAN, ,FLORIDA, NORTH CAROLINA,MISSOURI,MINNESOTA, NEW MEXICO ,IOWA.
Except Missouri and New Hampshire other states are almost in OBAMAs bag!
Now if u think this is enough or if u believe winning all these states would be only day dream....please revisit the past and watever the NAY SAYERS said during every single sucess step that OBAMA took....
If there is any dem nominee who could turn some of the strongest red state blue its OBAMA...We should be shamed of the fact that we are so very weak in south..stop blaming the racist, stop blaming the red necks, stop blaming everything that you have blamed till now...
after all VIRGINIA,NORTH CAROLINA,NEW MEXICO, IOWA AND FLORIDA were never strong dems play states.....
Can we dream further??
can we work to take GEORGIA ,MISSISSIPPI,MONTANA AND INDIANA ?????
I know conventional wisdom and pragmatic thinkers will laugh at my stretched idea!
The above said states may not turn blue atleast can be make them the battle ground states for next election or the 2012 reelection????
May be this may not be the right time...may be we are yet to win!!! May be the years from 2008 to 2012 may be right time to work out the plan to win these states and many more in south.....
However all i wanted to say is ......the battle doesnt end with winning 2008 and winning 270 electoral votes...WE NEED MORE...AND YES WE CAN!!!
Some facts:
Georgia:
Georgia population 9,544,750
Blacks : 33%
Whites: 60+%
Barris running as third party candidate he will definitely cut atleast 6-7% vote now of the remaining 60%cant we get atleast 10% ??? Definitely yes...the polls show MCCAINS lead shrinking continously....
Mississippi population:2,844,658
Blacks : 41%
whites : 58%
rest others...
Now all we need is to make sure atleast 10% of the remaining 60% people break blue...
AJC states more than half of the early votes cast in georgia were by blacks...Do take in to fact the bradley effect....
Few more offices, few more field work and few more ads + one OBAMA visit:
we can get this states in play or create a illusion that they are in play or make some more resources of GOP to be pulled back may be from Pennsylvania to Georgia or Mississippi or atleast make them the battle ground states for next election!!!
GEORGIA AND MISSISSIPPI its time to break blue!!!!