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Nice replies! A few things I want to touch on though...
1- Obama is not black, he's mulatto (Sp?). His dad is from Africa, his mom is from Kansas.
2- It may be too early for him to run. Initially I had been hoping he'd run in 2012, but recent developments within the democratic party are now pointing to the strong possibility of an '08 run. They are looking for a middle-ground democrat to pull in some of the middle-America vote.
3- McCain is a straight shooter. I would agree with that. He's not afraid to stand up to his party and tell them what he thinks. The problem I have with him is that I don't neccesarily agree with what he thinks.
4- Rod mentioned the mounting Clinton/Bush monarchy we could be looking at if Hillary were to win. Let me take that a step further and propse the issue of Jeb Bush running some time in the future too! We could be looking at up to 36 straight years of having a Clinton or Bush in power. FUCK THAT!
In closing, I really DO think Obama will run in '08, but I am not sure if he will be able to win the democratic primary and get himself in to the race. IF he does get in the race, I could see him winning. America is tired of being at war and I have a feeling whichever democrat gets nominated, will end up winning. On top of the core democrat support he would receive, I think he'd also be able to pull in a large portion of the minority votes (Usually Democratic anyways) as well as a very large portion of the under 35 voters. The under 35 voters could be his key to winning this one. Obama believes that the baby boomers have had their chance in power and now it's time for the next generation to take over (and I, like many of my peers in the under 35 age group) feel exactly the same way. They had their chance, they fucked it up. Step aside and let someone else try.
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