Wow...Obama Wins Missouri

I'm stunned and pleased that FoxNews is calling it in Obama's favor in the bellwether state of MO. That has voted for the winner in every U.S. Presidential election beginning in 1904 except in 1956.

Also, as I predicted Obama picked up victories in critical mid-western Red states and Georgia. Alabama was a big surprise.

At this point no Clintonite wants to read this but I sincerely believe that Obama is more electable than Clinton in the general election against McCain. Hillary and McCain picked up basically the same states but Obama and the GOP contenders nabbed the mid-western and old south states.

Obama and a sitting Governor from the mid- or southwest can flip Kansas, Missouri and Minnesota in the general election. Either Obama or Clinton will carry the same blue states Kerry-Edwards picked up last time. However, both Clinton and McCain are vulnerable in the midwest and that scares the heck out of me where Clinton is concerned. This only fortifies my support for an Obama-Sebelius ticket.

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Updated On: 2/6/08 at 12:47 AM

I agree!!!

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Let me add that the upcoming MD-DC-VA primaries trend towards Obama. My MD ballot bulletin arrived in the mail today.

You're doggone right it's all about the delegates!

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Updated On: 2/6/08 at 12:56 AM

As did the population of St. Louis and Kansas City - they went huge for Obama, and made the difference.

Right. Those cities usually do skew blue.

I'm finding this neck and neck nonsense to be annoying. There's just not that much difference between the two of them. Wake me when we've decided.

I actually like Biden - he is a loose cannon, but a thoughtful, experienced man.

I actually thought of Biden as a running mate after he won Iowa.

Who knows what the next few weeks will bring.

If the GOP Candidate is McCain, then Obama will need someone on the ticket that can provide some credentials of defense and foreign policy.

Actually, so am I.

I think it would be an amazing ticket.

But, Clinton would not run as Obama's VP - I cannot see that happening.

I think the only way Clinton could win it is if she asks Obama to be her VP. He draws crowds and votes that she simply does not. She has the faithful democratic base, he energizes new voters, swings, independents. Without Obama I think a Clinton-McCain ticket will create only apathy (and disillusionment) for Democrats while mobilizing Republicans to prevent the reelection of the Clinton duo.

I think the record number of democrats voting this year is very telling...

I'm not sure Obama wants VP though. If he doesn't win the nom this year he's a shoo-in next time. I almost feel that a term or two as VP could only lessen his impact, and it doesn't do much for Hillary in any practical sense--they're very similar politicians.

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Electability at this point really is a non-issue. The energy in the primaries for the Democrats in general is just amazing and I really would like some more back-up to his electability then him just winning Missouri which was extremely close. Lets look at Clinton winning California where as of Monday in polls she was behind by double-digits in some, also her commanding victory in Massachusetts where Obama got the backing of Kennedy. Clinton is still the frontrunner.

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I think its amazing that Clinton won Massachusetts. Obama not only got the endorsements of both of the popular senators (Kery and Kennedy) but also the governor.

I caution against dismissing the electability concerns at this juncture in the primary race. Hillary was supposed to win CA, NY, NJ, MA by default; no news there. She's been running as the front-runner since last year. It would have been a colossal upset had Obama nabbed CA and the larger contiguous northeast states. Instead he picked up DE and CT from that northeast liberal strongholdk. Whoever wins the party nomination will carry the northeast block and CA.

The most telling tale last night though was the outcome of the mid western races and the two Old South states AL and GA in particular. The mid western states allowed Obama to claim the most states. Yes Virginia,it's all about the delegates but last night's referendum on Hillary revealed that support for her in the mid west is soft. Obama has become a formidable opponent and her air of both inevitability and invincibility has been shot all to ...

The Repubs are keenly aware of this and are scrambling to capitalize. They will put their differences aside and rally around McCain-Huckabee at the most opportune moment. Last night, MS Governor and GOP power broker Haley Barbour subtly released the marching orders to the troops to quit the quibbling and fall into formation. After the MD-VA-DC primaries, most of the ultra right wing fringe of the GOP will be over the mourning of the political passing of the standard bearer Bill Frist, who Romney has failed to replace in their hearts. Fred Thompson never gained traction. My point is that “electability” has always been an issue on the other side since day one. Bill Frist was destined to be the GOP savior this election cycle but got short circuited.

We Dems must move past gender/identity politics and embrace a winning strategy for the long haul. A Senator/Governor ticket is needed to tackle McCain/Huckabee. Both our hopefuls had better be beyond moral reproach and at least one of them has to have some serious foreign policy credentials without too much blood on his or her hands. I was holding out for Obama-Sebelius but have shifted to Obama-Webb out of political expediency. Not even McCain wants to lock horns with Webb on foreign policy. Obama-Richardson has a built in liability that's already been pointed out by another poster.

If Hillary picks up the nomination, she'll have a herculean task ahead of her. She is the opponent of choice for the GOP.

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Joe,

I can accept the Obama-Richardson scenario you describe if Hillary doesn't make it over the wall. Richardson is a sitting governor from the southwest with impressive foreign policy credentials. It's dicey but in my mind a better ticket than any featuring Hillary. With all due respect to Clintonites, I still think that she's the 2nd most polarizing figure in US politics today after Dubya without placing any blame at her feet.

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Javero's going to push this senator/governor thingy until his face turns blue.

Why did you remover Sibelius from you signature? Lose faith in her winning ability?

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I'll get back w/ you later Midnite!

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