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By makeeazymoneytoday.com

June 30, 2008 4:11 PM | Link to this

Yet another great ad by Barack

soon Mccain $84m will not be as long as the reported $200m war chest that Obama will have and soon McCain will have to cede states like GA and it will take only one state like Georiga combined with the same states that Kerry won to hand Obama the election.

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By Ryno

June 30, 2008 4:16 PM | Link to this

Why is he doing this? Does Obama think just because Atlanta has a high percentage of African Americans…the state is in play?

The only states that are in play in the south is North Carolina and perhaps Louisiana…maybe.

As a Republican, I hope he keeps diverting resouces and money down here, the South is Red and he should be focusing his efforts in Colorado, Pennslyvania, and Ohio.

By ryno

June 30, 2008 4:27 PM | Link to this

makeeazymoney.com assumes too much.

While McCain has been interpreted to be vulnerable in certain states, Obama is certainly vulnerable in states also.

Pennsylvania and Minnesota are likley to go red in addition to West Virgina and New Hampshire.

Picking up states is great, but the Obama camp should look to defend alleged “locked-in” Blue States.

Furthermore, if Romney is selected as McCain’s VP - Mass is now in play. A state that hasn’t gone red since 1984.

By Weary Democrat

June 30, 2008 4:50 PM | Link to this

I’m glad the South is getting some attention from the National Democratic Party…for a change. While Georgia may indeed go for McCain, Senator Obama’s efforts may help elect democrats at the state and local levels. At the very least, from a pragmatic/Machiavellian point of view, McCain will have to spend resources in Georgia that he would most likely rather use in other states.

By I'm not saying that Obama is leading

June 30, 2008 7:02 PM | Link to this

Ryno,

If McCain is going to win Pennsylvania he might want to stop making free trade one of his signature issues. News flast they hate free trade in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.(I’m not arguing the pro and con of free trade, I’m just stating the obvious)

Ryno,

Massachusetts wouldn’t be in play if Ted Kennedy himself endorsed McCain. Romney couldn’t get 40% in Massachusetts if he ran statewide next year.

I do concede Obama will not compete for WV,KY,& TN, but he will fight for GA, VA, and NC.

Rasmussen’s GA poll is dead wrong. They’re all underindexing African Americans, and young voters. That’s why they why all the pollsters missed Georgia by 10-20% on February 5th. Rasmussen’s sample was too white, too old, and too rural. Kinda like Saxby Chambliss.

By Copyleft

July 1, 2008 7:45 AM | Link to this

The current Democratic plan addresses all fifty states (that’s why it’s called the “Fifty-State Initiative”). Their idea is that ALL states should be treated as “in play,” writing off none of them as lost causes.

An interesting approach, but I wonder if it’s too optimistic. There’s a lot of stubborn ignorance in some of these red states, and the voters there aren’t likely to be too receptive to messages of logic and principle.

By gttim

July 1, 2008 9:10 AM | Link to this

Obama may not win Georgia, but by getting out the vote, he will help the down ticket races. Dean and Obama both believe in the 50 state strategy, and will make the GOP spend all its money to defend states that used to not be contested.

By Georgia Future

July 1, 2008 10:16 PM | Link to this

Take a look at this latest Senate poll: http://www.wsbtv.com/politics/16762141/detail.html

Cardwell, like O’bama has declined controlling PAC money!

By Crystal

July 1, 2008 10:23 PM | Link to this

Obama says that there are 57 states. Wise up, Copyleft.