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YO! is a collection of short pieces by the writers at Youth Outlook!
Besides overlooking the voice of young voters, Republicans in my opinion made one fatal error that may leave them a step behind the Democrats during the rest of the election. They ignored the Obama-Bomb. I went to see Obama when he swung by San Francisco last month and saw just how passionate a lot of people are about him running for President. For the most part, it seemed that during many of the Republican debates (brought to you by FOX News) the candidates focused all their attention on Hillary Clinton. Just the mere mention of the name Hillary sounded like a dirty joke. From what I’ve seen of the elections from 2000 and on – politicians throw enough dirt at each other to make at least a dozen or so mud pies. But while the Republican Party spent all their time, energy and hate trying to downplay what they that would be their biggest competition – Barack Obama managed to slip past the gates and win the Iowa caucuses, making him the frontrunner of the Democrat party for the White House – so far. I pondered the reluctance of the Republican Party to be concerned about Obama’s growing popularity. I stopped short of considering the fact that he’s black as a reason why this would be so. Obama may be half black and half white but when the majority of America looks at him it seems they see a black man, rather than a culturally mixed one. With Hillary taking third place in Iowa, I fear Republicans may be getting their hopes up about a clean sweep come November. With high voter turn out in Iowa the chances of a ripple effect are more than likely. If anything, Republicans should be on guard for what could be a clash of the titans. I don’t think either party will have an easy time securing the popularity as the final rounds of elections near. Since the results of Iowa seemed to surprise nearly everyone – though I seriously can’t ever see myself saying President Huckabee in any context – I do think that both parties need to reevaluate a lot of their tactics and get a better idea of what their image is around the U.S. This was just the first of many popularity polls – at some point the results won’t be as surprising as they used to be. comments |
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The Republicans also failed to realize that declining the invivtation to participate in debates sponsored by the minority media, sent a negative message.
I also believe that they have a real fight within the primary candidates ranks. At one time it seemed that Rudy would be their clear cut frontrunner. Now it appears that he is not as popular as he once was. I am curious to see who will emerge from out of the GOP ranks. Huckabee seems to be the one that makes them uncomfortable. Mitt seems to be the one who is closer to the party lines.
It is going to be political bloodshed on the way to the national conventions.
Obama is doing well and he certainly has been working on forwarding his platform. Edwards is not to be discounted.
By mswhyte · Posted on Jan 7, 02:55 PMHe has a support base and he also has gotten the attention of other voters.
Hillary is still in the race but~it is unclear about the voter base that she honestly appeals to. She needs to get her camp in order. Dirty tricks are not going to help her on the stump.
But what if McCain or Huckabee do win? Would Americans opt to move to Canada? I heard Canada was ramping up its immigration centers in expectation of another wave of “Blue Staters” in the event of a Republican victory: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/index.asp
By NinaBr · Posted on Jan 22, 05:03 AMIn the independent film “Blue State,” the protagonist does exactly that. He decides to flee the United States after another republican victory in 2004, due to strong liberal ideals: www.bluestate.com