Barack Obama Elected President!

[Roman]

From NBC/NJ's Carrie Dann

GOLDSBORO, NC -- As is evident from political journalists' email boxes today, the Clinton campaign appears to believe it's found a silver bullet -- served with a side of brie and chardonnay -- in Obama's recent controversial comments.

On the same day that Obama's opponents keep their eyes peeled for outrage from small-town America, Bill Clinton is doing a marathon six-stop campaign day in rural eastern North Carolina, a swing billed by one supporter as a "Barbeque Tour."

But the issue doesn't seem to be sticking. Clinton himself has been silent on the issue. But at the first two events of the day, the campaign has sent one of Carolina's hometown boys out to push the issue before Clinton takes the stage. Tom Hendrickson, a Clinton supporter and former Democratic Party chairman, included a reading of Obama's comments in his introduction of Clinton.

"Senator Obama, don't pity us and think that we're bitter and frustrated," he said in Winterville this morning. "We are hard-working family folks who are smart, and we get it. We don't need pundits to tell us what to think."

Hendrickson repeated the sentiment at a later stop in Winston, but dropped the direct mention of Obama as the source of the quote.

In both instances, Hendrickson's speech evidenced little reaction from the crowd, which had been waiting for the main event for over an hour, and appeared to have little tolerance for a parade of surrogates.

By the third stop of the day in Goldsboro, Hendrickson did not even take the stage.

In Goldsboro, close observers noticed a (light) smattering of stickers being worn by attendees. "I'm not bitter!" read the simple rectangular label on the lapels of a couple dozen in the crowd. The campaign says that the stickers are evidence of outrage at the grassroots level.

Yet it's unclear how spontaneous the sentiment was. A boxful of the stickers was spotted at Clinton's first event of the day -- being whisked backstage.

*** UPDATE *** The Clinton campaign in NC takes responsibility for the stickers, per a campaign aide, but says that the idea originally came from a volunteer.

Stickers have been distributed by volunteers -- given a "green light" by staff -- at four of Bill Clinton's events yesterday.

[Wales2004]

Which says a lot. I read your post of the article below and I personally feel don't see why I'm supposed to get worked up over this. I think all it does is highlight that this is dragging on so long, the media has to resort to making a fire where there isn't even a flame.

Are they even suggesting that there aren't any bitter voters in the entire country? As usual I fail to see what any of their firestorms are about and I don't know anyone personally who cares about this stuff either. If voters in those states find the remarks offensive then I'm sure they'll let it be known when they vote but to have someone trying to point out to them that they've been insulted is ridiculous. I find it more insulting that they're not focusing on the issue of why some voters might be bitter.

If a person has been out of work for years with no relief in sight then I can see why someone might think they'd be bitter. And not every person seeking out religion is doing so because of any great spiritual motivation. Some people actually do turn to religion in times of despair which can happen to the bitter and maybe out of it comes something spiritual.

They really need to stop acting as if everyone is reactionary and will take the bait. There are certainly reactionary people out there but there are also people who stop and think as to whether something makes sense or not.

Elitist and arrogant are some great code words as far as I'm concerned and I hope she keeps it up to the point where it makes lots of people think more about what she's saying. People on the lower end of the economic scale aren't going to see her as their equivalent and if using those words are supposed to mesmerize them into thinking that Obama has something they should have then I see exactly where she's coming from.

[Wales2004]

Thanks for a Sunday afternoon laugh. I know that every time I go to the gas station, I am singing that happy song about how wonderfully high the prices are going. Even though I'm not into all the political shenanigans, I wouldn't pass on wearing and I AM BITTER sticker for the fun of it.

The adults in charge sure are funny. They need to air a commercial with average citizens shaking their heads at 3 a.m. when the phone rings, worrying about the next bit of silliness into which their fierce leaders are getting.

[Roman]

Ok.

If Hillary and McCain thought this might have traction, they may be wrong. I'm reading alot of responses at CNN, MSNBC & Crooks & Liars.com, and almost to a person she is getting VILIFIED for pushing this entire argument.

She better leave this alone. Or else this may be the final point that may bury her chances to win the Dem. nom.

[EricaKane70]

Message boards aren't really reliable to what the whole country thinks, most of them are post by obama supporters, especially at CNN. If they were reliable hillary wouldn't of won anything.

[Roman]

I'm reading alot of people who said they were backing Hillary until this.

And, I also remember that Obama was getting slammed on those same boards after that JW stuff.......and now the tone is much different.

[EricaKane70]

I don't understand why hillary drinking with the common folks is such a big deal? She deserves one damn drink, they are acting like she's an alcoholic now.

An about the message boards, I still say they are still pro-obama especially cnn/youtube. People diss hillary even when she doesn't even do anything. Regardless I think the dems have lost this election if they don't come together, I don't even think obama can win it on his own at this point, he has had too many setbacks in the past couple of weeks. I think the dems better brace themselves from Bush III, unless the dems get their crap together.

[Roman]

Then they need to stop tripping off of this bullshit.

Both sides.

This doesn't make any sense.

[David_Vickers]

I'm sick of the Hillary haters and the Obama haters too and I'm sorry that for awhile I became close to an Obama hater. Democrats need to join together and throw the hate to John McCain.

[Roman]

Thank you. This calling out both Dem candidates is about silly, and I'm guilty of it as well.

Even though you can hit folks with facts, they need to stop this [!@#$%^&*].

McCain is riding high, Hillary & Barack are doing his job for him, and I would truly hate to see that Old Ass Fossil who graduated with Moses get into the WH.

[Southofnowhere]

According to pools this whole deal isn't really coming into play.

People are just sick of this stuff and want the Dems to pick someone and get on with it.

If they don't wise up were gonna be stuck with 4 more years of GOP.

[Roman]

April 15, 2008

Poll shows Obama gaining, holding steady in key states

Posted: 06:07 PM ET

A new poll shows good news for Obama.

(CNN) — Despite a weekend of negative coverage following his controversial remarks about some small town Americans, Barack Obama appears to be holding steady or making gains in the next three primary states, according to a just released poll.

Most surprisingly, the new LA Times/Bloomberg poll shows Obama ahead of Hillary Clinton by 5 points in Indiana (40 to 35 percent), a state with demographics that favor the New York senator and one where other recent polls have shown her with a lead.

The poll also shows Clinton only holds a 5 point lead in Pennsylvania (48 to 43 percent). That margin is among the slimmest measured between to the two candidates and is significantly less than the double digit lead Clinton held there two weeks ago.

In North Carolina, the new survey shows Obama with a 13 point lead (47-34 percent), a margin that is consistent with other recent polls in that state.

Pennsylvania votes April 22 while Indiana and North Carolina vote two weeks later on May 6. Should Clinton win in Pennsylvania, some political observers have said she must score a victory in at least one of the May 6 states to make a compelling argument to continue her presidential campaign.

The poll was conducted over five days (April 10-14), the majority of which came after Obama's now famous "bitter" comments first surfaced.

From CNN.

[Southofnowhere]

After 8 years of Bush it's going to take more than boneheaded remark for voters to turn on Obama.

Hopefully he'll keep his big trap shut.

Clinton is going to be on the Corbert Report but Obama declined.

[Southofnowhere]

Another one of Clintons hatchet men go after Obama.

The founder of BET says that Obama is where is just because of his Race.

It's no big shock most black millionaires are supporting the Clintons because they helped them out bigtime during Bill's term.

Guess the Clintons didn't like the latest poll numbers?

[David_Vickers]

I love that last line of yours about McCain. Old Ass Fossil McCain. The facts about that Old Ass Fossil really scare me, hopefully in the months to come this information will become more wideknown.