[AGL] 2008 election

[Gerry]

But do you think that the Iraq war will be the big issue?

Dammed right it will. 14 million voted in the Demo primaries recently
compared to 8 million Repubs. Obama's people have to frame the campaign is
such a way to hang the war on McCain's back. A few suicide bombers in
Baghdad in October would help...
G


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Eisenstadt" <mike.eisenstadt at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: [AGL] 2008 election



> Gerry,

>

> Yesterday's victories for Obama were caucuses, not primaries,

> therefore not very indicative of what will happen in a general

> election.

>

> I wasnt saying that Obama wouldnt win the vote of  white

> voters in general, just that there are probably millions who

> won't vote for a black.

>

> And we shouldnt underestimate the number of troglodytes

> and "patriots" worried about terrorists in their midst and

> other bogeymen who will vote for McCain.

>

> But do you think that the Iraq war will be the big issue?

> No way to know for sure, depends on what happens on the

> ground there.

>

> Mike

>

>

> Subject: Re: [AGL] 2008 election

>

>

> > Mike,

> > Note the margins by which he won yesterday, veritable landslides, had to

> be

> > some white men voting for him. If he wins Texas by such a margin, like

> > 60-40, there will be no stopping him. Momentum!

> >

> > Seems to me that McCain's close association with Bush will kill him.

> Obama's

> > campaign strategists should be able to utilize a wide range of options

to

> > bury the old boy without insulting him (too much). I can see Bloomberg

> > licking his chops. Of course his candidacy would do in McCain. Mitt

spent

> > $40M of his own cash. Bloomie has a lot more money than Mitt but not

> nearly

> > as much name recognition or public persona.

> >

> > Impossible to read Libertarian propaganda without agreeing with them

much

> of

> > the time--in spite of the obvious futility of their cause.

> > G

>

>