Iowa Caucus Tonight

[AKA_Monet]

Wow... Just wow. I get an email from Barack saying he won... Wow...

First the Fatboys break up and now this...

[scbelle]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

Wow... Just wow. I get an email from Barack saying he won... Wow...

First the Fatboys break up and now this...

I got that same email! I was thrilled that that was the first email I got this morning. Thanks, Iowa!

[jwright25]

The coverage I was watching showed statistics for different demographics (age, income, sex, etc.), and Obama overwhelmingly took the under 30 vote. I think that is interesting! It might also explain how he could pull out 8 points ahead when the polls had him at dead even - since so many young people don't have land line telephones to respond to polls.

I'm not registered to vote in TN's Democrat primary, so I haven't researched his ideas that in depth yet. But like UGAalum94, I could be easily motivated to vote for Obama depending on who the other candidate(s) is(are). There's absolutely no way whatsoever in a million years that I would vote for Hillary. And I'd even be forced to vote for another candidate that I detest just to vote against her. I think that if the Democrats want any hope of pulling Republicans in November, they should pick Obama.

It's going to be an interesting year! And I hope that the nominations are still undecided when the primaries come to Tennessee - I like feeling like my vote actually matters.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by jwright25

The coverage I was watching showed statistics for different demographics (age, income, sex, etc.), and Obama overwhelmingly took the under 30 vote. I think that is interesting! It might also explain how he could pull out 8 points ahead when the polls had him at dead even - since so many young people don't have land line telephones to respond to polls.

He also took the women's vote, 35% versus 30% for Hillary. That hurt her bad, and was a surprise to the political pundits.

[scbelle]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

He also took the women's vote, 35% versus 30% for Hillary. That hurt her bad, and was a surprise to the political pundits.

I don't know why it was such a shock. For starters, she's just not very likable. Couple that with the fact that many women of Gen X and Y (and a smidge older) probably don't have drive to put a woman in the Oval Office simply because she has ovaries. We weren't privy to the struggles of gaining equality like the older generations were. We had strong, competent women to look up to, like Sally Ride, Madeleine Albright, et al, and know deep down that it will be possible and probable that a woman will be president, because we were brought up with the message (and the proof) that women can be anything they want to be.

[Tom Earp]

Obama Mama is a flash in the pan!

Hillary, well, we do not need her at all!

I like John but the hair deal scares me!

Fred is a big Teddy Bear, but comes across as a dopess!

Mitt, say good by sucker! No how much money you spent, you ain't it!