Atlanta Journal Constitution Endorses Obama

[Joe the Revelator]

http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/stories/2008/01/18/endorsed_0120.html


Thats pretty huge news, and probably gives him the state.

[MadBadger]

1. It was mentioned in a couple threads yesterday.

[jefferson_dem]

4. hnmnf...

The other day, I imagined that you had converted to Edwards?

Perhaps that was only temporary...or perhaps I have you mixed up with someone else.

:toast: either way...

[MadBadger]

9. It was my own little stunt so I can feel what its like to take part in fake outrage

I posted a coming out thread that it was all bs, but it was locked after about an hour.

[jefferson_dem]

12. Ah...

Good on you. :thumbsup:

[Unsane]

2. Outside of GA, in which other Super Tuesday states is Obama competitive?

[Joe the Revelator]

6. All over the south, NY, CA, IL, most of the midwest

He's polling within striking distance everywhere, including national polls.

[Unsane]

13. The time between his SC win (Jan. 26) and Super Tuesday (Feb 5) will be CRUCIAL

Can he close the gap in that 9 day period? We'll see.

[BenDavid]

15. Illinois is a given to obama and I say that, and HRC will win 13 -15

states on Super Tuesday.....After SC this will be the beginning of the end for obama and HRC should have it wrapped up I hope by March 11th.....

[Joe the Revelator]

17. So far Hillary hasn't had a delegate victory in any state...

What makes you think she'll be able to start of 2/5?

[Unsane]

19. snap....

[jefferson_dem]

10. Well...he should win IL going away.

;)

[babylonsister]

3. It gives him further credence. We can't have that. nt

[TokenWasp]

5. Because the AJC (AUC for those that live here) is a rag with no influence? n/t

[Joe the Revelator]

8. Yeah, thats just not true

Check my location smart guy.

[jefferson_dem]

23. Preach brother...and neighbor.

:)

[Joe the Revelator]

24. I never realized you were in ATL

What suburb are you in, or are you in the city?

[jefferson_dem]

26. PM en route.

n/t

[Joe the Revelator]

28. gotcha

nt

[TokenWasp]

33. Ok, you live in Atlanta....

...so you should know that NOBODY with any sense takes the AJC seriously anymore - left or right, up or down, it is simply a joke.

Glad they endorsed your candidate, but you should know that nothing the AJC does is worthy of national news.

[jefferson_dem]

21. Who the fuck are you kidding?

The AJC is *the* newspaper of record in all of GA. Granted, Repugs don't think too highly of it as they are skeptical of all things even remotely intellectual.

[TokenWasp]

32. If you thin kthe AJC is even "remotely intellectual", then I feel for you. n/t

[MADem]

7. Well, gee, you brought it up, and now we are talking about it.

What--you always wait for 'someone else' to raise a topic?


If you find it important, start a thread. That's how it works!

[Fresh_Start]

11. They endorsed Kerry in 2004

Kerry lost Georgia to Bush 41% to 58%

I was watching newspaper endorsements in the 2004 election.
Didn't seem to predict results

[MadBadger]

14. GE is different than the primaries. I wouldnt expect a dem to win in Georgia.

[Joe the Revelator]

16. This is the democratic primary

Not the GE. Bit of a difference down here.

[Fresh_Start]

22. there are studies going back to 1980 or so

that say that endorsements have very little sway on the vote.
And in 1980 the number of newspaper readers was probably significantly larger than today.

However I misunderstood the OP. When he said that gives Obama the state I assumed he meant in the GE.

[FrenchieCat]

18. That is huge!

The combined paper endorsed John Kerry for president in 2004; in 2000 the Constitution endorsed Al Gore

[HughMoran]

20. It was posted yesterday and the day before

I remember seeing the posts.

[Cha]

25. I read it last night..It has a really

riveting way to state why they want Obama to be our President.

[Joe the Revelator]

27. I thought it was pretty well written...

[onehandle]

29. ...and this has been posted twenty times over the last couple of days.

DU has this search function...

[FrenchieCat]

30. Actually it hasn't been posted 20 times.....

those must have been the st petersburg time and the other florida paper that endorsed him.

[onehandle]

34. Regardless, DU does have a search function.

DU, where Edwards is still #1.

Six times, so far.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=4112818
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=4136287
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=4128874
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=4125473
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=4123396
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=4112383

[FrenchieCat]

31. Other papers....

Like the Sacramento Bee.....
the San francisco Guardian
That kind of stuff. LOL!