"Obama" Candidate Wins that Louisiana Special Election

NC Charlotte Opinion
In 2004, he became the third African American since Reconstruction to win a Senate seat. His record there is not extensive. It is impressive.

His first law -- cosponsored with Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. -- ensured greater citizen access to information by creating a searchable online database on federal spending.

Early in his term he attracted the attention of Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., who at the time chaired the Foreign Relations Committee. Sen. Lugar invited him on a trip through the former Soviet Union, inspecting projects to decommission Cold War-era weapons. The two worked together to pass legislation to control the spread of weapons. Sen. Lugar later observed that Sen. Obama has "a sense of idealism and principled leadership, a vision of the future. At certain points in history, certain people are the ones that are most likely to have the vision or imagination or be able to identify talent and to manage other people's ideas. And I think he does this well."

Owen wow that is real classy, am so proud of you.

The bottom line is that a Democrat won a long-time Republican seat in spite of all the usual tricks. Doesn't matter if it's Clinton or Obama as the nominee, this does not bode well for Republicans in general this election cycle.

The response from the NRCC is very curious isn't it? It's really great that they have the best interests of Democrats in mind.

The Republicans do fear Obama b/c of his ability to cross party lines

Why esle would foxnews stump for Clinton?

Why esle would conservative pundits on other networks etc Joe Scarborough and Pat Buchanan stump for Hillary?

It's all there

Wow, that smells like fear... Since when do the Republicans care about the best interests of the Democratic Party? The fact that Hillary has been given a free pass since she lost Iowa should speak volumes about the Republican's fear to run against Obama in November. The RNC endorsed Hillary in that "warning shot" statement for crying out load! Why does no one in the media think that this is significant?

"The GOP tried to "nationalize" the election. It didn't work."

Yes, it worked! and the People voted for the NEXT PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES. BARACK OBAMA!!!

No scum in the White House

Can anyone please explain this story about Peter Paul Vs Hillary Clinton? It's on the blogs now. It's about stuff on fraud and campaign finance against Hillary. Who is Peter Paul? Why is no one talking about this? Isn’t this a serious issue in a general election? This has been described as the campaign finance scandal of the new millennium and no one wants to discuss it. Does America not deserve better? I leave it to you guys to decide.

indiana voter

What Globe paper? Can't find it, pls help

did you skip that Don Cazayoux distanced himself from the Kennedy/pelosi/obama part of the party?
Don Cazayoux had to denounce Obama..

it would be nice if you reported the full story

I wonder why the NRCC is so protective of us Dems - They want to help us by warning us that Barrack is such a weak candidate - Great to have pals. If they really thought what they were saying is true, they'd be giving money to Obama and commenting on how they fear his nomination.

Indiana and North Carolina voters need to get a copy of GLOBE at your local grocery checkout or convience store now before tuesdays election;;;;;;
it gives the real secrets that hilary dont want anyone to know until after tuesdays election...

Dear tiredofit,
This is new. Obama is not a 'liberal'. That is a label, used by the right wing, since 1953 by Richard Nixon, to characterize anyone he wanted to demonize. Obama is a true "republican": a republican is someone who will encourage and engage all Americans to join and be part of democracy, the entire process.
His strength is the people, their ideas and their money and their time and love. He says he will restore the Constitution. Only he has the courage to say it. "I WILL RESTORE HABEAS CORPUS". I will restore your right to be charged with a crime before you could be arrested. The "Liberal" label wont stick. He is a real American, who will be open to ideas. Remember Bush lost this war and election because he only listened to yes-men.
Karl Rove invented this war in a book before Bush was elected, Even now, McCain is following the Rove book by saying we shall have US (Christian) bases in Iraq like we do in Germany. Sane people realize that would infuriate the Muslim populace, like having Hessian soldiers living in homes in Brooklyn NY did during the revolutionary war in the colonial days. That's why we have it in the Constitution that we are not required to house soldiers. And we used to have the Constitutional protection not to have to testify against ourselves and we used to have the Constitutional right to be charged with a crime before we could be waterboarded. Try telling that to the "war hero" McCain who is ok with waterboarding prisoners now. Only Obama is saying he will restore the Constitution. A vote for Obama is a vote for participatory democracy.
Be a citizen. Join the team. Log onto Obama's website and see for yourself. All your ideas are welcome. Everyone is part of the team.
Love America, and fight to restore the Constitution.
Vote for Obama. Thank you, citizens.

This Democrat won because of the Iraq War. Even in very conservative Republican districts in the Deep South people are sick of the Iraq War. Republicans tried to make it about Obama, who would never win this district, and they still lost.

The Republicans have now lost Dennis Hastert's old seat and this seat that they held for over 30 years.

So they nominate a staunch supporter of the Iraq War. The party has allowed no dissent on war and they started to pay the price for it in 2006. The big payment is coming in November 2008.

I love how Republicans always throw around "elitist" when their whole party is based on catering to the wealthy and well-connected.

Have you ever given the oath to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic? If so, stand up and vote for the only person saying he will restore your right to be charged with a crime before you can be arrested. HRC is afraid of the spin machine. McCain is in bed with the perverts who waterboard prisoners.
Only you, and your vote and your voice can save the Constitution as it was passed down to us by the founding fathers. Obama has said in many speeches, "I will restore habeas corpus", your right to be charged with a crime before you are taken away.
Vote for Obama and stand up for the Constitution and if your father ever served, let him know about this, or if your brother is serving in the Armed Forces, this is your chance to stand besides him.
Stand up for freedom while we can. Tell everyone you know in Indiana and North Carolina. This election is not about 18 cents. It is about the restoration of democracy and your rights, and the defense of the Constitution of the US of A. Thank you, citizens.

Obama is 2 for 2 , the candidate in his hometown that he stump for also WON.

Lesson to Delegates who are running for Re-election in the not so distant future ....

Go and BAT for Barack and you will also join the winning CIRCLE.

Obama 08 . the man has serious talent

and i must admit the MAN is a STAR.lol

what must i say when he becomes President; AMERICA WILL BE THE COOL KID AGAIN TO THE EYES OF THE WORLD.

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AS USUAL ABC FAILS TO MENTION ONE TINY FACT THAT CHANGES THE WHOLE MEANING OF THE ARTICLE. THE REPUBLICANS HAVE HELD THIS SEAT FOR OVER 30 YEARS. YOU SUCK ABC!!

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Editor's Note: The fact that Republicans have held the seat for more than 30 years is in fact mentioned twice in the blog post.

You can try to put all the lipstick on that pig that you want, but, at the end of the day, a win is a win.

WOW! I was born and raised in Louisiana, went to LSU and this should send a clear message to the Super Delegates! Americans, for the most part, are smarter than what the pundits give them credit for!

Keep spinning, Hillary and changing the goalposts! GAME OVER! Bring on McSame! LOL!

OBAMA/WEBB '08 & '12
TWO MEN WHO WON'T CACKLE & WEAR UGLY PANTSUITS!

This is so absurd. First off, Michael Jackson had more to do with the margin of victory then Obama or Pelosi. Jackson is an African American candidate who lost in the Democratic primary to Cazayoux. It was a fairly close race. Jackson refused to endorse Cazayoux and has promised to run in November as an independent. I believe he even ran radio ad's telling his supporters he would be running as an Indie in Nov. So they stayed home. And Cazayoux still won! A GOP +6 seat that has been held by a republican for the last 30+ years! They are out of there minds if they think their dopey ad's attacking Pelosi and Obama had any affect on this race that their candidate still lost. If anything a lot of the African Americans that were planning on staying home and voting Jackson in November probably got pissed off with the G.O.P. pulling Obama into it and decided to rally behind Cazayoux.