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Obama: "We Are In This for the Long Haul"
March 04, 2008 8:04 AM
ABC News' Sunlen Miller Reports: Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., made one last pitch to the voters in Texas during a late night rally in Houston.
Obama framed his candidacy as one that's had to overcome many odds this past thirteen months and insinuated he was the underdog from the start, until his campaign picked up steam.
"Nobody really gave us much of a shot," he admitted, "I mean people said well you know he's an interesting guy and you know he may be able to make a few waves, but there's no way that he can raise the money to compete in a presidential race."
Obama then sighted his campaign's grassroots effort, and their impressive financially figures, a campaign that raised $32 million in January alone, and upwards of $50 million in the month of February.
Then Obama then hit on concerns raised over his toughness, and ability to withstand the Republicans in a general election, "And then they said well you know he may have raised the money, he may have built the organization on the grass roots level, but he's not going to manage the intense scrutiny nationally because folks are going to be going negative and he says he wants to run a positive campaign. And that won't work in today's politics because negative ads work and attacks work and a toxic politics works."
Obama then enlisted the crowd of nearly 6,000 to answer if his campaign's tone worked and said, "(they) said he'd not going to be able to keep that positive outlook, but all of you said..." to which the crowd responded in union, "Yes we can."
Saying his campaign is one the brink of doing something special in Texas, Obama declared, "We are going to win in Texas, we are going to win in Houston. We are building, not a movement, but a democracy in this campaign."
Ending his remarks Obama enlisted the help of the crowd to keep his 11 state running streak going and not let his momentum die out, "Tomorrow in Texas and Ohio and Rhode Island and Vermont we have the chance to show America that this is not just a flash in the pan, that we are in this for the long haul."
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Yes we can: 12, 13, 14, 15 victories in the row, that is what Obama is about, great leadership, great vision for US and the world, a big organizer, great Commander in Chief, trusted leaderhip, and a real disciplined manager.
Posted by: BKMC | Mar 4, 2008 8:16:53 AM
The empty suit keeps TALKING! And Talking and talking and talk and.. but wont answer any questions. When asked it is either , where is that speech i made in 2002 (jeez!!!) or i agree with everthing Hillary said.Add to that; Rezkogate, Xeroxgate, Naftagate..what next.
Posted by: lluluadorl | Mar 4, 2008 8:20:13 AM
I am not a troll, but I do support Hillary. He was the underdog until he brought out OPRAH, then everything and everyone looking at him changed. Now people are really looking at him. I guess now it is time for OPRAH again.
Posted by: toby | Mar 4, 2008 8:26:13 AM
Obama has never said the same thing twice... maybe since he was born. When it is pointed out to him, it is rascism. Maybe we should get Jesse Jackson Snr to run with him so he can finally provide some answers.
Posted by: lluluadorl | Mar 4, 2008 8:44:13 AM
We stood in line in the cold. We were a wonderful mix of people. For four hours we stood together. White, black, Latino. Young and old. Poor and rich. We were family. Obama had brought us all together. This is why Obama is running. Not for him, but for us.
Posted by: JB | Mar 4, 2008 8:44:40 AM
"Smart, normal, curious, not radical, and post-Boomer. If you were asking me to write a capsule description of what I would look for in the next President of the United States, that would be it."
Marc Andreessen
Posted by: rst | Mar 4, 2008 8:44:43 AM
Thank God - Some press about Obama. I was in his camp but it seems he is NOT a horse of a different color. Also, he hinges on that stupid "I opposed the war from the begining. So why does he praise "Richardson" who voted the same as Hillary!
If Obama was SO against the war why didn't he intiate a march or rally people and his colleages to stand against Bush before going to war.
Obama is too weak and now doesn't want to answer questions about NAFTA and Rezko. I don't want to hear about Hillary's support about NAFTA. This is about Obama saying we didn't meet with Canada, OH I guess we didn't but I didn't know it. Then the Canadian govt retracts the meeting but know we have Obama saying his Economic adivisor did meet with the Canadian govt. Sounds like flip floping to me.
Posted by: Karl | Mar 4, 2008 8:57:37 AM
a deluded obama supporter said: "We stood in line in the cold. We were a wonderful mix of people. For four hours we stood together. White, black, Latino. Young and old. Poor and rich. We were family. Obama had brought us all together. This is why Obama is running. Not for him, but for us."
WOW - WHAT A JOKE. HE IS CLEARLY RUNNING FOR HIMSELF. IF YOU WANT REAL "FAMILY" LOOK AROUND YOURSELF. YOU DONT NEED OBAMA FOR THIS. "WE ARE FAMILY" IS A 70S DISCO SONG - MUCH BETTER THAN HIS RALLIES.
Posted by: tony | Mar 4, 2008 9:11:01 AM
Karl - it's great to see that he has human qualities. i had imagined that he was turning water to wine, feeding thousands from 7 loaves of bread and 2 fish, and walking on water to the white house, but maybe i was wrong. lol.
Posted by: TONY | Mar 4, 2008 9:13:06 AM
Hillary didnt vote alone to send men to Iraq. All of Obama big endorsers also voted as Sen Clinton did.
Posted by: toby | Mar 4, 2008 9:32:56 AM
The soft press refuses to ask any questions about Obama as people in these crucial states go to the polls today. The absence of information about who he is and what he really has done is so much smoke and mirrors.
The enchantment of the press by this wanna be politician is remarkable. Obama has been able to “wag the press” and evade any scrutiny. Check the Washington Post article regarding his involvement with Rezko stating "…the money transfer raises the question of whether funds" from Auchi "helped" Obama buy his house.” and notice his little by little changes in the story line, still no investigative reporting. Check his attendance and his lack of attention as he chairs the sub-committee on the Senate Foreign Relations, not one hearing. Check his involvement with registered lobbyists who are actually in his campaign, advising him, working for free. Check the Joe Wilson article on the Huffington Post regarding Obama and his lack of experience and his judgment. Check his real actions of taking the soft pitches and looking like a uniter, when he in fact relies on others to create the image they want to see and a president they hope will answer all their problems just with a slogan. Anyone who thinks we will sing and dance our way out of this mess left by an administration alarmingly similar to Obama is looking at the smoke and mirrors and not the real thing. Just check it out.
Posted by: AmazonTraveler | Mar 4, 2008 9:39:08 AM
This is Obama's big day!!!
Hillary should drop out of the race after today, her campaign is running on fumes. If she stays in the race the Obama campaign will hit her with everything including the kitchen sink.
Posted by: Gofigure | Mar 4, 2008 9:41:57 AM
Does he have to copy everything? Hillary came out yesterday saying she was in it to the end, now he has to yet again say the same thing? Any original thoughts come out of this guy?
Posted by: KH | Mar 4, 2008 9:42:02 AM
Hillary win big or pack up your stuff and leave. 11 losses was not enough to realise that something is wrong somewhere! We had enough with your emotions falling like Niagara Falls.
Posted by: Peace | Mar 4, 2008 9:46:43 AM
I say keep going Hillary, fight for every vote if Obama was so hard to beat he would of been like McCain now way out front but he is not, so win or lose keep going till the end, and let see Obama squirm because something is going to stick on him eventually.
Posted by: SJ | Mar 4, 2008 10:04:55 AM
Yes we can! Go Obama go!!! We are tired of Hillary duplicating your campaign! Let the copycating stop! Let's end this thing. Texas, Ohio, Vermont, Rhode Island vote Obama!!!
Posted by: RuthieM | Mar 4, 2008 10:06:04 AM
Good point, KH. Careful scrutiny of the Obama stance on almost every position is one copied (almost verbatim) from other candidates.
The Obama campaign seems to be consistent with a lack of creativity resulting in an overpaid copy machine organization.
Posted by: ken | Mar 4, 2008 10:09:41 AM
This race has bordered on the ridiculous.
Now watch Obama supporters, if hillary manages to 'steal' the nomination, watch just how 'nice' all these fake hillary supporters will be, especially with the talk of "uniting the party". They are all just as fake as she is, but beggars they will become, or you can also watch hillary lose in the general election. Over half the country refuses to see her and bill back in the WH. This is not a dynasty.
So go ahead you fake hillary supporters, continue with your nasty comments, and continue to degrade and belittle Obama. You don't even realize just how much damage you and your fake queen are doing to the party. But believe me, ole Rush and the republicans know.
Say hello to President McCain!
Posted by: LA in Indiana | Mar 4, 2008 10:20:39 AM
Oh yeah, hillary supporters, while you're lickin your chops, and while your queen is busy throwing rocks and hiding her hand, consider this....
As she always tells campaign crowds, she is a member of the Senate armed services committee. In February the committee held two hearings on Afghanistan. On February 8, it focused on appropriations for U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates was a witness. Eight days later, the committee zeroed in on U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, holding a two-part hearing examining recent reports on Afghanistan. Key witnesses included senior officials from the State Department and the Pentagon responsible for the administration's Afghanistan policy.
Clinton attended neither of these hearings. She was on the campaign trail.
Can you say double standard?? People in glass houses...
Posted by: LA in Indiana | Mar 4, 2008 10:24:25 AM
America needs change,hope and job security more than it needs world domination. Obama is the person who can do just that and hope he wins big today and concentrates on nation building. The material pursuits of bigger houses and bigger cars,cheaper oil, military solutions has brought recession, foreclosures, the most shooting sprees of any country in the world and folks don't blame Bush or Hillary, they were elected representatives who just did what the people wanted them to do. The mess caused by the politicians in Washington will take a long haul to bring about the change and I am glad that Obama understands that. Beating a self promoting desperately negative opponent will be nothing compared to the energy, foresight and stamina that will be required to change the nation and deliver jobs and restore respectability and admiration around the world and put an end to terrorism. McCain certainly cannot be there for the long haul as he has been there for a very long time and had ample opportunities to prevent the catastrophic consequences of the current administration.
Posted by: GJKOTW01 | Mar 4, 2008 10:25:09 AM
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