I don’t know about the issue of Obama being black. I would hope that it’s a non-issue, but that’s probably unrealistic. Like you, I could and would support him, enthusiastically, if he’s nominated, or if Edwards can’t gain enough support to continue, and it becomes a two-candidate race.

Of the polls, I’m about at the point that I take most of them with a five pound bag of salt. I think most of the better known ones may be for sale; as in: “Hire us and we’ll get you the result you want.”

A few months ago, Hillary’s staff was trying to get ahead the “electability” issue, and they sponsored what they called an “internal” poll which showed that she had a LOT of support among republican women.

It was, of course patented bullshit. But it’s a good example of what we’re seeing, already.

If you want to see something closer to the true reaction of GOP women to Clinton, check out that clip of a McCain speech, in which Ms. GOP-pearly-Blue-rinse, with venom dripping from her fangs, asked McCain:

“How do we beat the bitch?”

Hillary gets HAMMERED everytime there’s a poll from progressives…in THIS election, when the warpimps are incredibly vulnerable to a landslide, do we want a candidate who’s sucking up to the right, and talking about doing rehab on Colin Powell?

She’s crapped on us right and left; it’s astounding that there are still a fair number of progressives who think that the nomination is some kind of birthright for her.

But, I think that is changing. With any luck, Iowa will take some of the air out of the tires of the Clintonmobile, and we can settle down for a good, long, primary fight, with Iraq becoming the issue for us, that it’s going to be in the general.

Here were the results:

2309 votes cast.

Edwards–998 votes, or 43%

Obama–289 votes, or 13%

Kucinich–247 votes, or 11%

Clinton–236 votes, or 10%

Richardson and Dodd polled less, and I didn’t write down their numbers. Sorry, but I don’t know if we have archives here or not.

What was amazing to me (and heartening, since I’m an Edwards support, but I reserve the right to rag-ass on him and change, if he starts twitching and doing the triangulation boogie) is that Edwards did so well, and Hillary came a poor 4th. :o)

I imagine there have been some changes since them. I’d like to see another poll. Jane? :o)

http://www.60plus.org/deathtax.asp?docID=411

Still I was for Edwards because I’m not sure the country is ready for a black president. A Jewish friend says he will not vote for Obama under any circumstances because he believes blacks are anti-semetic. Perhaps, though, the country is so fed up with Republicans, they will buy the Democrat even with reservations about his skin color. I cannot believe, under our present circumstances, anyone would vote Republican to avoid voting for a black although, as I said, I know one such person.

According to Dennis Miller, a mean spirited though sometimes funny Republican, he was turned off to Edwards by his debate with Cheney where he congratulated Cheney on his handling of his daughter’s sexuality. Miller thought it beyond arrogant. Then there is the $400.00 haircut and the mansion across from the trailer park which makes Bill O’Reilly crazy because he claims Edwards snubs the trailer parkers. Too elite for a populist, according to B.O.

The choices are not inspiring, but I think we should choose. I wonder, if put to a vote, how Firepups come down.