Why is he campaigning in a state that historically always vote republican?

Why is he campaigning in a state that historically always vote republican?

Uh, maybe to try to change their minds?

eddyatwork:Why is he campaigning in a state that historically always vote republican?

He has no idea on how to use money. So he's putting money into North Dakota and Utah, instead of trying to win in Pennsylvania or Ohio.

McCainDemocrat:He has no idea on how to use money. So he's putting money into North Dakota and Utah, instead of trying to win in Pennsylvania or Ohio.

50 state strategy, look into it.

Obama's gonna sweep.

Unright:McCainDemocrat:He has no idea on how to use money. So he's putting money into North Dakota and Utah, instead of trying to win in Pennsylvania or Ohio.

50 state strategy, look into it.

Obama's gonna sweep.

No way, it'll be McCain. There's a lot of old people in this country and a lot of bigots.

/RON PAUL

Obama will not win a majority of states, much less every state. You're nuts.

Obama doesn't have an infinite amount of money either. He spent $40M in Pennsylvania, and still lost. The most significant state win he had in the primaries was in Missouri. He lost Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Indiana, New Jersey, and numerous other states.

Obama's wasting his time. And the RNC is running new McCain ads in swing states.

Smitty FAILS.

McCainDemocrat:Obama will not win a majority of states, much less every state. You're nuts.

You sound like you've almost convinced yourself of that. Whenever repeating negative comments gets results, let me know.

McCainDemocrat:He spent $40M in Pennsylvania, and still lost.

Source?

Who am I kidding, you'll probably quote from his Senate campaign again.

cameroncrazy1984:
Source?

Who am I kidding, you'll probably quote from his Senate campaign again.

No, he'll quote from statistics he pulled from his ass

eddyatwork:No way, it'll be McCain. There's a lot of old people in this country and a lot of bigots.

Yeah, there are a lot of bigots, but they'll hold their noses and vote for a black guy before they'll vote for a bald guy.

I think it's great that he's reaching out to voters in states that don't even get visited by the Dems. When time gets tight, he'll focus his energies, but I think it's a good move.

McCain:Obama will not win a majority of states, much less every state. You're nuts.

And you're an idiot.

cameroncrazy1984:McCainDemocrat:He spent $40M in Pennsylvania, and still lost.

Source?

Who am I kidding, you'll probably quote from his Senate campaign again.

ZING!

In bizarro-Fark, danlpoon is railing on Barack Obama's campaign strategy of ignoring the states he won't win and instead focusing his energy on swing states.

I'm sure something along the lines of "Is Obama too elitist to care about the middle of the country" would be worked in there somehow.

Lionel Mandrake:
And you're an idiot.

Established many times over. No need to repeat it.

I'm interested to see if he'll visit Alaska. They never get visited because they are so far away, but its a bit of a swing state this year, and every electoral vote counts.

Obama is very smart here- turn every state into a battleground, force McCain to spend money defending what should be sure things. McCain will be broke by October.

Obama doesn't really believe in "Red states" and "Blue states", he believes in the United States.

ExJerseyGirl:cameroncrazy1984:
Source?

Who am I kidding, you'll probably quote from his Senate campaign again.

No, he'll quote from statistics he pulled from his ass

And then when you completely disprove him, as I did yesterday on his stance that Obama was closer to Clinton than McCain was to his party's nomination (along with side lies like "McCain only had 4%ish support at the time"), he'll make some half-assed rebuttal and then hope nobody else noticed.

JohnnyC:Obama doesn't really believe in "Red states" and "Blue states", he believes in the United States.

The 50-state strategy is helping get the Democratic party out of the doghouse. Not just Obama, but Dean has embraced the idea that the party shouldn't simply discount "red" states and assume that they can never be won. It's a great strategy, especially when you have the campaign cash like Obama does.

And yeah, since we're talking about red states flipping, Quinnipiac has Obama leading in Ohio AND Florida, with a side dish of Rasmussen having Obama 5 points ahead in Montana.

The good doctor is looking pretty Goddamned smart at the moment.

Bloody William:JohnnyC:Obama doesn't really believe in "Red states" and "Blue states", he believes in the United States.

The 50-state strategy is helping get the Democratic party out of the doghouse. Not just Obama, but Dean has embraced the idea that the party shouldn't simply discount "red" states and assume that they can never be won. It's a great strategy, especially when you have the campaign cash like Obama does.

And the best evidence of it working is when you look at congress. The Democrats have picked up Dennis Hastert's seat, a seat in rural Mississippi, and one in Louisiana. All very red districts where the GOP outnumbers the Dems by a large amount. But the Dems actually had the balls to true and win, and by golly gee they did.

eqtworld:You know who else was a "uniter not a divider" ?

Mike Hok? ;)

Bloody William:The 50-state strategy is helping get the Democratic party out of the doghouse. Not just Obama, but Dean has embraced the idea that the party shouldn't simply discount "red" states and assume that they can never be won. It's a great strategy, especially when you have the campaign cash like Obama does.

Some of that used to be my cash. I consider it an investment. :)

DamnYankees:Bloody William:JohnnyC:Obama doesn't really believe in "Red states" and "Blue states", he believes in the United States.

The 50-state strategy is helping get the Democratic party out of the doghouse. Not just Obama, but Dean has embraced the idea that the party shouldn't simply discount "red" states and assume that they can never be won. It's a great strategy, especially when you have the campaign cash like Obama does.

And the best evidence of it working is when you look at congress. The Democrats have picked up Dennis Hastert's seat, a seat in rural Mississippi, and one in Louisiana. All very red districts where the GOP outnumbers the Dems by a large amount. But the Dems actually had the balls to true and win, and by golly gee they did.

And it's made old-guard DLC schmucks like Terry MacAuliffe and Carville FURIOUS. McAuliffe must be pissed to see how shiatty a job he did in retrospect, compared to Dean.

JohnnyC:Obama doesn't really believe in "Red states" and "Blue states", he believes in the United States.

Nice.

eqtworld:Why is there a pocket of black people in the middle of nowhere, Alaska?

That's us here in Fairbanks. The county is about the size of Pennsylvania, but there's only 80k people.

DamnYankees:I'm interested to see if he'll visit Alaska. They never get visited because they are so far away, but its a bit of a swing state this year, and every electoral vote counts.

He could definitely win if Ron Paul makes a big push up here. Otherwise, not a fireball's chance in January here.

Atvar:eqtworld:Why is there a pocket of black people in the middle of nowhere, Alaska?

That's us here in Fairbanks. The county is about the size of Pennsylvania, but there's only 80k people.

I'm the only black Eskimo
I'm the only one I know...

Atvar:DamnYankees:I'm interested to see if he'll visit Alaska. They never get visited because they are so far away, but its a bit of a swing state this year, and every electoral vote counts.

He could definitely win if Ron Paul makes a big push up here. Otherwise, not a fireball's chance in January here.

Ron Paul isn't on the general election ballot. And the polls disagree with your 'not a fireball's chance' prediction.

ExJerseyGirl:Lionel Mandrake:
And you're an idiot.

Established many times over. No need to repeat it.

A moment of weakness...

Yeah, not sure this is a bad thing...in particular if he wins, he will not have dis-enfranchised a sector of his country.

Obama spent $31M in March and $36M in April.

The only major contest for most of March (post 3/11/08) and almost all of April (until 4/22) was Pennsylvania. With $68M spent over 61 days, it's very reasonable to see that with 42 days between 3/11 and 4/22, Obama spent in excess of $40M on Pennsylvania.

he doesn't need to even win these states... Western Democrats are becoming a new strong voting bloc and Obama has damn big coat-tails. And with all the flailing going in some of the more extreme ends of the party, moderate, populist, pro-gun dems are the kind of people Obama want's to move into Congress

Also

eqtworld:Churchill2004:Smitty FAILS.

Why is there a pocket of black people in the middle of nowhere, Alaska?

They might count Inuits?

eqtworld:Churchill2004:Smitty FAILS.

Why is there a pocket of black people in the middle of nowhere, Alaska?

Military bases in Fairbanks.

eddyatwork:Why is he campaigning in a state that historically always vote republican?

Actually ND is split 2/3 Republican 1/3 Democrat. It's hardly a republican stronghold.

Regardless of ideologies or policy, I find the "50 state strategy" to be a welcome breath of fresh air.

McCainDemocrat:eddyatwork:Why is he campaigning in a state that historically always vote republican?

He has no idea on how to use money. So he's putting money into North Dakota and Utah, instead of trying to win in Pennsylvania or Ohio.

Uh, no...

Considering that the election is a formality at this point, and that he *is* going to win, he's seeding diplomacy, good will, and national unity for after the election.

After he wins, nobody will feel they were slighted or ignored during the campaign, and Obama will be able to tone down the partisanship that you right-wingers have used to trample long-standing American ideals.

Crosshair:Actually ND is split 2/3 Republican 1/3 Democrat. It's hardly a republican stronghold.

67% isn't a stronghold?

Just curious...what does it take for you to declare a "stronghold?"

Bloody William: McAuliffe must be pissed to see how shiatty a job he did in retrospect, compared to Dean.

I'm amazed Terry McAuliffe continues to get work, myself.

Oh super, politics threads on Fark in a presidential election year. I look forward to the same newly-created blabberbots playing year-long extended one note solos on their braying bassoon asstrumpets.

brap:Oh super, politics threads on Fark in a presidential election year. I look forward to the same newly-created blabberbots playing year-long extended one note solos on their braying bassoon asstrumpets.

Oh super...people who jump into political threads to shiat on people in political threads....

Lionel Mandrake:
Oh super...people who jump into political threads to shiat on people in political threads....

Seems economical, at least....

RevMercutio:I'm amazed Terry McAuliffe continues to get work, myself.

He's the Sandra Bullock of politics.

eqtworld:Churchill2004:Smitty FAILS.

Why is there a pocket of black people in the middle of nowhere, Alaska?

There was a major oil spill there.

eddyatwork:Why is he campaigning in a state that historically always vote republican?

Current Congressional delegation from North Dakota:

Sen. Kent Conrad (D). A Unitarian, for cryin out loud.
Sen. Byron Dorgan (D)
Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D - At Large)

The last election a Republican was sent to DC from North Dakota? That would be 19-flipping-80. Same year Reagan won. The first time.

Cultural ties to Minnesota. Touches two provinces that have had honest-to-God Socialist (NDP) governments in the last decade. Operate a state-owned bank and a state-owned grain mill. Leaders in renewable energy (wind turbine manufacture).

Yeah, North Dakota. Why not make the effort some time, people?

Aww gee whiz Mr Obama I'm sorry about that, It's just when a black fella like you comes around these parts, us local folks start worrying about all the robberies and the jungle fever and such. No hard feelings, OK?

AkaDad:eqtworld:Churchill2004:Smitty FAILS.

Why is there a pocket of black people in the middle of nowhere, Alaska?

There was a major oil spill there.

I l'dol.