Comments on: States Brace For Record Turnout

Politico: Election Officials Across The Country Get Ready For What Could Be An Election Day Like No Other

[getcentered]

The issue is race, not Reverend Wright. The Reverend Wright is merely a catalyst to spark another raging debate on race in America.

Those who remain solely focused on Reverend Wright want to stir the hate as it benefits their conservative agenda. It plays right into Rush Limbaugh''s Operation Chaos: stir the White man''s fear and hate of the Black man so the White man will support Clinton.*

What Obama did so well was take on the painful and angry issue of race head on. Further, Obama did so in a calm and mature manner.

Most significant to me was the territory Obama entered. Obama took the step that no other leader--Black or White--would take: Obama acknowledged the White peoples anger for being blamed for racist acts for which they did not commit. Over the years the Black community has systematically indicted all Whites for every incident of racism. To acknowledge the anger that his has caused is an important first step in reshaping race relations in America.

For years now, political correctness has suffocated all of our voices. It was refreshing to hear Obama put PC aside and speak with truth about Black/White fears and, more important, the anger each side feels.

*This morning Limbaugh referred to the White male voters in Pennsylvania who are falling for his ploy as "stupid, er, I mean uneducated."

[elichez1]

Ya know what''s better than redlipsahead, 2lipsonanorgan. Hillary ***-on is a joke, a carpetbagger, and Bill in a skirt. She''ll send what''s left of the jobs soewhere else. Sad thing, all the other candidates are jokes also.

[redlipsahead]

The turnout has to be HUGE FOR HILLARY. It''s time for the People of Pennsylvania to Turn Out in Huge Numbers for HILLARY CLINTON. A vote for Hillary shows that America is tired of Rev Wright and his wild and crazy speeches. Vote for America and Vote for Hillary.

[getcentered]

Nitpicking is all the GOP has been reduced to and it''s an example of their own failures........sad example of the state of maturity in our country......

The deception metastasizes as the months and causalities mount...............

The President who was never deigned to go to Dover Air Force Base to salute the fallen who are coming home says no photographs of their coffins can be permitted because that would hurt the feelings of the families. This is false, tragically false; the real reason is that day after day the photos would starkly reveal the price of Bush%u2019s folly.

"The Democrats are just taking a little while to figure out who can massacre more of the Republicans in the general election, that%u2019s all."

[r9119111]

Only if their supporters rally to each others aid. Never going to happen Nazi. The Radical Liberals hijacked your party along time ago. John McCain will be our next president.

Posted by hillaryin012 at 01:50 PM : Mar 25, 2008

Have you looked at your own hate lately? If it weren''t for what the neoconservative movement has done to our country, it might have been a different story. There is no way I will vote Republican any time soon no matter who the candidate is.

[efarris38]

I understand where you are coming from, the GOP really left a bad taste in voters mouths this last few years. I am willing to give the Democrats the benefit of the doubt if what they are truly touting is "change". The GOP led Government has been full of nothing but corruption and failed economic and foreign policies. I am a staunch Democrat as well and also one who votes. Let''s give Hillary and Obama a chance and see how we come out. Eddie in Nashville

[ramos937]

To Eddy in Nashville - I am a strong Democrat. Unfortunaely, I agree with you but I have two concerns: (1) I like checks and balances. If one party is in the WH and dominates Congress, it has asolute power. You know the saying "power corrupts and absolute power corupts absolutely. (2) we always seem to find ways to retrive defeat from the jaws of victory. I hope we do not do that this time.

[ramos937]

In TX, my state, voter turnout was so huge that lines snaked around buildings. This was only for the Democratic primaries. The GOP primaries had only a few souls waiting to vote.

A local political scientist states that this shows a huge dissatisfaction with the incumbent party. He even stated that numerous Republicans cross party lines to vote Democratic. If trends continue along this line, the GOP''s continued existance as a national party is in jeopardy.

[ioweign]

A republican couldn''''t, because most republicans view each person as an individual, not a color. Only the dems could be so prehistoric in their perspectives.

Posted by Hwy71So at 01:33 PM : Mar 25, 2008

Nice try - the fact is the state Republican parties are in bad shape. Will they even have poll watchers ??

[hwy71so]

I''''d love to see a Republican address this subject in such a direct and intelligent way.

Posted by getcentered at 01:10 PM : Mar 25, 2008

A republican couldn''t, because most republicans view each person as an individual, not a color. Only the dems could be so prehistoric in their perspectives.