Obama, Civil Rights and South Carolina - The Caucus - Politics - New York Times Blog
Interesting speech by Obama yesterday, both for its direct reference to concerns that America may not be ready for an African American president and for his discussion of poverty.
It is incredible to me - though perhaps not really that surprising - that after all the shock and horror after Katrina about poor black people having been forgotten and ignored for so long we have failed to do anything of note to address the problem.
Obama has so much potential, but his campaign has seemed to falter of late. His performance in the latest debate was not terribly impressive and he hs been unable to pierce Clinton's commanding lead in the polls. His numbers have remained static since the summer or even spring in many of the national polls:
http://www.pollingreport.com/wh08dem.htm
He continues to trail Clinton and Edwards in Iowa, as well. Obama needs to make some headway soon. Of course, if Edwards wins in Iowa and Obama can close the gap with Clinton in NH somewhat, he could remain viable and could possibly score victories in Nevada and South Carolina.
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