Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Obama matches Hilary..so what?

Ok, so Obama has almost matched Hilary in his fundraising efforts view the story here http://snipurl.com/1f4a9 What does this really mean? Does this mean that he will be able to match her ad for ad? Does this mean he will be able to continue crisscrossing the US asking for our votes? Support his campaign and its workers?

Yes, it means all of that and a bit more i'm sure but with all this money will Obama be able to get middle America and the southern states to look past his race and to see him and his promise of a 'new politician' and 'new politics in DC' that could herald a new future for America as the country's first black president?

I still have my doubts and unfortunately my cynicism outshines my optimism. So, unless I start to see a real shift in the attitudes of people in these states towards Obama in the polls I don't think the millions he raises will make any difference come 2008.

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