Can Obama Do It?

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Today’s primaries could very well determine who will be the Democratic nominee for president. While Barack Obama moves closer to clinching the prize, the Associated Press claimed Hillary Clinton would concede tonight. But the New York senator quickly denied those claims in a press report release and her campaign team promises to press on.

Last weekend in our nation’s capital, where the Democratic National Committee met at a Washington, D.C., hotel to decide what to do about Michigan and Florida delegates, African-Americans outside the hotel spoke candidly to ESSENCE Deputy Editor of News Tatsha Robertson about Obama’s chances of winning.

Anti-Obama:
“I don’t think he can win. He’s Mondale. He’s unelectable. He’s a typical politician. The White, blue-collar workers in swing states won’t vote for him. They don’t see him as one of them.”
-Tyrone Gray

Pro-Obama:
“Obama is going to win. That’s it. It’s over on Tuesday. She [Hillary Clinton] is giving the Democrats less time to launch an effective campaign against McCain. She’s wasting time.”
- Mohamed Barry

Tell Us: Does Obama have what it takes to become the president of the United States?


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Yes we can!!!! This is a new era and i'm excited for the both of them. Behind every stong man there is a woman. GOD BLESS!!!

-PA Banks

Yes He CAN!!!!, He is the BEST we have. His world shows us that diversity is a good thing,he has lived it all of his life. The old saying is, "You can choose your friends, NOT your family. May God keep him safe from all danger and harm and bless him with victory to hold the highest, most important job in our land of the USA, the Honorable, Mr President OBAMA!!!!!

A Democratic for LIFE

-Mrs PDF-Smith

Yes He Can!

-Anne

Re: GA is just plain low-class and stupid!

Envy and Jealousy is part of your personality.

Oprah has the right to do as she please with her money. If African Boys is such a concern for you, then come up with a drive to collect money and you build the school. --Megan

-Megan

Re: I will be very surprised if wins the white house. He was unable to win any of the Democratic stronghold's i.e. California, New York, etc. He was also unable to convince key swing states like Ohio, Penn, Kentucky, West Va. and the list is endless. He barely squeaked by with a victory, Clinton was hot on his heels, but time was not on her side. This should be very interesting. For all of you groupies please stop riding Barack's nuts and demand more from him than inspiring rhetoric.

-Dem

You rode Hillary's nuts and bel

-Megan