Obama is Slipping in the Polls

It seems that Barack Obama might have blown his momentum with a sub par debate performance.  Expectations for him as an orator were so high that finishing 3rd or 4th was really troublesome.   Recent polls show him trailing Clinton badly in Florida, NY (of course) and California.  If he loses those 3 big early contests he’s out of luck.  I guess he’s just running for VP now anyway.  So he’s trailing in the polls, but according to this: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Obama_retakes_web_traffic_lead_from_Ron_Paul/bloghe’s winning the media battle.  More people are talking about him than his opponents in either party.  Congrats Obama on the media surge but it seems your coronation by liberals starving for a hero and leader was premature.

Barack Obama to give Commencement speach at all white NH School

Sen. Barack Obama will serve as Southern New Hampshire University’s 2007 Commencement Speaker and will receive an honorary degree at Southern New Hampshire University’s 75th commencement. The ceremony for undergraduate and graduate students is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 19, at the Verizon Wireless Arena; doors open at 10 a.m.  The school body is composed of a diverse body of white Vermonters with a sprinkling of international students. 

“Sen. Obama delivers a message of hope, healing the divides that separate us. His own inspiring story makes him a fitting person for this role,” said SNHU President Paul LeBlanc

In case you couldn’t guess it by my tone and past posts, I really despise that Vermont feels entitled to hijack our electoral process to keep spoils like this address.  Diversity is certainly a problems with this entitlement, but all sorts of other things are wrong with it too, including a disproportionate distribution of tax dollars to the state.

Obama Gains on Clinton

per the washingtonpost:

Though it’s still early, the 2008 Democratic presidential campaign has found a noticeable shift in sentiment among potential black voters (people who are black and will potentially vote, not people who will vote and are potentially black).  A poll six weeks ago found broad support for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton but they now favor the candidacy of Sen. Barack Obama.  Her once-sizable margin over Obama, Gore and Edwards was sliced in half during the past month largely because of Obama’s growing support among black voters.

Even so, African Americans still view Clinton more positively than they see Obama, but in the time since he began his campaign, his favorability rating has risen significantly among blacks. In the latest poll, 70 percent of African Americans said they had a favorable impression of Obama, compared with 54 percent in December and January.

Overall, Clinton’s favorability ratings dipped slightly from January, with 49 percent of Americans having a favorable impression and 48 percent an unfavorable impression. Obama’s ratings among all Americans improved over the past month, with 53 percent saying they have a favorable impression and 30 percent saying they have an unfavorable impression.

Chml Srucnoc boots Blackwell, chooses Obama

Ambassador Chml Srucnoc has asked “Pirate VP” Whitey Blackwell to leave the ticket in favor of Barak Obama, media darling and Democratic front-runner.

Chml Srucnoc Backs Warren, Poo Poos Evangelicals

Prominent Evangelican leader Rick Warren has invited democratic presidential hopeful Barak Obama to speak at a conference on AIDS in Africa, hosted by Warren’s church in California.  According to the Chml Srucnoc blog, Srucnoc said:

The evangelical community cannot find even two among its ranks who agree on every issue.  To expect every speaker at a summit on AIDS and poverty to be so unified shows that (those expressing criticism) are out to lunch.