Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (19251)	12/16/2007 1:39:11 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224749

demoRATs in big fight: In an advertisement, another Democratic opponent, Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware, says that “being president is not the same as running for president.” Still, Mr. Obama finds himself in the tightest competition with Mrs. Clinton, who dropped her above-the-fray posture and became more combative in recent weeks, but even more directly with John Edwards, a former senator from North Carolina who placed second here in 2004 and has staked his candidacy on a strong showing. Mr. Edwards released a new television advertisement on Saturday, in which he says, “Saving the middle class is going to be an epic battle, and that’s a fight I was born for.” Reflecting concern about Mr. Edwards’s campaign, Mr. Obama briefly mentioned him at a campaign stop on Saturday in Independence when he responded to criticism from Mr. Edwards about Mr. Obama’s health care plan. Both candidates are fighting for many of the same voters, a point underscored by their travel itineraries practically mirroring each other. With the war in Iraq having lost some of its intensity as a distinguishing point among Democratic candidates (several audiences barely applauded on Saturday when Mr. Obama stated his opposition to the war), other issues have come to the fore, like health care, the economy and which candidate is best suited to win the general election. Mr. Obama is seeking to remind voters of his judgment, temperament and unifying approach to seize upon what many Democrats see as a moment of vulnerability for Mrs. Clinton. At the same time, he has narrowed his focus to a micro-level in Iowa, calling sheriffs, local officials and prospective precinct captains when he passes through town.