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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (2147)	1/21/2008 3:15:48 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 3215

Shift Toward Obama Is Seen Among Blacks Some Older Voters, However, Remain Loyal to Clintons Amid Clinton signs put up by a beauty salon's owner in Charleston, Ethel Marshall said she backs Barack Obama. (By Linda Davidson -- The Washington Post) Buy Photo TOOLBOX Resize Text Save/Share + DiggNewsvinedel.icio.usStumble It!RedditFacebookPrint This E-mail This COMMENT washingtonpost.com readers have posted 113 comments about this item. View All Comments » POST A COMMENT You must be logged in to leave a comment. Log in \| Register Why Do I Have to Log In Again? Log In Again? CLOSEWe've made some updates to washingtonpost.com's Groups, MyPost and comment pages. We need you to verify your MyPost ID by logging in before you can post to the new pages. We apologize for the inconvenience. Discussion PolicyDiscussion Policy CLOSEComments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging» Links to this article By Krissah Williams Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, January 21, 2008; Page A08 CHARLESTON, S.C., Jan. 20 -- Three months ago, beauty shop owner Shanaya Hammond was a somewhat reluctant supporter of Sen. Barack Obama. A campaign aide persuaded her to put two Obama posters in the window of her Passion Slice salon and she planned to vote for him, but, she allowed, "I won't be mad if Hillary wins." No more. She is all in for Obama now, having been convinced after the senator from Illinois won the Iowa Democratic caucuses that America is ready to vote for a black man for president. "I was like, okay, it's happening for us," said Hammond, 32, a single mother of three. "At first, you're wishing, you're hoping and praying, and now it's like, okay, we have a chance. Other people are willing to vote for him."

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (2147)	1/21/2008 11:01:19 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 3215

Following a protracted debate over the appropriateness of former president Bill Clinton's role in the campaign and whether or not Obama had praised former president Ronald Reagan, Obama launched a line that surely made opposition researchers everywhere slap five. While he was serving as a community organizer in Chicago, said Obama, Clinton was serving as a "corporate lawyer on the board of Wal-Mart." Clinton matched Obama's howitzer with one of her own, noting that while she was fighting Reagan's policies Obama was "practicing law and representing your contributor Rezko, in his slum landlord business in inner city Chicago "-- a reference to indicted real estate developer Antoin Rezko. That exchange was the most heated of the night but far from the only time that Clinton and Obama disagreed vehemently and, often, in personal terms. They exchanged blows over Obama's "present" votes in the Illinois legislature, their respective health care plans and (again) on the appropriate role for Bill Clinton on the campaign trail. "It's hard to have a straight up debate with you because you never take responsibility for any vote," Clinton said at one point. Obama insisted that the Clintons had continually distorted his record; "I have been troubled by the degree to which my record is not accurately portrayed," he said. Even as they battled back and forth, Clinton and Obama sought to pivot to the messages they believe have led to their successes in the campaign to date. For Clinton, that is the idea that she alone can hit the ground running on day one in the Oval Office to reverse much of the work done by the current administration. "Politics is not a game," she said toward the end of the debate, echoing a favorite line from her stump speech. For Obama, that message revolves around the need -- and his ability -- to bring about fundamental change in how politics in this country is conducted. "I am absolutely convinced that black, Latino, and Asian people want to move beyond our divisions and they want to join together in order to create a movement for change in this country," Obama said. blog.washingtonpost.com