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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (117022)	3/8/2008 3:23:59 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 173976

He disappointed some Democrats by not taking a more prominent role opposing the war — he voted against a troop withdrawal proposal by Senators John Kerry and Russ Feingold in June 2006, arguing that a firm date for withdrawal would hamstring diplomats and military commanders in the field. To others, though, the mismatch between Mr. Obama’s outside profile and his inside accomplishments wore thin. While some senators spent hours in closed-door meetings over immigration reform in early 2007, he dropped in only occasionally, prompting complaints that he was something of a dilettante. He joined a bipartisan group, which included Senator John McCain of Arizona, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, and Mr. Kennedy, that agreed to stick to a final compromise bill even though it was sure to face challenges from interest groups on both sides. Yet when the measure reached the floor, Mr. Obama distanced himself from the compromise, advocating changes sought by labor groups. The bill collapsed. To some in the bipartisan coalition, Mr. Obama’s move showed an unwillingness to take a tough stand.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (117022)	3/8/2008 4:29:22 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 173976

I am a Presiding Election Judge in my precinct as well as the Precinct Chair. We shared a building with the Democrats for the election and everything was quite civil as it always is. I have shared the building with my counter part on numerous occasions and we see eye to eye on the biggest issue. Neither one of us cares who you vote for as long as the process is fair and by the rules. What struck me was that there were so many that showed up to be a part of the caucus process and not a single individual in that room knew what to do. The two parties were in separate rooms for the conventions. My wife was helping to run the Republican Precinct Convention (not a caucus) until I could return from taking the ballots to the courthouse. This group of people were asking my wife for direction in holding there caucus. I think the media hype over possible shannagans to hijack the caucus process was overblown, at least in this precinct. No one seemed to know enough to get started much less hijack the process. One big plus for Republicans from all the caucus hype is that we had many more people interested in getting involved in our convention process. Posted by: moto \| March 7, 2008 11:49 PM