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To: Dale Baker who wrote (52655)	3/9/2008 3:05:18 PM
From: Katelew	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543085

My question is why you think a bigger win of the popular vote translates into a greater ability to get things done in Washinton? Maybe if there was some order of magnitude like a 75% win with significant numers of red states coming into the fold....maybe, but you still have the compostion of Congress to deal with, at least until the mid-term elections. I think you envision some kind of fast, magical turnaround if, say, Obama wins with 55-56% of the popular vote. I see simply the begining, no matter who wins, of a long, hard fight to get things started in a different direction. More seats in Congress, with the overhanging threat to the Rs that they face increasing losses, will be neccesary. Sixteen years is what Dems will need. So I'm really liking a Clinton/Obama ticket with Obama being groomed as successor. This makes more sense to me all the time.

To: Dale Baker who wrote (52655)	3/9/2008 3:09:15 PM
From: NAG1	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 543085

Dale, I think the polls will be more interesting once there is a winner on the dem side and people can get a clearer comparison between the two candidates. These polls change so much from week to week and depend on who is doing the polling and what their agenda is, I am not sure I trust any of them right now. I saw a poll on cnn yesterday that said McCain had the highest negatives of those left in the race. I think McCain was close to 50%, Hillary was close to 40% and Obama was close to 31%. So if you want to look at just the negatives, then by the poll that I saw, McCain doesn't have a chance. Personally, I don't care much if someone wins with 51% or 55% or 60%. I don't think the number has anything to do with how effective anyone will be in governing. I think what matters more is the ability to reach across the aisle and compromise on the issues that are the most contentious. And also to be wise in their policy decisions. Neal