Although my blog is usually about poetry, this is another part of my life - being politically active. Here's my post on www.raisingkaine.com - regarding Obama's speech after his win in Iowa 2008:
If you carefully watch each candidate's speech, you will notice the sincerity and compassion in Obama. He starts off by turning, almost a 360, and applauding his audience, pausing to recognize the efforts of the people gathered in the room.
During his speech, he uses words like "YOU" and "WE". He warmly thanks his family and the efforts of all of the volunteers and campaign organizers that made this happen and of course, the voters.
Obama knows that the road to taking back America is bigger than himself - it is all of us caring enough about America to rise up, stand up, and take action for future generations.
Compare this to Hillary, whose favorite word is "I" and who does not thank even her husband, who has been tirelessly campaigning for her.
Don't get me wrong, I like and respect Hillary and would be happy with any of the Democratic candidates, but we cannot discount the impact of effective communication and the power to inspire movement and action of the masses.
Obama is the ONLY Dem that Rs are seriously considering. I continue to talk to many Rs and Is and they are certainly interested in Obama, where they are SURE they won't consider Hillary, and there seems to be no mention of Edwards.
This is very telling and the Iowa results back it up. We went to bed last night after hearing Obama's speech, finally feeling hope again for our country.
I urge every reader to seriously consider the trends here. Already in NH, Obama leads by 5-6% with Dems, and about 16% with Independents and Republicans.
It seems that Obama has the best chance of winning over any R candidate in November.
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