The Politico Reports: A key supporter of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama urged united African-American support for his presidential bid, questioning whether black Democrats still "owe" Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton their support, according to several people who attended a meeting of black Democratic politicians.
The comments by Illinois Senate President Emil Jones Jr., which he confirmed Saturday, angered Clinton backers and deepened a sharp rift among African-American political activists.
This is exactly what Republicans would want if Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama split the African-American vote it will be difficult for them to get through the primary. The Democrats will nominate a less then qualified candidate, more likely a candidate that can't win on the national stage. The only Democrats capable of competing in a national election are Sen. Obama and Sen. Clinton. The former is the strongest, Obama in my opinion is riding a wave of stardom that will not likely last through a Presidential election.
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I strongly disagree with your statement, "the only Democrats capable of competing in a national election are Sen. Obama and Sen. Clinton." Are you forgetting about John Edwards, Al Gore, and William Richardson?
John Edwards and Al Gore have already proved they can compete in a national election, the former only losing by one state and the latter having the election taken from him in an illigitimate Florida vote. And Richardson has too much experience to be discredited! He was ambassador to the UN and Secretary of Energy, he has just visited the President of Sudan...so he has a lot of foreign and domestic policy experience for a Governor
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