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Re: Clinton's Blowout in PA: Trouble for Obama in NC?
Obama's loss in Pennsylvania was exactly 9.2%. He lost 10 delegates off his lead. Do the math with me when looking at indiana and North Carolina: If Obama lost those voting blocs you have listed (seniors, undeducated whites, women) by 30%, that means he was winning other voting blocs or his loss margin would have been much greater than ...
Posted to Deathwatch by john adkisson on April 26, 2008
Shiite population explosion in response to repression
I wish someone had raised the question of the Shiite population explosion and its contribution to the current instability in Iraq. In the past, Sunnis were the dominant population, Shia the minority. That changed over the last 50-75 years. A similar situation has occured in Lebanon, with the Shia outnumbering the Christians and the Sunnis. The ...
Posted to The Chat Room by socalgail on March 23, 2008