Posted on 05/16/2008 7:50:12 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, facing a likely defeat in next Tuesday's primary election, won't travel to Kentucky before the voting, but said he hopes to have much more time to win over Kentucky voters before the November general election.
He also blamed Fox News for disseminating "rumors" about him and said that that and e-mails filled with misinformation that have been "systematically" dispersed have hurt him in Kentucky.
"When we're able to campaign in a place like Iowa for several months and I can visit and talk to people individually, I do very well. That's harder to do at this stage in the campaign," Obama said in a brief telephone interview Friday. "And once we get past the primary, we'll be able to focus more on those states where we need to make sure people know my track record."
In contrast, Obama's rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton, will make five stops in Kentucky over the weekend, including appearances at two university campuses.
Obama spoke to more than 8,000 supporters in Louisville Monday night — his first time in the state since August. He said he had hoped to spend more time in Kentucky earlier this week but was called back to Washington, D.C. for votes on Tuesday.
Since then, he’s stumped in Oregon, which will hold its primary by mail on Tuesday, and South Dakota, where Democrats vote June 3, as well as in states that have already held their primary elections, such as Michigan and Missouri.
“We’re having to campaign in a lot of different places,” Obama said. “Obviously we think Kentucky is important. People in Kentucky are concerned about the same things people are concerned about all across the country — declining wages and incomes combined with the rising costs of everything from gas_to_health care.”
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if one email can sink him, he better save the cash and fold the tent.
Typical, bitter, white, racists, like his grandma.
Another manifestation of operation chaos? ;-)
Barry the carpenter. Fox News gave him the instructions.
FoxNews is pretty much on in the background all day and half the night and I haven’t heard a darn thing rumor-wise about Obama. What’s the deal?
What a sniveling whiner.
Obama has a track record?
He has to blame somebody.
He won’t mention Rush Limbaugh.
>e-mails filled with misinformation
Address the charges in the email! Prove they are bunk, or make a better case for why you are qualified.
In 1968 Bobby Kennedy lost the Oregon primary. He reasoned that there just wasn’t enough poor people in Oregon for him to win. I geuss in Obama’s case when he loses it’s because there are not enough african americans & eggheads as paul begala would say.
1)He also blamed Fox News for disseminating “rumors” about him
2) and said that that and e-mails filled with misinformation that have been “systematically” dispersed have hurt him in Kentucky.
3) When we’re able to campaign in a place like Iowa for several months and I can visit and talk to people individually, I do very well. That’s harder to do at this stage in the campaign,
4) He said he had hoped to spend more time in Kentucky earlier this week but was called back to Washington, D.C. for votes on Tuesday.
5) What it says is that I’m not very well known in that part of the country,” Obama said. “Sen. Clinton, I think, is much better known, coming from a nearby state of Arkansas. So it’s not surprising that she would have an advantage in some of those states in the middle.”
WOW! Five excuses in one article. Wonder if the dog ate his homework.
It's not the "personal meetings", that are affecting his campaign, its the fact that people are really seeing the real Obama......the veneer is thin.
Obama has an excuse for everything.
So did Clinton -- who at least looked you straight in the eye and lied about it.
But Obama whines...
Apparently Kentucky does not rate as one of Obama's top 57 states to visit.
Ok Barry there are not 57 States and Illinois borders Kentucky while Arkansas does not.
Geography is not Hussein's strong point.
Amazing, isn't it, how much Obama sounds like Hugo Chavez...
Well, actually, no, not really... What else would you expect to from another Commie...
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