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The Obama/Wright/Kilpatrick Collision
RealClearPolitics ^ | 8/11/2008 | Steve Mitchell

Posted on 08/11/2008 9:51:55 AM PDT by mojito

Two percent. That's the percent of voters outside the "Motor City" that have a favorable impression of embattled Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. You don't have to be a pollster to understand how strongly disliked Kilpatrick is throughout Michigan.

Sit in any restaurant or bar, and all you hear is people talking about Kilpatrick's troubles. Indicted in March on eight felony counts for committing perjury during a whistleblower trial that eventually cost the city about $9 million, the Mayor spent one night in jail on August 7th for violating his bond and then was arraigned the next day for a new crime. In the latest charges, Kilpatrick is accused of assaulting two sheriff's deputies as they were trying to serve one of his close friends with a subpoena.

And, what does this have to do with Barack Obama? Although Kilpatrick has distanced himself from Obama and Obama has distanced himself from Kilpatrick, they are both inextricably linked to Rev. Jeremiah Wright. And, that is Obama's problem.

The night before Wright imploded in front of the Washington press corps, he was the featured speaker at an NAACP dinner in Detroit where Mayor Kilpatrick gave him a rousing introduction, an introduction shown on local TV news shows. Undoubtedly, some 527 committee or the Michigan Republican Party has that introduction on DVD.

Rev. Wright has already proven to be an albatross around Obama's neck. Obama's support plummeted among white North Carolina General Election voters after TV ads linking him with Rev. Wright were aired during the North Carolina Democratic primary. That plunge in support did not go unnoticed by McCain supporters.

It is very likely that similar ads will be run in key battleground states starting in mid-October....

(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Politics/Elections; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: democrats; kwamekilpatrick; nobama08; obama; wright; yobama
Dems losing Michigan? Say it ain't so, Joe.
1 posted on 08/11/2008 9:51:55 AM PDT by mojito
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To: mojito
Let's be fair about this.

democRATs have good intentions, and no scandal or ethical lapse can negate this.

< /mega-sarc >

2 posted on 08/11/2008 9:54:28 AM PDT by lormand
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To: lormand

Oh My Yes! They always have good intentions, and it’s always “For The Children” (sarc)


3 posted on 08/11/2008 10:04:55 AM PDT by 230FMJ (...from my cold, dead, fingers.)
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To: mojito

If the Pubs had any sack, they would gear up for a new round of ads featuring the Reverend and start running them in swing states after Labor Day.


4 posted on 08/11/2008 10:08:18 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: mojito

Well since they refused to seat all of their delegates at the Dem convention, added to Kilpatrick’s problems on top of their Dem governor not doing much for Michigan, I’d say that outside of Detriot Michigan will be very tough for BO.


5 posted on 08/11/2008 10:14:22 AM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: mojito

that ought to make a good tv ad this fall.


6 posted on 08/11/2008 10:26:33 AM PDT by ken21 (people die and you never hear from them again.)
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To: mojito

Two percent? Wow, even Nancy Pelosi is four times more popular.


7 posted on 08/11/2008 11:17:32 AM PDT by Azzurri
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To: mojito

Pobre cie, Barry.


8 posted on 08/11/2008 2:04:24 PM PDT by sinanju
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; george76; ...
The night before Wright imploded in front of the Washington press corps, he was the featured speaker at an NAACP dinner in Detroit where Mayor Kilpatrick gave him a rousing introduction, an introduction shown on local TV news shows. Undoubtedly, some 527 committee or the Michigan Republican Party has that introduction on DVD.

Rev. Wright has already proven to be an albatross around Obama's neck. Obama's support plummeted among white North Carolina General Election voters after TV ads linking him with Rev. Wright were aired during the North Carolina Democratic primary. That plunge in support did not go unnoticed by McCain supporters.
Kilpatrick serves as yet another reminder of what happens when voters elect leaders based on race.
9 posted on 08/12/2008 7:29:43 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile hasn't been updated since Friday, May 30, 2008)
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