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Barack Obama TV Ads in South Carolina
I am currently visiting my parents, who live in the upstate of South Carolina (Greenville-Spartanburg area). I was surprised this afternoon when I saw ads for Barack Obama and John McCain's campaigns on a South Carolina broadcast TV station. To be fair, I know that his area's broadcast area includes NE Georgia and Western NC. However, this means that South Carolinian voters are actually seeing commercials from general election candidates for President for the first time in many years. I wouldn't suggest that Barack Obama could win South Carolina outright, however, I believe strongly that he will carry a larger percentage of the vote this time compared to Clinton, Gore, or Kerry.
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I am well aware that Charlestonians do not often reflect the attitudes of mainstream South Carolina. But I was back in Charleston for the week before and the week after the January primary and I can tell you that Charleston was on fire with enthusiasm for Obama. At his election headquarters, I ran into people I knew -- and knew to be Republicans -- who were amazing themselves, and each other, by volunteering. Old, young, rich, poor, black and white. If that enthusiam has been fanned, statewide, South Carolina might surprise everyone.
June 30, 2008 5:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
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