Comments on: The (Obama) Surge in Georgia http://themoderatevoice.com/23268/the-obama-surge-in-georgia/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:00:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: DLS http://themoderatevoice.com/23268/the-obama-surge-in-georgia/comment-page-1/#comment-157478 DLS Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:45:42 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/barack-obama/23268/the-obama-surge-in-georgia/#comment-157478 The South today isn't the South you remember from 1865-1965. And just wait another 20 years. A lot of more-liberal and retiree-government-program-oriented retirees are going to go there in addition to the reverse pattern we can expect to see among black Americans, the reverse of migration north for jobs and to escape harm decades ago. The South today isn't the South you remember from 1865-1965. And just wait another 20 years. A lot of more-liberal and retiree-government-program-oriented retirees are going to go there in addition to the reverse pattern we can expect to see among black Americans, the reverse of migration north for jobs and to escape harm decades ago.

]]> By: T_Steel http://themoderatevoice.com/23268/the-obama-surge-in-georgia/comment-page-1/#comment-157201 T_Steel Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:36:21 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/barack-obama/23268/the-obama-surge-in-georgia/#comment-157201 I live in Gwinnett County, Georgia and I couldn't believe the line of black folks participating in early voting at one of the voting offices. My barber, who voted early, told me:<br><br><strong>At least now I can rest assured that my vote will get counted.</strong><br><br>That seems to be the sentiment down here that if you vote in on November 4th, the lines will be so long you won't get to vote. I live in Gwinnett County, Georgia and I couldn't believe the line of black folks participating in early voting at one of the voting offices. My barber, who voted early, told me:

At least now I can rest assured that my vote will get counted.

That seems to be the sentiment down here that if you vote in on November 4th, the lines will be so long you won't get to vote.

]]> By: elrod http://themoderatevoice.com/23268/the-obama-surge-in-georgia/comment-page-1/#comment-157187 elrod Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:32:26 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/barack-obama/23268/the-obama-surge-in-georgia/#comment-157187 I imagine black turnout will be this high everywhere.<br><br>Note that Obama actually pulled his resources out of Georgia and put them in North Carolina. I imagine black turnout will be this high everywhere.

Note that Obama actually pulled his resources out of Georgia and put them in North Carolina.

]]> By: PattonGuy http://themoderatevoice.com/23268/the-obama-surge-in-georgia/comment-page-1/#comment-157179 PattonGuy Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:57:39 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/barack-obama/23268/the-obama-surge-in-georgia/#comment-157179 Wow. I didn't think this would happen. I was a bit skeptical of the claims that Georgia would be in play, but it's possible (only <i>possible</i>, mind you) that the Republicans could get beaten here. Wow. I didn't think this would happen. I was a bit skeptical of the claims that Georgia would be in play, but it's possible (only possible, mind you) that the Republicans could get beaten here.

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