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Although none of them are great, Obama's probably the best of the candidates from the main 2 parties (except Ron Paul, but he's not going to win) Anonymous101 :) 18:16, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

I agree (aside from the Ron Paul bit - don't know much about him). I'm very glad that Obama ran, saving me from having to vote for McCain over Clinton. It's nice to have a choice I can feel good about making. And to those who point to Obama's lack of experience, I ask what good all the combined experience in Congress did to check Bush's train-wreck of a presidency? None at all, so I'm much less enamored of experience than I once was. Maybe someone who isn't so thoroughly entrenched and indebted for political favors owed would be able to finally dig us out of some trenches altogether and get people in this country to actually *talk* to one another. Obama might just be able to do that.

If Clinton's attitude of "I'm entitled to this because I've done my time and I have the right connections" turned me off, her cornball attempts to out-hawk McCain soured me completely on her. As if a woman who has never served in the military has the slightest hope of taking hawkish voters away from a verifiable (and male - let's not forget chauvinism) war hero! All she managed to do was to scare away everyone who, like me, votes for the more peaceful of available candidates. Obama may be an untested quality, but at least he's not threatened to "obliterate" anyone yet (that I know of). --on WP as User:Kasreyn 167.127.107.8 19:13, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

In response to Anonymous's comment, I find it interesting at how much overlap there is between Ron Paul and Obama supporters (Myself included). Anyway, Obama is a better candidate than Clinton and I really hope he wins the election. Spacehusky (talk) 03:35, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

McCain's speech

"That's not change we can believe in."

Why does McCain want me to hate him so much? ~Planoneck~ 03:36, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Because Obama is going to win Anonymous101 :) 05:18, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Because McCain knows that if Clinton is chosen as VP, he's going to get steamrolled. Either way if Obama chooses Clinton or not, McCain knows that he's running against the 44th President. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.166.175.146 (talk) 07:25, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Just make sure you vote on election day and don't just assume that it's a given. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.59.3.238 (talk) 01:13, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Barack Obama effectively clinches Democratic nomination

Go Obama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.244.42.142 (talk) 19:33, 19 July 2008 (UTC)