Georgia Rising?

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Officials in Mr. Obama’s campaign say they are bullish on the South, and they have signaled their aggressiveness with early campaign appearances in North Carolina and Virginia, major voter registration drives in the region, and television advertising in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia. . . .

Mr. Obama’s Southern strategy relies on significantly increasing black registration and turnout, as he did in the primary season. Mr. Hildebrand said that by some estimates there are 600,000 unregistered black voters in Georgia alone. The higher the black share of the vote, the lower the requirement for garnering white votes. But the Obama camp argues that it can increase its share of the white vote as well by focusing on younger, more progressive whites. (emphasis added)

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2 responses to “Georgia Rising?”

  1. RuralDem Avatar

    I realize this is probably the wrong topic to post in, but I’m not sure where to post it.

    http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/shared-blogs/ajc/thinkingright/entries/2008/06/27/count_to_10_and_a_fun_race_for.html

    It says David Poythress will announce later this month that he’s running for Governor in 2010.

  2. HappinessHacker Avatar

    Ralph Reed spoke at the Atlanta Press Club last month and he was very sure McCain would carry Georgia. There were lots of cheerful chuckles in GOP dominated audience.

    We need to watch the exit polls very carefully to ensure the is no creative counting of our ballots! ~Happiness Hacker

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