Missouri allies cite bellwether status to help Obama in Indiana
State Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis, says he’s spent 3-4 hours a day lately making calls into Indiana on behalf of his choice for president, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.
Smith, who’d called yours truly on another matter, said his key message in those campaign calls to Indiana Democrats is that “if they’re concerned about his electability, Barack beat Hillary (Clinton) in Missouri and there’s no better bellwether in this country.”
Smith acknowledged that the controversy over Obama’s former Chicago pastor, Jeremiah Wright, “was on some people’s minds.”
But Smith added that he believed other issues — the war in Iraq and the economy — will play a greater role at the polls.
As soon as we hear from local Clinton supporters engaging in similar get-out-the-vote efforts, we’ll post it.
Today, as everyone knows, could be D-day for either Democrat, depending on what happens in North Carolina and Indiana.
By the way, as an Indiana native, I personally know of a number of Republicans in that state who are taking Democratic ballots today. All of the ones I know are voting for Clinton.
D-, is it also “unethical” for dems to cross over and vote for McCain as they did in the early primary states?
Yeah, I know, trick question, dems have no ethics.
nick, the only important note regarding Senator Smith that should concern you is the fact that you should be in touch with your nearest mental health facility to see if they can give you some help in getting over your moronic fixation about his court case, which to most of us, was a one time mistake that he apologized for immediately after it happened. And by the way, he has proven to be by far the most effective St. Louis area state senator in getting things done not only for the people he represents but also for the entire community and its children.
Si,
Why are you behaving like a child? It goes without saying and is obvious that it would be wrong and unethical for anyone to munipulate the democratic process. There isn’t anything that points to such a thing taking place concerning McCain with Democrats voting for him in the early primary states. Sorry, but the Republicans just did not have any viable candidates that pleased Conservatives, still do not with McCain.