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Old 08-03-2008, 02:14 AM
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Obama loses ground after poltical trip to Europe and Middle East!
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Democrats anxious for Obama to widen lead

By Edward Luce in Washington

Published: August 1 2008 20:08 | Last updated: August 1 2008 20:08

In 1980, Ronald Reagan asked voters whether they felt better off than four years earlier. He went on to defeat Jimmy Carter a few weeks later. On Friday Barack Obama raised the same question: “Do you think that you are better off now than you were four years ago or eight years ago?” he asked voters in Florida. “And if you don’t . . . do you think you can afford another four years of the same failed economic policies that we’ve had under George W. Bush?”

With unemployment on Friday jumping by 51,000 to take this year’s job losses to almost half a million, Mr Obama is mining a potentially rich seam. But a number of Democrats, including advisers to the Obama campaign, are worried that the Democratic party’s overall electoral advantage this year has not yet translated into comfortable leads for Mr Obama. On Friday Gallup showed Mr Obama just one point ahead of John McCain – a significant tightening in the past two weeks.
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Thanks for posting non-news news. 3 months away from the election and your following it like a horse race. Brilliant...
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Hmmmm I don't get it? How is this post related to his trip overseas?
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Why is Obama touring other countries like he has already won? He has not and it is not a give me, either.
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Why is Obama touring other countries like he has already won? He has not and it is not a give me, either.

I think in part to address the GOP's remarks that he is inexperienced and 'naive' in foreign policy. It ended up a little over the top, but it seemed to turn out pretty effective. It showed that the world is ready to embrace Obama.
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Why is Obama touring other countries like he has already won? He has not and it is not a give me, either.

People questioned his perspective because he's never been to these countries, and spoken with their leaders. Now that he goes over there, and get a look see for himself, they still complain!
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Our foreign policy over the last 8 years has been so horrible, the next president should start now to try and fix it so he can use his term to deal with national issues.
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I think in part to address the GOP's remarks that he is inexperienced and 'naive' in foreign policy. It ended up a little over the top, but it seemed to turn out pretty effective. It showed that the world is ready to see bush go.
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but really... is there anybody that wants another 8 years of bush's failed policies? i don't think there is a person in this country that thinks bush is doing a fantastic job.

go obama! (because mccain doesn't have the writers like obama)
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People questioned his perspective because he's never been to these countries, and spoken with their leaders. Now that he goes over there, and get a look see for himself, they still complain!
he didn't 'look' to see for himself, he used it to create a world-wide platform for reading his wonderfully written speeches.

if he 'looked', there would be no discussion about whether it was a success or failure... it would've simply been research to advance his positions. but it wasn't... so here we are.
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I think in part to address the GOP's remarks that he is inexperienced and 'naive' in foreign policy. It ended up a little over the top, but it seemed to turn out pretty effective. It showed that the world is ready to embrace Obama.
i'm not sure what you're referring to - the edited speech released here in the u.s.? the u.s. media coverage of the speeches? or the actual speeches released live (found on the internet) that showed that not everything was going as planned?
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