Obama Camp Unveils "Small Town" Superdelegate Support
In a sign that the Obama campaign is still working to push back on the "small town" flap, the campaign has rolled out the endorsement of Oklahoma superdelegate Reggie Whitten -- with an official press release that includes the phrase "small town" in a good way twice.
"I'm from the small town of Seminole, Oklahoma: a city that is predominantly hard-working middle class citizens," Whitten says. "It is important that our next President keep small towns like Seminole in mind when he talks about our economy. I am very sincere in my belief that Senator Obama will do just that."
Advertisement















Does McCain already have the Mellenkamp endorsement wrapped up?
April 17, 2008 9:03 AM | Reply | Permalink
well, Obama has it completely wrong. It's not that small town losers are against trade and love guns and religion because they're bitter, it's because they're STUPID. But I actually prefer their type of stupidity, because it's simple and because small town losers don't put on intellectual airs. Whereas parlor leftists and often Ivy educated AAs blather on endlessly with lots of big words that don't actually add up to anything. In my law skool, Critical Race Theory and Critical Legal Theory were complete horseshit, but man did they generate a lot of verbiage. Meanwhile, I noted with amusement that in the hardest, and most useful classes, like corp tax, there were no black students, no self-proclaimed radicals, and very few chicks.
April 17, 2008 9:13 AM | Reply | Permalink
Well, my hardest classes were in linear algebra and galactic kinematics. I took the second with Niel Tyson. There were about 1/3 women in my classes. I'll put my understanding of fluid dynamics up against your business school any day. And I live in a small Ohio town. TWIT.
April 17, 2008 9:56 AM | Reply | Permalink
Too bad they didn't teach a course in common sense at your university.
By the way, how many groups of people were you trying to offend in one post? Hmmm... small town folk, blacks, and "chicks". I think that about covers 70-80% of the population; well done! And we didn't even count the "parlor leftists" and "self-proclaimed radicals", Ivy educated AAs, Critical Race Theory and Critical Legal Theory professors and majors, or anyone who challenges your intellectual capacity by using lots of big words.
April 17, 2008 1:16 PM | Reply | Permalink
She's been using "Small Town" for her rallies.
April 17, 2008 9:20 AM | Reply | Permalink
What about Bob Seeger, or does Chevy already own him?
April 17, 2008 9:46 AM | Reply | Permalink
Eric, what the heck was that supposed to prove?
April 17, 2008 9:25 AM | Reply | Permalink
Some PA Superdelegates are announcing their switch from Clinton to Obama today too.
Thanks ABC!
April 17, 2008 9:46 AM | Reply | Permalink
Do you have a link for that? Where did you hear it? Sure hope it's true.
April 17, 2008 9:58 AM | Reply | Permalink
April 17, 2008 9:54 AM | Reply | Permalink
Again with the tags. I go too fast.
April 17, 2008 9:55 AM | Reply | Permalink
The article you linked not only mentions the Oklahoma Superdelegate, but the switch from Clinton to Obama of a DC Superdelegate.
April 17, 2008 10:59 AM | Reply | Permalink
Another case of Obama still engaged in damage control over his San Francisco comments. Many Obama supporters insisted that a mountain was being made out of a mole hill. But Obama has been engaged in continuous damage control ever since.
As for yesterday's debate, here are some review headlines - the complete reviews can be read on her website:
Hillary's Reviews Are In: 'The Winner,' 'Strong Presence,' 'In Her Element'
Hillary dominates Philadelphia focus group. “NYDIA HAN: The real take away is this. We now know who won the debate according to our focus group. Take a look. Senator Clinton is the debate winner, at least according to our focus group. 23% believe Senator Obama won while 50% believed Senator Clinton won.” [WPVI Post-Debate Analysis, 4/16/08]
ABC News’ Rick Klein – 'Clinton is back to the strong presence we saw early in the cycle.' [ABC News Political Radar, 4/16/08]
NBC News’ Chuck Todd – Obama ‘did not have a good night.’ [MSNBC Post-Debate Analysis, 4/16/08]
NBC News' Chuck Todd—Obama’s answer on Ayers and the flag ‘were simply weak.’ “His answer on Ayers and the flag question were simply weak; He seemed unprepared for them; Kinda surprising because he normally has a decent rant against "old politics" and yet "old politics" questions seemed to stump him.” [NBC First Read, 4/16/08]
The Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder – [T]here's no way Obama could have fared worse. [The Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder, 4/16/08]
Washington Post’ Chris Cillizza— Obama ‘struggled quite a bit’ when asked about Rev. Wright. “…He struggled quite a bit more when asked to answer for Wright, his former pastor.” [Washington Post, The Fix, 4/16/08]
New York Times’ Katharine Seeyle: Hillary’s ‘in her element as she goes into details.’ "She’s becoming expansive, seemingly in her element as she goes into details; Mr. Obama does not look as thrilled to be still standing there." [New York Times, The Caucus, 4/16/08]
Talking Points Memo’s Josh Marshall – Hillary ‘certainly seems more self-assured.' “She certainly seems more self-assured on the Iran question than Obama did. The question of extending an American security umbrella to Israel is very dicey. And he could clearly see he was on delicate territory.” [Talking Points Memo, 4/16/08]
Philadelphia Inquirer blog – ‘Obama is again less certain, and rambles a bit.’ “Obama is again less certain, and rambles a bit when asked about the Washington D.C. gun ban. Gibson asks him to deny that he has ever advocated a complete ban on hand guns in 1996. Obama says no. But whatever the truth, no other answer is possible.” [Philadelphia Inquirer Blog, 4/16/08]
NBC News’ Matthew Berger – Obama ‘tried to have it both ways’ with Israel. “Obama's answer on an Iranian attack on Israel tried to seem to have it both ways: highlight his support for Israel but not lock him into treating an attack on Israel like an attack on the U.S. But it may have looked more like a no because it wasn't a firm yes. Clinton's answer seemed more direct.” [NBC First Read, 4/16/08]
April 17, 2008 12:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
(*Yawn*)
April 17, 2008 1:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
I will say this... I think Obama's campaign is overly concerned about the issue, or, they know something we don't know yet. Thus far, the polls show no evidence that the "bitter" remark has had an impact.
I'd also submit that his campaign's response is not the best. Attacking Hillary is less useful than demonstrating his own commitment to 'small town' voters and their interests.
BTW, I'm an Obama supporter.
April 17, 2008 1:23 PM | Reply | Permalink