- Posted by Christopher Estep on June 20, 2008
I’ve been meaning to do an analysis of all the reasons why Barry won't win Georgia in spite of the media pronouncements that he can, but Erick over at Redstate has written a lengthy and absolutely fantastic article detailing just that.
The speculation on Georgia has more to do with changing the media narrative than it does with victory. Obama will not win Pennsylvania. There are other states that will become competitive for John McCain that would not be competitive for a different Republican. But Georgia will stay red, as will the rest of the south. Obama just has a money advantage right now to build hype and buzz.
One of my favorite recent anecdotes is the urban white liberal who put a McCain bumper sticker over the Bill Bradley sticker on his range rover. Obama's politics, positions, and lack of experience do not sell well in Georgia except in areas of large African-American or liberal university professor vote concentrations. And you cannot win Georgia on those demographics.
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