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Old 05-07-2008, 05:20 AM   #1
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Default Why is Obama so popular in

the urban areas? What specifically will he do for those who live in the large, urban cities?
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Old 05-08-2008, 04:01 AM   #2
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I don't think it's anything he will do for them, in the traditional quid pro quo sense, but that he represents the opporunity for change, from somebody who understands and supports them.
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I don't think it's anything he will do for them, in the traditional quid pro quo sense, but that he represents the opporunity for change, from somebody who understands and supports them.
Does he really understand them? He's a Columbia PoliSci graduate and a Harvard educated lawyer.

Not exactly urbanesque.
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Old 05-08-2008, 04:25 AM   #4
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Does he really understand them? He's a Columbia PoliSci graduate and a Harvard educated lawyer.

Not exactly urbanesque.
Who grew up in Hawaii and Indonesia.
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rednecks like in the backwoods. educated people live, in higher propotion in urban areas.

come on folks, this isn't difficult.
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rednecks like in the backwoods. educated people live, in higher propotion in urban areas.

come on folks, this isn't difficult.
This is even funnier than nit wit asking the question to begin with, especially when paired with exUte's question.
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Old 05-08-2008, 08:51 PM   #7
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This is even funnier than nit wit asking the question to begin with, especially when paired with exUte's question.
or the backwoods. Ever heard of suburbia?

Now about nit wit!
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