Obama, Clinton split Congressional Black Caucus
Hazel Trice Edney/NNPA Editor-in-Chief
Issue date: 12/30/07 Section: Cover
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John Edwards, a former North Carolina senator, has three endorsements from CBC members.
''Too many women are not getting the health care they need,'' said U. S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) in a statement posted on the Edwards campaign Web site. ''John Edwards is the only candidate to outline a specific plan to provide universal coverage and I'm proud to be part of a campaign - the only campaign - with a detailed plan to cover all Americans.''
Eight CBC members had not made public endorsements by NNPA deadline. The 15-15 Clinton-Obama split among the CBC members closely reflects the dividing lines among black voters, according to polls.
A poll taken between Oct. 5 and Nov. 2 by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies showed Clinton with 83 percent of black votes, compared to Obama, who then had 74 percent. About 10 percent of those surveyed viewed them both negatively.
Voters must decide between two Democratic front-runners in a heated race for the White House, which has been run by Republican President George Bush for eight years. Most Bush performance approval ratings are under 40 percent. Plus, about 160,000 troops are still stationed in Iraq in a war that more than half of Americans want ended, according to Pew Research opinion polls. Democrats are banking on these facts to win back the White House.
The Clinton-Obama choice is complicated by questions over whether America will really elect Clinton as its first woman or Obama as its first African-American president while both race and gender - specifically the black race and the female gender - have historically been excuses for prejudice and discrimination in America. However, poll readings show both Democratic front-runners as being well ahead of their Republican opponents.
The focus is currently on the state of Iowa and its early Democratic Presidential Primary Jan. 3 and the New Hampshire primary Jan. 8. Obama leads slightly in Iowa and Clinton in New Hampshire.
But, pundits predict that Super Tuesday, Feb. 5 will be the deciding factor for who will likely win enough delegates for the Democratic nomination in Denver, Colo. Aug. 25-28. Super Tuesday is when 22 states will hold primaries and caucuses.
"If he wins Iowa, he would be favored in New Hampshire and if he wins New Hampshire, he'll have a lock on South Carolina, which would put him well-postured to compete on Super Tuesday and he'll have enough money," Scott said.
It'll be easier for Obama to win a national election than a Republican, Scott predicts.
"You have the worst job performance since Herbert Hoover. You've got the foreclosures at record highs. You've got the median income significantly lower," he says. "By the time the year is out, if people have a chance to look at the Republican administration, I think any Republican candidate will be hard-pressed to do well."
''Too many women are not getting the health care they need,'' said U. S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) in a statement posted on the Edwards campaign Web site. ''John Edwards is the only candidate to outline a specific plan to provide universal coverage and I'm proud to be part of a campaign - the only campaign - with a detailed plan to cover all Americans.''
Eight CBC members had not made public endorsements by NNPA deadline. The 15-15 Clinton-Obama split among the CBC members closely reflects the dividing lines among black voters, according to polls.
A poll taken between Oct. 5 and Nov. 2 by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies showed Clinton with 83 percent of black votes, compared to Obama, who then had 74 percent. About 10 percent of those surveyed viewed them both negatively.
Voters must decide between two Democratic front-runners in a heated race for the White House, which has been run by Republican President George Bush for eight years. Most Bush performance approval ratings are under 40 percent. Plus, about 160,000 troops are still stationed in Iraq in a war that more than half of Americans want ended, according to Pew Research opinion polls. Democrats are banking on these facts to win back the White House.
The Clinton-Obama choice is complicated by questions over whether America will really elect Clinton as its first woman or Obama as its first African-American president while both race and gender - specifically the black race and the female gender - have historically been excuses for prejudice and discrimination in America. However, poll readings show both Democratic front-runners as being well ahead of their Republican opponents.
The focus is currently on the state of Iowa and its early Democratic Presidential Primary Jan. 3 and the New Hampshire primary Jan. 8. Obama leads slightly in Iowa and Clinton in New Hampshire.
But, pundits predict that Super Tuesday, Feb. 5 will be the deciding factor for who will likely win enough delegates for the Democratic nomination in Denver, Colo. Aug. 25-28. Super Tuesday is when 22 states will hold primaries and caucuses.
"If he wins Iowa, he would be favored in New Hampshire and if he wins New Hampshire, he'll have a lock on South Carolina, which would put him well-postured to compete on Super Tuesday and he'll have enough money," Scott said.
It'll be easier for Obama to win a national election than a Republican, Scott predicts.
"You have the worst job performance since Herbert Hoover. You've got the foreclosures at record highs. You've got the median income significantly lower," he says. "By the time the year is out, if people have a chance to look at the Republican administration, I think any Republican candidate will be hard-pressed to do well."
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