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4. Membership in a third party or organization won't be the issue

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 07:41 PM

Jun 2012

Voters don't care that much about third parties, particularly in this case since it was never a successful separate party per se. The issue will be the 2008 campaign's categorical denials that Obama ever joined the NP or sought the NP's endorsement. Basically the minutes of the Chicago NP meeting record that Obama did in fact join the membership, that he asked for their endorsement, and also signed a "Candidate Contract" to support the NP if he was successfully elected.

My opinion -- Obama had best deal with this quickly and honestly so he can consider it a closed issue in the debates.

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"Obama�s Third-Party History" (National Review) - expect to hear this [View all] underpants Jun 2012 OP

Thank for the heads up. SoutherDem Jun 2012 #1

I was a New Party member in the 90s Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #2

I heard about NP in the late 90s at a meeting Paulie Jun 2012 #12

They're grasping at straws now... Drunken Irishman Jun 2012 #3

Actually they are trying to pile it on underpants Jun 2012 #5

Meh...stuff like this means little. Drunken Irishman Jun 2012 #7

Membership in a third party or organization won't be the issue MindOverMatters Jun 2012 #4

Welcome to DU Tsiyu Jun 2012 #8

Look! It's Halley's Comet! with Fangs! Communist Fangs! JHB Jun 2012 #6

Anyone should have been proud to be associated with ACORN, and I'm sure if he was, sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #9

Nobody really cares except hardline partisan Democrats who won't be voting Robme TheKentuckian Jun 2012 #10

More piddly BS from NR and the BBs. Bolo Boffin Jun 2012 #11

Non story Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2012 #13