OMFG - Obama supports John Barrow over Regina Thomas (Savannah & counties to the north)

[aikoaiko]

This makes me happy.

http://savannahnow.com/node/519033/print

Obama endorse U.S. Rep. John Barrow over Regina Thomas
By Larry Peterson
Created 2008-06-18 23:30

In an unusual move, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is backing U.S. Rep. John Barrow in a contested primary election. On July 15, Barrow, who is white, faces state Sen. Regina Thomas, who is black, in a Democratic primary likely to attract overwhelmingly black turnout.

The Savannah congressman supports policies such as the war in Iraq and President Bush's tax cuts, which Obama and Thomas oppose.

His campaign is airing radio ads featuring Obama in his 12th Congressional District. "We're going to need John Barrow back in Congress to help change Washington and get our country back on track," Obama says. "He's ... standing up to the ... Republicans who go right down the line with George Bush.

[JeffR]

1. I can't wait to vote for Obama.

But I will not be voting for John Barrow again. Been there, done that, and I don't want to spend the next two years calling and writing him to urge him to vote like a Democrat. Screw him.