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Election Information
Results of PDA-endorsed Races
The New Organizers, Part 1: What's Really Behind Obama's Ground Game
The GOP Goes Back To Its Ugly Roots
McCain and Team Have Many Ties to Gambling Industry
Has Sarah Palin Motivated the Very Voters That Obama Needs to Win?
Current Endorsed Candidate Campaigns
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Geoghegan, Tom (Congress, IL-05)Other Races of Interest
PDA Chapter Endorses Tom Geoghegan to Replace Emanuel in IL CD5
Geoghegan: Rhymes with Reagan, Thinks Like Wellstone
PDA-Illinois Endorses Jesse Jackson, Jr.
Rep. Jackson Is Our Choice to Be Senator
Barack Obama for President
10/02/02--The Day Obama Took the Lead
The Wall St Crisis, the 2008 Campaign and What To Do About It
Obama Gaining Crucial Ground, Polling Shifts in Some Key States
Solving Our Financial Crisis
VEEPSTAKES: Obama-Biden
Thomas Looks Towards 2010, Returns to Georgia Senate
An Hour or Two of Your Time Could Change the Congress
The America We Love
Clinton Concedes, Endorses Obama
Sen. Kerry Addresses PDA Members' Concerns
Obama, Clinton and What Has Been Achieved
Advantage Obama
USW Endorses Obama
PDA CO Chapter Endorses Joan Fitz-Gerald for Congress
Party Like It's 1932: The Obama Option
Obama Is Right
Mary Pallant Receives Ventura County Chapter Endorsement
Barack the Vote In the Remaining States
Clinton Has What It Takes
Armitage Wins Endorsement of Greater Daytona PDA Chapter
Clinton's Cringe-Worthy Moment
Give Dennis Kucinich His Due
A Personal Note from Dennis Kucinich
John Edwards Suspends Campaign
US Corporate Elite Fear Candidate Edwards
Kucinich: For the Record
Obama Thanks Kucinich for Encouraging His Backers to Make Obama Their Second Choice
Take a look at Joe Biden--There's a lot in him for Progressives
PDA Energy for Kucinich for New Hampshire!
PDA Members for Edwards take aim at Iowa
Ralph Nader supports Edwards' anti-corporate message
Edwards Delivers Speech On Lifting Up America's Middle Class
Kucinich Hits Homerun in Jefferson's Hometown
PDA Rocks!
PDA - The Freedom to Choose
Bill Richardson
Why I'm supporting John Edwards: It's time for a Progressive President with Coat Tails
Why Should PDA Support Dennis Kucinich?
Signs of Desperation?
Kucinich Will Introduce Privileged Resolution To Force Vote On Impeachment of Vice President Dick Cheney TODAY
Edwards: Senator Clinton Must Take a Stand on Peru Trade Deal
Kucinich's Challenge
Will Democrats Follow John Edwards On Trade--And Win Elections?
John Edwards: Sick of Bush's Rank Hypocrisy
Why is John Edwards leading in Iowa?
"To Build One America, End the Game"
Saving the Middle Class: A Real-Not Rhetorical-Plan
'Winners Never Quit and Quitters Never Win'
John Edwards and "You"
As if our lives depend on it…
Why Progressives Should Support John Edwards for President
Edwards is the only progressive candidate who can win the presidency
Introducing Dennis Kucinich
Edwards will give Kucinich a fight for the progressive vote
Dennis Kucinich represents the Heart & Soul of PDA
What Makes Laura Bonham Run: PDA Staff Member Runs for Utah State Legislature
Clint Curtis is changing the tide in Florida
PDA Welcomes Sen. Feingold to Maryland
Rep. Conyers Endorses PDA National Board Member John Bonifaz for Massachusetts Secretary of State
John Bonifaz for Secretary of State (MA)
Published October 2, 2008, by the Huffington Post. 
When Barack Obama wins the White House, let's remember the day he took the lead, even before anyone knew he was running--October 2, 2002.
That's the day he stood up in Daley Plaza and said no to invading Iraq. That's the day he showed his superior vision and judgement, compared to Senator Clinton and Senator McCain, who later became his strongest opponents. That's the day he stood up on the side of peace and justice, risking his still-just-dreamed-of career to say no to a war based on lies and hype.
Obama's speech that day still holds up pretty well, imo.
And the logic in that speech rocked not just 6 years ago, but 6 days ago, too, when Senator Obama used McCain's early support of the Iraq War to deliver one of his best comebacks of the first presidential debate. Here's how it played in the focus groups, with the feedback line steadily rising as Senator Obama kept jabbing McCain with "you were wrong" on Iraq (about 2:10 into the video clip).
The economy may dominate the home stretch of this race. But we would do well as a nation to remember when Barack Obama first took the lead in the race for the White House--as an obscure State Senator from Illinois, who showed the courage and judgement to say no to a bad, stupid, wrong war, when others of more stature chose to support Bush & Cheney.
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