{"id":96,"date":"2008-11-04T14:03:26","date_gmt":"2008-11-04T14:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/cityofbrass\/2008\/11\/obamas-hopes-on-the-hoosiers.html"},"modified":"2008-11-04T14:03:26","modified_gmt":"2008-11-04T14:03:26","slug":"obamas-hopes-on-the-hoosiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/cityofbrass\/2008\/11\/obamas-hopes-on-the-hoosiers.html","title":{"rendered":"Obama’s hopes on the Hoosiers"},"content":{"rendered":"

In my projection<\/a>, I detailed why I think Obama might pull an upset win in Indiana, a statet hat went for Bush over Kerry by 20 points and hasn’t voted Blue since 1964. It should be noted that after voting this morning in Chicago, Obama went to Indianapolis:<\/a><\/p>\n

During his brief visit to Indianapolis this morning, Sen. Barack Obama stopped by a union hall for UAW Local 550 and predicted a win in Indiana.<\/p>\n

About a dozen volunteers were making get-out-the-vote calls when Obama arrived to appear before the cameras and try to motivate supporters.<\/p>\n

Asked about his confidence in winning a state that has not backed a Democrat for president since 1964, Obama said he thinks he can change that pattern.<\/p>\n

“I think we can win Indiana, otherwise I wouldn’t be in Indiana,” he said, according to a pool report of the visit.<\/p>\n

Obama is now headed back to Chicago, where he is to do satellite interviews into battleground states and play some basketball, a voting day tradition for him.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We will know by 7PM EST whether Obama takes Indiana – and if he does, the election is pretty much over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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