Danbury & Barack Obama

Senator Barack Obama is the youngest candidate running for President, and has attracted the youth. He is currently represents Illinois, being elected in 2004. Previously he was in the Illinois State Senate. Almost everyone can agree that Obama lacks experience, however he is using that to his benefit saying that it is time to change government. He has been considered the second best candidate on the Democratic side. His high fund-raising mark has really evenly tied him up with Hillary Clinton, at least on the money side. The following is the most recent poll from Polling Report showing where Obama stands in the crowded field of Democratic candidates:

Hillary Clinton -- 41%
Barack Obama -- 20%
Al Gore -- 16%
John Edwards -- 12%

Now Danbury Democrats have gone with the leading candidate in the primaries, picking Gore and Kerry. However, since Obama has just as much money as Hillary he has shown that he is definitely a huge possibility of getting the nomination. Something tells me that Danbury may go for Obama, possibly because they want change. He has been against the Iraq War since the start, which could attract young voters in Danbury, as well as liberal Democrats. Unlike the Republicans, who are moderate and would make much sense if they pick Giuliani, the Democrats in Danbury have many candidates to choose from. Here is the most recent poll from Quinnipiac University showing Obama slightly behind Hillary in Connecticut:

Clinton -- 33%
Obama -- 21%
Gore -- 9%
Dodd -- 8%
Edwards -- 5%

If Obama get's the Democratic nomination, he does pretty well in head to head match-ups against the top Republican candidates here in Connecticut. He does well as a whole against John McCain, but not that great in our area--Fairfield County.

Connecticut
Obama -- 43%
McCain -- 38%

Fairfield County
Obama -- 39%
McCain -- 44%

Barack Obama has already made history running for President, and his ability to attract young voters and people who are just tired of Washington politics is impressive. If enough people agree with him on that then he has a very good chance of being the next President. What will make or break it for Obama is if voters want a person who has more experience because if that's the case, Obama is in trouble. However, he hasn't had any major obstacles yet.