Fri
Oct 3 2008
10:07 pm
Ralph Stanley gets involved in campaign
By: Bbeanster

Bluegrass king Ralph Stanley has endorsed Barack Obama.

He's cut a radio ad that is running all over SW Virginia.

McCain's done.

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Rachel's picture

Ummm, I dunno about the

Submitted by Rachel on Fri, 2008/10/03 - 11:55pm.

Ummm, I dunno about the "done" thing if you're counting on Stanley's endorsement. I think he also endorsed Kerry in 2004.

David Garrett Jr.'s picture

McCain is finished. But

Submitted by David Garrett Jr. (not verified) on Sat, 2008/10/04 - 3:48am.

McCain is finished. But OBAMA fucked us over just the same with the bailout vote. I have supported him for a long time, even over Clinton. I've read his books and agree with his views but when it comes time to represent, he sides with the corporations.

VOTE THIRD PARTY.

IT IS TIME FOR THE NEW AMERICAN REVOLUTION!!!!!!!!!!

rikki's picture

IT IS TIME FOR THE NEW

Submitted by rikki on Sat, 2008/10/04 - 11:32am.

IT IS TIME FOR THE NEW AMERICAN REVOLUTION

That's true, but Presidential elections are not the venue for revolution. A good first step would be the House voting to impeach Cheney on Nov 5.

Bbeanster's picture

Ralph Stanley speaks to the

Submitted by Bbeanster on Sat, 2008/10/04 - 8:10am.

Ralph Stanley speaks to the exact demo that votes for McCain -- old, white, lower middle class and male. He also represents the Democratic demographic that didn't vote for Barack in the primary. This is a very important endorsement in SW Va and could be very effective in NC, too. Winning these two states would pretty much ensure an Obama victory.

Nobody's picture

There are few Americans who

Submitted by Nobody (not verified) on Sat, 2008/10/04 - 11:09am.

There are few Americans who have any idea as to who this person is and any claim of how much power he holds with an endorsement is blinded to reality. How many Americans, aggregate wise, listen to Bluegrass? Get a grip and yes, in 2004, he endorsed Kerry and when the totals came in Bush won more votes than Kerry and the entire 3rd Party spectrum combined, including winning 85% of all counties in the USA. The only story from that is how Bush could blow the ultimate in political capital in the time since 2004.

Bbeanster's picture

Ralph Stanley's a Democrat

Submitted by Bbeanster on Sat, 2008/10/04 - 3:45pm.

Ralph Stanley's a Democrat and a union man, and as such is in a minority in his home region. But he's enormously popular and respected across Appalachia.

The population of Virginia is changing. It's not a red state any more.

The northern 'burbs are becoming increasingly blue, and all Obama's got to do is peel off a few votes down in the mountains and he's won. The differences between Now (2008) and Then (2004) are numerous and compelling, and not the least of them is the fact that Obama is a better candidate with a superior campaign and learned some lessons from what happened to Kerry (and Gore).

Sandra Clark's picture

Huh?

Submitted by Sandra Clark on Sat, 2008/10/04 - 1:30pm.

Bean, I thought Ralph Stanley was some preacher from Georgia. -- s.

MDB's picture

I'm not convinced this is

Submitted by MDB on Sun, 2008/10/05 - 9:29am.

I'm not convinced this is all that meaningful.

How long has country music icon Willie Nelson been endorsing Democrats?

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