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Obama on Butler County issues
Now that he is poised to take over the country, I thought those who haven’t heard it might find interesting my interview with President-elect Barack Obama back during the primaries.
To hear the interview, click on the audio file below. Click here for the article than ran at the time.
In this seven-minute interview, Obama answers the following questions:
Butler County has historically been a conservative county. We have a huge number of independents who have leaned conservative in previous elections. What part of your platform or message do you believe would appeal to these voters?
Butler County’s sheriff has advocated for the power to arrest illegal immigrants who haven’t committed a local crime. Do you believe local law enforcement should have that power?
If you were elected president, how would your actions improve the lives of residents specifically in southwest Ohio?
Many polls put your opponent, senator Clinton, ahead in Ohio by a slim margin. How do you plan to make up this difference with only two days left before the primary? ,
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Obama then lost Butler County in the primary by about 10 percent of the vote and lost the general locally by an even wider margin. What do you think of his answers to these questions? About him being elected?
(And thank you poster “Matt Hurley” for pointing out that one of the questions indeed had a problem. I fixed that on the list above but, to be honest, I don’t remember how I phrased it in the interview)
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