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| − | '''Obamacan''' is a | + | '''Obamacan''' is a descriptive term coined by political pollsters which describes those [[Republican]] voters who support [[Barack Obama]]'s candidacy for the [[President|Presidency]] of the [[United States]]. <ref>http://www.republicansforobama.org/?q=node/321</ref> Obama himself first used the term in a speech on February 12, 2008,<ref>http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0802/12/acd.01.html</ref> though the term appears in print prior to his first usage.<ref>http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/articlelive/articles/39872/1/The-Way--I-See-ItBecoming-an-Obamacan/Page1.html</ref><ref>http://www.insightnews.com/commentary.asp?mode=display&articleID=3779</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:56, February 25, 2008
Obamacan is a descriptive term coined by political pollsters which describes those Republican voters who support Barack Obama's candidacy for the Presidency of the United States. [1] Obama himself first used the term in a speech on February 12, 2008,[2] though the term appears in print prior to his first usage.[3][4]
References
For a more detailed treatment, see Politics.