by WonkoKevin

Barack Obama came in second to Hillary Clinton with 20% buzz share yesterday amongst liberal bloggers, according to Wonkosphere.  Liberal bloggers were discussing Obama’s tough talk to Wall Street this week, and Obama’s statement at the Tom Harkin Steak Fry that he will not support Iraq funding without withdrawal timetables.  On the other side, the conservative bloggers and MSM are talking about Jesse Jackson’s callout on Obama, accusing him of “acting like he’s white”.  Marc Ambinder dissects the situation accurately: “Barack Obama, while acknowledging that he owes a significant debt to Jesse Jackson, is not running as the candidate of the Democratic urban machine, or as the candidate of African Americans, or as the candidate of the African American political establishment. His run, its assumptions and the way Obama interacts with the establishment is predicated on difference.”

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