'Change' is officially history in presidential politics

Barack Obama's big win in South Carolina provides confirmation that "change" is yesterday's story.

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O. Casey Corr

O. Casey Corr Feb 6, 2018

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>'Change' is officially history in presidential politics</h1>
                <h2><p>Barack Obama's big win in South Carolina provides confirmation that "change" is yesterday's story.</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/casey-corr-crosscut-com/">O. Casey Corr</a></p> 
              <p><time datetime="2025-02-04T05:00:00-08:00">Feb 6, 2018</time></p>
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            <p>Barack Obama's big win in South Carolina provides confirmation that "change" is yesterday's story.</p><p>Barack Obama's big win in South Carolina provides confirmation that "change" is yesterday's story:      "The heightened anxiety about the nation's economy was at the center of voters' focus. More than twice as many voters there said the economy was the most important issue facing the country than said health care or the war in Iraq, according to the early results of an exit poll conducted throughout the state by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International for the National Election Pool."      That's the word from <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/26/us/politics/26cnd-carolina.html?hp=&ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">this hour's New York Times story.</a></p>
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Barack Obama's big win in South Carolina provides confirmation that "change" is yesterday's story.

Barack Obama's big win in South Carolina provides confirmation that "change" is yesterday's story: "The heightened anxiety about the nation's economy was at the center of voters' focus. More than twice as many voters there said the economy was the most important issue facing the country than said health care or the war in Iraq, according to the early results of an exit poll conducted throughout the state by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International for the National Election Pool." That's the word from this hour's New York Times story.

By O. Casey Corr

O. Casey Corr is a Seattle native,&nbsp;a writer and marketing communications consultant, author of two books on business leadership&nbsp;and former communications director for the Seattle may