I'm really surprised at all the high emotion and drama between supporters of Obama and Clinton in the primary. I prefer Obama in large part because I think Hillary will motivate the wingnut base to come out and vote. Either will easily win the presidency over McSame, but I think Obama will have longer coattails and is really a map changer, bringing several new states into play while mostly keeping the traditionally blue states.
What excites me the most about the election with Obama as the candidate is how well he's doing when so few Moron Americans have even heard much about him other than he's a sleeper cell Muslim terrorist. Once people really get to see him give speeches (and he's drawing tons of money and will likely outspend McSame by a huge amount), I'm sure his numbers will only improve.
Anyway, my preference is not super strong. I'd be fine voting for Hillary. My problem is with people who are just absolutely one way or the other with no compromise. I understand the case for both candidates, I guess, but they aren't different enough for me to just go crazy about it, unlike the huge differences between either and McSame.
I don't really understand why Clinton is still running when she can't win. I mean, if you're just hedging your bets in case something awful happens, why not suspend the campaign? It's not like anyone else would be competitive. What is she getting out of running so actively and campaigning so hard?
Randi Rhodes has been questioning this, too, on the radio, though I think she's gone a bit overboard in the Clinton-bashing lately. It's not that Clinton shouldn't be criticized or that there are no grounds to criticize her, not at all. It's just, why not focus on McSame now? Apparently, the listeners all want to talk about Clinton, so Randi just goes along. I'd like the whole circular firing squad thing among the Democrats to stop now.
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There have been articles about this in the local paper which are equally infuriating to me. The local Dems are pretty solidly behind Obama according to the paper and the result is that we have some outraged Hillary supporters being vocal.
Some of them have decided that any derision directed at them has to come from Obama supporters (not Reps apparently since the Reps love Hillary?) and so one woman who had been spit at took it as a personal affront by Obama... =/
The next great argument I have heard is "She's a woman and so I have to support a woman instead of the good old boys and if she is not nominated I will show my disgust by not voting." As if Hillary had not spent all her life fighting to be one of the good old boys and putting down anyone not a part of the clique... I'm not one to say that there is not a glass ceiling or anything, but the idea of putting feminism ahead of what this country needs kinda disgusts me.
Sadly, I just look at it and see more of the circular firing squad manned by idiots.
Posted by: Seattle Astronomer on May 27, 2008 01:46 PM