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Originally Posted by fxashun Right now it's just a matter of choosing against the other guy. There's no way I'm voting for McCain or Clinton, so all I have left is Obama or Ron Paul if he decides to run independent. I think it's a shame that these are the best choices that we have.
But hell will freeze over and Santa Claus will move in before I vote for Hillary. | And the thing is, there are so many Americans who think the same way. Heck, there are even Obama Republicans. The Democrats should be running with this like the Republicans did Reagan. If they nominate Hillary (and especially if McCain wins the Presidency), I think it's safe to say that the Democratic Party is defunct.
I don't have anything personal against Hillary, but millions of conservatives (especially Christian conservatives) do. Many of whom would stay at home and not cast a ballot for McCain unless they can do so against Hillary.
Not only that but I think the true strength in the Obama campaign is that he's able to energize the left across divisions. One of the main troubles the left has had for decades is that they can't seem to come together on anything, because the difference in opinion is vast and everyone has their issue. The right is classically divided among the Christian conservatives and wall street conservatives, but they have been able to coalesce and dominate American politics. One of the main reasons why they were able to do that was because of none other than Bill Clinton. Even if Hillary is able to win the election, we could see a re-coalescing of main street and wall street Republicans and the Democratic Party would ultimately suffer.
I feel like I'm almost speculating as much as CNN but you can't deny that the Republicans have been able to garner both cash and votes in their vast Clinton-hate machine. "If you want to achieve peace of mind and happiness, then have faith; if you want to be a disciple of truth, then search" -- Friedrich Nietzsche
Economic Left/Right: -9.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.72 |