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- PeoplesChoice, on 02/10/2008, -26/+469What Hillary Clinton should say on Monday:
In my entire career, I've had all kinds of opponents. But I've never had an opponent who inspires me. That was the difficult part of running against Senator Obama. But Bill and I love this party so much and losing in November is just unthinkable. That's why I've decided to suspend my campaign from this day and join forces with Senator Obama in defeating the heir of George Bush. Let us roll our sleeves and give the Republican nomineee the trouble that Senator Obama and I gave each other. - mrfreeziexp, on 02/10/2008, -20/+350If Hillary wins the nomination, the Democratic party will lose the general election. That's just a fact, the numbers support it.
- ganlet, on 02/10/2008, -7/+184Ive watched nearly all the debates and carefully watched their campaigns. One of the big reasons I am for Obama is because he, time after time, has stressed the idea of working with the Republicans to unite the country. Where as Clinton always talks about how she is the better candidate to go against them. It feels like Obama wants to work together and Clinton wants to continue the drift
(I'm sry if I have spell anything wrong I'm rather sick today) - gmurray, on 02/10/2008, -22/+171Twice the party has been split on its candidate and twice it was never able to get back together and win the generals. Obama can bring the party together and defeat McCain so that we can continue undoing the damage of the Bush Administration.
- Herolint, on 02/10/2008, -8/+132Democrats, please take heed. I am a conservative, but the only way I would possibly vote for McCain is if you put up Hillary as your candidate. I think, and this video suggests I'm right, that there are a lot of Republicans and Independants that feel this way too. If you want to win the election in 2008, make sure that Obama is your candidate. I, for one, will vote for him.
- TrevorBradley, on 02/10/2008, -5/+98I'm surprised we haven't started hearing: "A vote for Hillary is a vote for McCain" or "A vote for Hillary is a vote for invading Iran".
Guess Barack really isn't into negative campaigning. - Ireland, on 02/10/2008, -17/+104We got your back Barack
- vagrantwade, on 02/10/2008, -5/+64This isn't exactly new information. Unfortunately American voters like to ***** themselves over hard. i.e. 2000 & 2004.
- Ireland, on 02/10/2008, -0/+55dugg because you're sick
- phyl0x, on 02/10/2008, -10/+59The Clinton's are well known for putting themselves above the party, we wont see her giving up without a fight.
Bill almost destroyed the party his second term, his actions galvanized the republicans in 2000 (remember that whole restoring dignity to the White House stuff?), and this indirectly/directly led to George W Bush winning the election (well we know Gore really won..but Bush is president). Bill remained a low profile in both Gore and Kerry's campaign despite them wanting him to take a larger role. The DNC leadership and the Clintons aren't exactly best friends (Clintons are far more centrist than the DNC would like as well). We'll never see her quit unless theres no choice, she'll fight for those FL and MI delegates and do whatever it takes. Its gonna be messy. - noctu, on 02/10/2008, -4/+47free clue ms clinton, men don't equate crying with leadership!
- mthe0ry, on 02/10/2008, -7/+48"Clinton does not draw very well among men. Obama does"
Let me rephrase that last sentence for you Mr. Pundit,
"Clinton only draws well with women (who only seek the novelty of voting for a woman)" - gonzojeff, on 02/10/2008, -6/+44It's not simply a matter of Obama appealing to more voters than Clinton. There's also the fact that most far-right Republicans absolutely hate the Clintons. These people don't have much love for McCain either, and if McCain is running against Obama, many will likely stay home rather than have to hold their nose to vote for one or the other. But, if McCain is running against Clinton, the right-wingers will come out in force to vote for McCain just to keep the Clintons from returning to the White House.
- gettempapa, on 02/10/2008, -4/+41I voted for Obama in the Washington caucuses today. This was one of the primary reasons. I even used this reason to help sway people who were undecided.
- hoovcluck, on 02/10/2008, -6/+43Sorry, I didn't know we started undoing the damage.
- davebrook, on 02/10/2008, -10/+46God I hate Hillary! Go Barack Obama! Go!!
- stormgren, on 02/10/2008, -1/+36The 300 million people in the United States.
- cryonix, on 02/10/2008, -20/+50Perhaps Hillary looses the male vote with her crying/staged emotional expression. That only shows her emotional instability, and how little can render her emotional. Imagine a larger issue, how emotionally instable would she become?
- franklymister, on 02/10/2008, -3/+32While the polls themselves should be enough to show Obama's advantage over Clinton in the general election, there's one more argument that polls don't show.
Voter turnout.
The Democratic primaries have set all-time records for participation, and it's that kind of thing that has given Obama the victory in several states. The general election isn't just going to come down to poll numbers, it's going to come down to which candidate can get the most voters into the booth on election day.
Clinton will bring a lot of Republicans out to vote against her, no matter how many Democrats vote for her. Obama, on the other hand, will drive greater Democratic turnout, as people vote for him who have never voted in any election before.
I doubt there will be a large number of Republicans driven purely by Obama-hatred the way they would be by Clinton. I read a comment on Free Republic (the ultra-conservative site) recently that I think sums up how the conservatives feel about this year's election:
"Between McCain, Clinton, and Obama, Obama's the only one that hasn't spent the last ten years pissing me off."
I think that sentiment is going to be a powerful force in this election. - cephelo, on 02/10/2008, -3/+31If you think a US president's foreign standing has no bearing on us, you're grossly deluded.
- Kr4t05, on 02/10/2008, -10/+36I was actually a big Ron Paul supporter until I saw the numbers (or lack thereof) for Super Tuesday. Now that I'm looking at the other candidates, I really think Obama is the closest I might get to a satisfactory president. And, with these numbers, I think he has a chance.
- Pimptastic, on 02/10/2008, -0/+25I would think the whole world would care. Anyone want another George Bush in office?
- zephyr42, on 02/10/2008, -2/+26I thought about that myself.... It would be the best thing for the COUNTRY and the PARTY.
Why won't she do it? Same reason she's still with Bill, she's stubborn beyond belief. - kesin, on 02/10/2008, -2/+24yeah hes a democrat that wants to stay in iraq for 100 years ::rolls eyes::
- TGMD, on 02/10/2008, -2/+24Democrats have the tendency to pick a candidate that can't win in the general.
Kerry (rich, boring, aloof), Gore (boring, aloof, etc), Dukakis (easy target, 'new england liberal'), Mondale (need I say more?), McGovern
Clinton would just be another in a long line of qualified, but unelectable democratic nominees.
If they did choose Obama he would most definitely win the general. McCain and Obama both appeal to the independents, but what gives Obama the win is that he can get democratic liberal base to back him while McCain can't do the same for the Conservative base... But it Hilary gets the nomination, not only will independents flock to McCain the conservative base will vote just to make sure she doesn't get in...
People generally don't like Hilary... Hell if I had a choice between Hilary and McCain I'd choose McCain.. and I'm a libertarian who HATES McCain...
OH well... I'm writing John Adams in... (nothing in the constitution says you can't elect a dead president) - supaklaw, on 02/10/2008, -1/+22Um, every staunch party member of the DNC is backing Clinton. You got it ass backwards. Clinton represents old school DNC fatcats... essentially the Republicans of the Democratic party... you know, the ones that voted for war, and were too pussyish to fight Bush. The more liberal members of the DNC are for Obama. But why most Dems have an issue with the Clintons is, they do behave very ruthlessly at times... Bill got elected in just as ruthless a way as Bush did. He's a smart guy but they are a bit shady. Unfortunately for me, Hilary is a lot more conservative than Bill, and a lot more willing to make consessions with people that should be called out for being unethical. Unfortunately she's put herself in a position she can't call someone unethical without seeming like a total hypocrite, Obama can.
But the main problem is, the next 2 years are going to be mired in recession... and the next 10 with massive debt thanks to Dubya. The next president of any party is seriously *****. - inactive, on 02/10/2008, -9/+28Say what you will, but Bill Clinton is still among the most popular American presidents we've had. If you ask Democrats, they absolutely loved him and when he travels throughout the world (unlike Bush) people adore him. Few citizens outside our borders have any affinity towards George W. Bush, not even Iraqi citizens appreciate their "liberator".
- franklymister, on 02/10/2008, -2/+18Not surprised by your screen name. Take it somewhere else - Internet trolling is so 1990s.
- salinemist, on 02/10/2008, -1/+15Yes, if you're racist or sexist. I prefer to vote for the best candidate regardless of their sex or skin color.
- TGMD, on 02/10/2008, -0/+14Ahem... Cashman... you do realize that Reagan gave Amnesty right?
- badjoke, on 02/10/2008, -0/+14They might not cut taxes, but hopefully they'll cut overuse of punctuation.
- MOJIRA, on 05/17/2008, -0/+13Don't digg him because he's sick! You'll catch it! Don't you know that's how the virus transfers?
- drdh, on 02/10/2008, -2/+14I'm surprised to see that this creaky stereotype of powerful women is still considered valid by anyone. Have you never met an intelligent, post-menopausal woman? Most of the ones I know are quite stable, emotionally, and, of course, they don't have "special days of the month." As for declaring war, it seems to me that the current administration is constantly having "special days."
- pintomp3, on 02/10/2008, -4/+16mccain and hillary are worse
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/rosnerPage.jhtm ... - Cyrus042, on 02/10/2008, -0/+12Clinton, Obama and McCain have all said that they would leave a military option on the table when dealing with Iran. In addition, all of them said it would be the last resort.
- Malevolant, on 02/10/2008, -2/+13It's an anti-spam feature and when people spam certain services to ad nauseam, there is a protection in place. This has nothing to do with free speech, but thanks for trying.
- inactive, on 02/10/2008, -3/+14Yep. I'll vote for anyone over Hillary. I'll vote for Obama over McCain.
- alexandramw, on 02/10/2008, -2/+13Looking at your name, I hope you're banned a third time. Jack off.
- Pimptastic, on 02/10/2008, -0/+11the problem is there are enough crazy right wingers that would come out of the woodwork to vote against Hillary. There isn't that hatred for Obama that some of us right wingers have compared to how much we despised the whole Clinton era.
- Dylson, on 02/10/2008, -0/+11Ya and the other 6 billion people that share our planet, who think we Americans suck due to George.
- kirakun, on 02/10/2008, -3/+14That would only happen if Billary Clinton is genuinely caring for America. Unfortunately, she's just an ambitious selfish fake who just wants to be the first female American president.
So, good luck with that. - DephexTwin, on 02/10/2008, -0/+11Dugg for "primary reasons".
/The irony is, you had a caucus. - orca94, on 02/10/2008, -3/+14Yes, and no. Also, go ***** yourself.
- akatsuki, on 02/10/2008, -4/+14Bill Clinton screwed Gore to make room for Hillary. So although people love Bill for the dot-com boom, he definitely would put the Clinton interest over the party. That speech will never happen.
- Robitz, on 02/10/2008, -2/+12Pardon me while I throw up.
- Bonz0, on 02/10/2008, -2/+12I dont support him at all but damn man your comment was about retarded as hell
- franklymister, on 02/10/2008, -5/+15If you're going to love any politician for the dot com boom, you can thank Gore.
It was the Gore Bill of 1991 that gave us all the foundations of the internet and the web as we know it today - from the National Information Infrastructure and the fiber optic networks across the nation, to the NCSA where the first web browser, Mosaic, was created. - foreignwarren, on 02/10/2008, -1/+11man I know........***** Mitt Romney!!!
- Ireland, on 02/10/2008, -1/+11Hilary's? Yes.
- DephexTwin, on 02/10/2008, -0/+10Wow... you are really bad at forming expectations.
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