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9 Comments
I admire your commitment
Obama supporters should not give up.
desmoinesdem Sat 19 Jan 8:16 PM
Give up?
Last I checked Obama still has a huge lead on Hillary in South Carolina…which would make it 2 and 2 going into Super Tuesday.
You’re not even close to done!
american007 Sat 19 Jan 9:53 PM
Obama is very likely to take SC
but if he trails among women and Latinos as badly in CA and other states as he did in NV, he won’t win much on February 5.
desmoinesdem Sat 19 Jan 10:09 PM
Yeah
It’s getting ugly. I was sure it would get rough by South Carolina and I fear what will happen this week. I have to agree with Obama on Bill Clinton taking a little too active of a role in the campaign given he is a former President. I don’t blame him because it is another chance to get back in the White House, but it just goes to show how much this is HIM getting back into the White House and not just Hillary. I fear for Democrats, and progressives in general, and the possibility for change to occur in this country if Hillary gets nominated. I just don’t know that she can beat a Republican party no matter how divided and incoherent they seem right now. I would vote for her if she had Obama as her VP, and it looks more and more that the winner of this nomination will have to pick his or her opponent anyway. From the start I was motivated in this election solely on Senator Obama’s qualities as a leader and thinker. Unfortunately, I am also motivated now against Hillary Clinton. The way she has approached this campaign just seems too similar to how Bush would approach it, and I just can’t stand to see more of the same characteristics in the White House.
There is a long way to go. I have started up over 250 fundraisers on Barack Obama in the last two days. I know Obama can and should win South Carolina, but the Clintons are not going to go without a fight. I think they would go to the brink of breaking the party to win this nomination. It seems those who always want power the most are the ones who should have it the least. This country is ready for change; not just a change in party controlling the White House, but a break with the past. This is about paving a new future for our country both domestically and foreign. Hillary just brings too much baggage, even if she will be the first women President. People are not voting for Obama because he will be the first black President. They want him as their President because he has the right experience and method of rationality that works best for the President. Note: Lincoln had very little “Washington” experience, as does Obama. But, Lincoln had a special way of approaching decision-making and bridging divides among people, much in the same way that Obama has.
Well, the one thing I know is that I will never vote for a Clinton again, unless Obama’s name is directly above or below it. I prefer to be an Independent, not confined by the dogma of a particular party. Change does not happen by toeing the party line. It happens when newcomers come to the party with fresh ideas and visions of uniting a new segment of the population that was inactive. Hillary just doesn’t represent change.
drinksgreentea Sun 20 Jan 10:55 PM
you should vote for our party's nominee
unless you like the idea of two or three more Alitos on the Supreme Court. It’s a miracle Justice Stevens has made it this long. We cannot afford another GOP president, period.
I’ve never been a fan of Bill, dating back to 1992. But I am a yellow-dog Democrat and will vote for our nominee no matter what.
By the way, if Hillary gets the nomination, there is no way she will choose Obama as VP. She will go ultra-safe with Wes Clark or a governor. She wouldn’t want to be overshadowed by the VP’s charisma, and the first woman to head the ticket is not going to choose a black man as a running mate.
desmoinesdem Mon 21 Jan 8:21 AM
If Obama takes SC
in a convincing way, Feb. 5th will be anyone’s guess. I will be particularly interested in the red states. Me thinks there is a chance he could blow her away in some of the red states. All those Obama endorsements from red state D’s might be indicative of something.
I will be curious to see what effects Bill Clinton’s active, negative role in the campaign will have. I may not be 100% objective as an active Obama guy, but his approach seems increbibly unseemly for an ex-prez – even when you do it for your wife. Plus, one is starting to wonder who is really running in the Clinton family and who will be calling the shots in a potential Hillary White House. Right now it obviously looks like there may not be enough time for this imagery to sink her candidacy, but I’m thinking it will be a huge liability come November if she is our nominee.
rf Sun 20 Jan 10:50 PM
in the closed primaries
which will be many if not most of the February 5 states, Obama will have a rough road. In most places, he trails Hillary among Democrats, particularly among certain subgroups of Democrats who are a large part of the population.
Also, he doesn’t seem to be able to replicate his strong showing among women in Iowa anywhere else. Maybe he needed months of retail campaigning and a field operation with lots of women precinct captains to achieve that, and he doesn’t have time to do it in other place. But Hillary seems to be holding a big lead among women, who are a majority of voters in most Dem primaries.
desmoinesdem Mon 21 Jan 8:23 AM
Oprah
A convincing win in SC + Oprah = big wins for Obama on February 5th. That’s how I see it. If she shows up to help his campaign in Super Tuesday states, he will come out on top because she will bring in the female vote. Unfortunately, I don’t think Obama will win SC convincingly (+10%) unless Oprah is down there again before the votes are cast. She took a lot of slack from her pro-Hillary fans because she wasn’t seen as supporting the first female President, so I’m not so sure she will be out there like she was before the Iowa caucus. So, basically, I am just hopeful at this point. But, how that is different from any other point in this campaign, I don’t know. Going against the Billary Brass with the message of Democratic change is like trying to bend a steel pole into a balloon animal. The Clintons are so entrenched in the Democratic party, the likelihood is not good. As Obama said, he is on an improbable journey. The sad thing is that I barely see a President Hillary as a leap forward for women. I see it more as another step toward aristocracy and dynasty in American politics. How can change come to Washington if we keep electing the same families to our important leadership positions? So, what are we really doing when we nominate Hillary Clinton? Personally, I would rather see a strong leader with good judgment taking office. A leader that is not bought out by special interests and one who thinks independently, who has chosen the road less taken in spite of everyone else said to go the other way. I think our country effectively craves for the same. Unfortunately, if the Democratic party nominates Hillary Clinton, we will likely have failed to nominate an electable leader three elections in a row. Talk about irrationality…jeez.
drinksgreentea Tue 22 Jan 10:21 AM
as for Bill Clinton
he has always put what’s best for himself above what’s best for the party, so what else is new?
I agree that his attacks have gone over the top.
However, I thought the Obama campaign made a HUGE mistake putting out that memo in SC trying to make Bill’s “fairy tale” comment into a racist slur. It is a fact that since getting elected to the Senate, Obama has voted exactly like Hillary on every vote related to Iraq.
desmoinesdem Mon 21 Jan 8:26 AM