It’s pretty simple really. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are two excellent choices for president, but only one of them can win in November. That’s Obama.
Hillary has brand-name-recognition, I’ll give her that. But, it’s a double edge sword. She’s not going to change anybody’s mind, you either love her or you hate her. And frankly, about half the country hates her.
So, as hard as it is, imagine a Hillary –v– McCain General Election. Remember that map of the USA during the ’04 Election? Well that’s our starting point. You can expect the same old red states and blue states. Ohio will be the kingmaker, again. Ohioans are a strange bunch, they’re largely independent and moderate on most issues. Hillary Clinton is not popular there, I know, I lived there for 18 years. McCain will suck up all the independents in Ohio. Same with Florida. Same with New Hampshire. The Dems will lose the ’08 Election the EXACT same way we did in ’04.
Let’s look at the Republicans. It’s beautiful, they’re a tanking party. They’re split into 3 factions; Religious, Conservative, and Moderate. 28 Republican members of the House have already announced retirement, many more are expected to resign. Even Rush Limbaugh is bashing the party, saying it’s too fractured to compete right now. The Democrats have an opportunity to pounce and create at least a 60% working majority in congress and take the White House. There is absolutely nothing that will unite the Republican Party right now, except of course a Clinton. The Clinton’s unite the Republicans better than they unite Democrats unfortunately.
So, let’s look at the Clintons. I’ll give credit where credit is due. Bill Clinton was a great President. The country was better off at the end of his term than it was before his term. But, let’s face it, the bad stuff about Bill Clinton outweighed the good stuff. Just ask Al Gore. By any estimation, Al Gore should have swept into office in 2000 based on a record of great accomplishment in the 90’s. The Clinton Scandals gave George W Bush the opening he needed to become President, and the Republicans the majority in the Senate and House. The rest is history.
The Clintons are rife with Scandal. Just today, a new cropped up in the Times about a$31 million deal for Kazakstan Uranium. In 2006 the Democrats AND Republicans blocked and redacted the Barrett Report, which is an indictment on both Clintons’ abuses of power during the 90’s and this decade. The Democrats blocked it so they could win the ’06 midterm elections. The Republicans blocked it so they could use it in ’08 to destroy Hillary. Any member of congress can file to have the redacted parts published. The Republicans will flood the airwaves with “Monica” and “Paula Jones” and who knows what else.
It’s too big of a risk to nominate Hillary. If McCain is the President, we’re looking at more Anti-Choice judges, 100 years of mid-east war, more tax cuts for the rich, etc. etc. etc.
Let’s look at what Obama has done for the Democratic Party in just a months’ time. He’s sucked up millions of independents. He’s tapped into the youth vote. He’s motivated an entire generation. He’s expanded the size of the Democratic Party with massive amounts of enthusiasm. And he’s given a voice to so many who were voiceless for so long. His movement is only growing, while Hillary is flat lining (see above, Name Recognition, everyone’s mind is already made up about her.)
Obama is EXACTLY what the Democratic Party needs at this EXACT time in history. His movement will create a landslide victory for the Dems on every level of government in the fall. When people go to vote in presidential elections, they’re confronted with a huge ballot with candidates for congress, senate, governor, state reps, local reps, and most importantly judges. Obama will bring a HUGE electorate to the Democratic side, when we vote for Obama, we’ll vote Democratic across the board.
Think of the implications a Democratic LANDSLIDE could have in November. We can put an end to the Anti-Choice insurgency and finally guarantee women’s reproductive rights. We can end our culture of military and war and base our society on peace. We can finally overcome the Health Insurance Lobby, the Oil Lobby, the Defense Lobby. We can solve Healthcare, we can solve education, and we can solve poverty. We can give our country a brand new face to reintroduce ourselves to the world. We can create a new Great American Generation. And that’s just what we accomplish on day one. The possibilities are endless of what we could accomplish for a full term.
This is huge. It’s too big of an opportunity to pass up. It’s too much to risk nominating someone who will only unify the opponents of what we want to accomplish.
I implore all of you. GET INVOLVED. We are Barack’s biggest asset.
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