The past couple of weeks have been phenomenal for our campaign!! The events of late have partly reinforced what I have been saying for many months, but have also provided some unexpected, and pleasant, surprises.
Let's start with the obvious...I have maintained since March that Clinton would do well in national polls mainly due to name recognition. Her undoing would be the Democrats' eventual realization that she would have a very difficult time winning a national election because of the very large number of people (Democrat, Republican, and Independent) who will simply NEVER vote for her. Her negatives are just too high. Hillary's electability, I have said, will be her downfall. This predicted realization is beginning to emerge. What is very exciting to me is that this realization is being reinforced by and buoyed by very strong evidence (both anecdotally and poll-proven) that Obama is winning over an impressive number of Independents and disaffected Republicans! Even I thought that the country was simply too polarized for this to happen. Yes, even before he has been chosen as the nominee, Obama is beginning to UNITE this country!! FANTASTIC!!!
Beyond Hillary's electability issues, we have been seeing signs of an actual implosion. I did NOT predict or expect this. I knew that she was very smart, calculating, and politically savvy, so I truly did not think that she would make many mistakes; certainly not any that would be repeatedly reported by the Clinton-happy media coronation machine. But, just in the past two weeks, we have seen a dismal debate performance, waffling and flip-flopping on key questions, criticism from women for her attempt to play the "gender" card, reports of planted questioners, and fairly substantial "dips" in her lead in the polling from key early states. Even the almighty Bill was chastised for his attempt to defend his wife by comparing Obama & Edwards' criticisms of her to swiftboating. Yes, it's been a very bad couple of weeks for the Clintons, and I can't help but feel a little giddy...Ok, a LOT giddy!!!
Now, I know we're not supposed to "attack" and "bring down" fellow Democrats, but I am really feeling the "urgency of now." ...and the possibility of Hillary in '08 does not bring much hope or excitement to even this very liberal Democrat. I do NOT want to go back to the polarization and nastiness of the '90's - as much as I liked Bill Clinton. I do NOT want to wait and see how long it takes the Republicans to find something with which to begin Impeachment proceedings against President Hillary. I don't want to sit around wondering how long it's going to take Hillary to attack Iran!!! No, I do NOT want to go there. I want to go to a place that I don't think even we Obama fans can even imagine yet. Not just back to our old standing in the world, but a new standing we've never achieved before. A standing on higher ground, built on a foundation of the UNITED States of America working TOGETHER for ourselves and the citizens of the world. ONLY Obama can take us there. ONLY Obama has the ability to even see it.
So, let's build on this momentum. Let's give until it hurts. Be inspired by the work done in Iowa over the weekend, and let it spill over into your own communities. TOGETHER we can do this. UNITED, not only do we stand, but UNITED will we walk, run, and DANCE!!!
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