I am of two minds when it comes to telling Hillary to quit.
1) she is not electable, never was and never will be. Even if she had managed to take the Democratic nomination, she would never ever ever be President. Sure she may have been able to take the democratic base, but she could not swing the swing voters, even if she went against Bush himself. She has too much baggage. Her husband has too much baggage. The Republicans would have been able to solidify their base against her and pulled in the swing voters. Even against Bush. (I've made my opinion of her negative qualities on my journal as well as Obama's positive ones, and it is interesting watching her self-destruct)
2) by attacking Obama, we see what is his best quality, his way to deal with attacks. The BS she is pulling in Pennsylvania hasn't made a dent in the polls. Why? Because unlike Kerry, Obama knows how to handle attacks. His sense of humor (I loved whem he said "Shame on you Hillary" with that huge smile) and ability to build on the attacks, like he did with his race speech after the attacks for Re. White show what an excellent President he will make.
Personally, at this point the Clintons are in the same boat Nader is in, their legacy is gone. I proudly stood in the freezing DC air to watch his first Inauguration. She was going to be a first lady in the vein of Eleanor Roosevelt. Now I wouldn't cross the street to shake either's hand. I want my daughters to have good female role models, like Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, who I'm hoping will get the VP slot.
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regna
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Date: 2008-04-16 06:41 pm (UTC)1) she is not electable, never was and never will be. Even if she had managed to take the Democratic nomination, she would never ever ever be President. Sure she may have been able to take the democratic base, but she could not swing the swing voters, even if she went against Bush himself. She has too much baggage. Her husband has too much baggage. The Republicans would have been able to solidify their base against her and pulled in the swing voters. Even against Bush.
(I've made my opinion of her negative qualities on my journal as well as Obama's positive ones, and it is interesting watching her self-destruct)
2) by attacking Obama, we see what is his best quality, his way to deal with attacks. The BS she is pulling in Pennsylvania hasn't made a dent in the polls. Why? Because unlike Kerry, Obama knows how to handle attacks. His sense of humor (I loved whem he said "Shame on you Hillary" with that huge smile) and ability to build on the attacks, like he did with his race speech after the attacks for Re. White show what an excellent President he will make.
Personally, at this point the Clintons are in the same boat Nader is in, their legacy is gone. I proudly stood in the freezing DC air to watch his first Inauguration. She was going to be a first lady in the vein of Eleanor Roosevelt. Now I wouldn't cross the street to shake either's hand. I want my daughters to have good female role models, like Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, who I'm hoping will get the VP slot.