Is Obama the great uniter?
By Aaron | April 24, 2008
Is he the magical once in a lifetime candidate that will bring people from all walks of life, and all political parties, together to solve the monumental issues of the day??? This is what he wants us to believe, and it’s the question that more voters need to start thinking about. Inspirational images and soaring retoric aside, is this a man that can bring people together….or is he truly just the most liberal senator out there…packaged as a uniter.
Karl Rove articulates this better than I ever could, and you should check out his op/ed from the Wall Street Journal this morning, or read his interview in GQ this month.
Remember Obama’s victory speech back in Iowa? Obama went on and on about his ability to bring Democrats and Republicans together, red states and blue states, to address the most pressing issues of the day.
I’ll be a President who finally makes health care affordable and available to every single American the same way I expanded health care in Illinois - by–by bringing Democrats and Republicans together to get the job done.( Full Transcript here)
This is all well and good, and deep down he is saying the things that Americans are desperate to hear. However, is he just telling us what we want to hear, or is he literally going to stand in the aisle between Democrats and Republicans, and break bread.
Again, as good as all this sounds, what faith can voters put behind his words? We all know Obama has a knack for inspiring people, but what we don’t know, is whether he can truly work together with both sides to make things happen. When has he ever done this? As the saying goes, where’s the meat?
If my memory serves me correctly, Obama was elected to the US Senate in 2004. In over three years, he doesn’t have a single major bi-partisan accomplishment, nor has he been involved in any fights to achieve any. It would be one thing if he had been in the heart of every legislative fight, showing a true passion for the issues. But the reality is that he has been on the sidelines, carefully watching each vote he makes, all along planning his run for president.
On the other hand you have McCain, a candidate that in many cases has been accused of trying TOO hard to bridge the gap. Constantly pushing bi-partisan legislation, taking stands on controversial issues (immigration), and putting his beliefs above his party label. Rarely, if ever, has McCain been accused of simply telling people what they want to hear. As we all know, he says what he means, and has a conviction about the issues…whether it’s one republicans agree with or not.
Believe you me, if Obama is the eventual candidate, this is a theme you will hear a lot more about in the fall. This is also something voters SHOULD be asking. If I were a democrat, I’d ask Obama “What have you done for me lately?” If he can’t make magic happen in the senate, isn’t it a stretch to think he’ll be that much more inspiring or uniting as a president?
In the end, it’s up to each and every voter to decide for himself, whether he believes the hooey or not…or whether it’s all just smoke and mirrors. As many a candidate have found out in the past: good looks, soaring rhetoric, and articulation, will only get you so far…just ask John Edwards.
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McCain vs Obama on Al Qaeda in Iraq
By Aaron | February 27, 2008
I’m not sure how many of you watched the democratic debate Tuesday night, but things are starting to get a little testier. Hillary is grasping at any and every strategy to slow down Obama’s “Big Mo,” and Obama is still enjoying his love affair with the press. Just look at the Obama “Muslim” photo that was leaked to the Drudge Report this week (allegedly by the Clinton camp), and you can see that everything is going to be fair game. Which in some ways is fair. Obama can’t really claim that Hillary hasn’t been held to the same standard, her dirt has always been out there for the world to see.
Back to the debate…
I didn’t have time to watch the entire debate, but I did manage to catch a good chunk of it. McCain on the other hand, claims to have missed it, although his political team sure didn’t. He was out firing this morning, at a town hall in Texas.
First Read has the story.
In response to Obama’s remarks on potentially going back into Iraq if Al Qaeda were to establish a base there after America had swiftly pulled out. It was a hypothetical debate question that was posed by Tim Russert, and Obama’s answer was that he would reserve the right to go back in to Iraq IF Al Qaeda established a base there.
To sit down and think about Obama’s answer, almost makes you think he didn’t understand the question…or what he was saying. But the sad reality is that he knows full well what he was saying, proven by the fact that he continues to say similar statements.
In the town hall this morning, McCain hammered back with a response of his own.
“I am told that Senator Obama made the statement that if Al Qaeda came back to Iraq after he withdraws — after the American troops are withdrawn — then he would send military troops back, if Al Qaeda established a military base in Iraq. I have some news: Al Qaeda is in Iraq. Al Qaeda, it’s called Al Qaeda in Iraq, and my friends if we left they wouldn’t be establishing a base, they wouldn’t be establishing a base, they’d be taking a country. And I’m not going to allow that to happen my friends.”–John McCain
Obama’s response was this…
“I’ve got some news for John McCain, that is there was no such thing as Al Qaeda in Iraq until George Bush and John McCain decided to invade.”–Obama
I dont really get what the substance is supposed to be in that statement. Trying to use the current president as an albatross around the neck of McCain isn’t the kind of answer Obama can give to every question. Further, Obama’s statement today doesn’t even deny the presence of “Al Qaeda in Iraq”…….yet he still wants to pull out?
Right
So he wants to leave Iraq and go after the terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and only go back into Iraq if Al Qaeda opens up a base there? So, Senator Obama…exactly how big of a base does Al Qaeda have to “establish” to get your attention, since they obviously already have a large base in Iraq.
When it gets down to it, this is one of the fundamental differences in an Obama candidate and McCain. McCain will finish the job in Iraq, and help ensure that the country doesn’t fall to terrorist.
Obama, as he has explicitly claimed, will have our troops out within a year of taking office…period. In this scenario, good luck to the Iraqi’s, they will certainly need it.
Today’s back and forth with McCain and Obama is about as clear an example as you are going to get. The differences…and the ramifications….to the candidates positions, are as contrasting to each other as night and day. It’s like a schoolyard line in the sand. Make no mistake about it, you should know who you stand behind on this, because there is no bigger issue at this time. You either understand the threat of Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups, and you are committed to hunting every last one down in Iraq and other countries, or you are first and foremost concerned with “ending the war,” and then going after terrorist bases that pop up.
The message that a sharp pullout from Iraq would send, is unmistakeable, it would show Al Qaeda and “Al Qaeda in Iraq” that they won, and that in the future they only needed to outlast us (again). This outcome would haunt us for decades.
So take a minute, read through Senator Obama and Senator McCain’s positions, and see which side of the line in the sand you plan on standing behind.
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Links of the day
By Aaron | February 12, 2008
Justice Scalia defends physical interrogation–Reuters
David Brooks pens an op/ed on how reality would treat Hillary or Obama…IF they were elected president–The New York Times You should give this column a read, but in case you don’t have time, the key paragraph comes at the end.
As William J. Stuntz of Harvard Law School wrote in The Weekly Standard, the Democrats have conducted their race amid unconstrained “Yes We Can!” unreality. Because the Democratic candidates appear to agree on so much, they’ve never tested each other’s policy proposals or exposed each other’s assumptions. But governing means choosing, and reality will be unkind. The artificial unity between the Democratic center and the Democratic left would be smashed by the harsh choices of 2009.
When Reality Bites, February 12, 2008, The New York Times.
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Florida’s favorite son officially endorses McCain.
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Links of the day
By Aaron | February 8, 2008
Peggy Noon of the Wall Street Journal discusses Hillary’s declining campaign, and poses the question….how would Hillary handle losing this race???
Patrick Ruffini takes a minute to pore over The Fall of Romney, Inc. . This one’s a must read, Ruffini really has his finger on the pulse here.
Read here for a transcript of Hannity and Colmes, where Karl Rove discusses his breakdown of “Where the races stand.” Love him or hate him, nobody knows the details and calculations of political campaigns better than Rove. According to Rove, here’s the reality for McCain and Huckabee…
ROVE: To win the nomination, the Republican nominee needs 1191 delegates. Huckabee, according to the Associated Press today, has 192 delegates. So he needs 999 more delegates in order to win the nomination. There are 1199 delegates who have yet to be voted upon in primaries and caucuses. So, for Huckabee to win the nomination, he would have to take 83.3 percent of the people who are yet up for grabs. That’s just impossible. It’s not going to happen. The math works tremendously against him.
On the other hand, take Senator McCain. He has, according to the AP tonight, 707, which means that he needs — I’m drawing backwards here — 484. So, instead of 83 percent, he has only got to win 40 percent of the people that are left out for grabs. So, I look at this and say it just simply doesn’t work for Huckabee. It is clear — I mean, no candidate at this late stage of the game is going to win 83 percent of the delegates, particularly since he has won just a fraction, just about 12 or 13 percent of the delegates elected thus far.
So the contest is over. It will probably go on through next Tuesday. Governor Huckabee has every right to stay in the race as long as he and his donors allow. But the contest is over and it’s impossible for him to secure the nomination.
–Hannity and Colmes transcript
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Alabama snags top recruiting class
By Aaron | February 6, 2008
It’s been a little while since I’ve been on here, but I’m trying to get back in the habit. In lighter news, today is national signing day for college football recruits. In Nick Saban’s first full recruiting year, he’s clearly earning his paycheck. For the last few months it’s looked like he would end up with a top five class, but today’s additions look like they’ve bumped Bama back up to the number one class in the country. Today, Julio Jones officially signed with the Crimson Tide.
Julio is widely considered to be the top wide receiver in the country, and is a five star player in anyone’s book. Bama looks like it will end up with 31 commitments, which is incredible. However, my favorite two from this class are Julio and Terrence Cody. Just look at this guy. Cody is a 6′5, 395 pound, defensive tackle….defensive tackle. This guy’s a beast.
Just a few more months and we’ll get to see these guys hit the field. In addition, three of the top five recruiting schools are in the SEC. Which leads to the question, whose turn is it to beat up on Ohio State next year???
Any football fans out there have predictions for next years championship game?
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The night before the Iowa caucuses
By Aaron | January 2, 2008
It’s about to officially begin, tomorrow night a select few Iowa voters will begin the official nominating process for our next President. Iowa isn’t a “must win” for anybody, but it does play a role in a candidates fate, and it can most definitely put some steam behind a candidates “Big Mo” train.
In a minute I’ll break down my predictions for tomorrow night. Although you should take them with a grain of salt, because tomorrow nights caucus “is what it is”….and no one truly knows what exactly that is. As they say when the game hits overtime, “this one’s anybody’s ballgame.” Tomorrow is when we truly find out who wanted it the most, and who did the most homework in preparation.
Now for the predictions…
On the Republican side…..
1st place–Mitt Romney
2nd place–Mike Huckabee
3rd place–Fred Thompson
4th place–John McCain
For the Democrats
1st place–Hillary Clinton
2nd place–John Edwards
3rd place–Barack Obama
To give the method behind my picks, in a “coin flip” race, I think it all comes down to organization and what we like to call the Get-out-the-vote (GOTV) machine. Look at the polls, and you can see (arguably) that Huckabee and Romney are more or less tied in Iowa (slight advantage to Huck), and the same thing goes for Clinton, Obama, and Edwards. This race has no clear winner, and no easy predictions.
In this scenario, I will always bet on the stronger organization. Granted, everyone knows the amazing rise in the polls that Huckabee’s campaign has seen in the past few weeks, thanks to his: gift of gab, connection with voters, and love affair with reporters. What has yet to be seen though, is his on the ground organization. The foot soldiers that make everything happen. On the other hand, Romney has spent the past twelve months building and finessing his game plan. Don’t get me wrong, I do think Huckabee will post a very close and impressive second place. As far as the talk about McCain’s hope for a third place victory in Iowa goes, I don’t think it’s happening. Iowa voters know that two candidates McCain and Giuliani) more or less wrote off competing in Iowa, and I think that will hurt him. Which is why I think Thompson will take a distant third place, followed by McCain.
On the other side of the aisle, everyone wants to pick the underdog (if you can still call him that) and go with Obama. I am not denying that Obama has attracted a huge cult following, it’s obvious that he has. The problem is that these are non traditional voters, and Obamais crossing his fingers in hoping that they will all show up to caucus. While on the other hand, Hillary is running the textbook campaign, and a no doubt stellar ground game. So again, I’m calling it Clinton, Edwards, Obama…in that order.
On the GOP side, the stakes of Iowa’s caucus night couldn’t be any bigger.
Romney is planning on wins in Iowa and New Hampshire to springboard to the lead nationally.
Huckabee pretty much needs to win in Iowa period, especially since he isn’t polling very high in New Hampshire. Not to mention the fact that his campaign organization is just starting to get built up.
Thompson has to place high to even have a chance in any of the other states. Surprising as it was, his campaign never took off as they expected. Timing is everything, and he squandered his.
And there it is, my predictions for Iowa. As I said, take them for what they are…just predictions.
Just remember, everyone in this town has an opinion….and that and a dollar will buy you a coke. The only opinions that matter now are the few brave Iowans that actually get out and caucus tomorrow. Which candidates guys will show up? That’s the million dollar question.
What do you think?
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Who are these Ron Pauliacs? and is Paul going Indie?
By Aaron | December 21, 2007
I don’t know about you, but I can’t turn on CNN without seeing one or two Ron Paul supporters waving yard signs and/or banners in the background of the live shot. Regardless of whether the segment is even political. It’s not just CNN either, these guys are literally everywhere, not too mention how covered the internet is with them.
The million dollar question is, just who ARE these Ron Pauliacs, and will they actually turn out to vote?
I’m not convinced they will.
However, the man has managed to raise over 18 million this quarter, thanks largely to two “money bomb” days and a group of fundraisers that don’t even officially work for the campaign. The last one, held on the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, raked in over 6 million…..in ONE day. Unbelieveable folks, it really shows a glimpse of the potential the internet has, if candidates can learn to truly harness it, instead of just pander to it.
So back to our million dollar question. A few weeks ago I was back in Bama for Thanksgiving, and I went out to dinner with some old friends, some good guys. At one point in the evening, our conversation drifted to the subject of politics, and everyone threw in their two cents on the ‘08 election. What do you know, I even had an opinion to offer.
Anyways, two of my closest friends started raving on and on about Ron Paul. I couldn’t believe it, Ron Paul? Were these guys serious? The candidate who wants to do away with the Dept. of Homeland Security and take us back to the gold standard? Are we talking about the same guy?
Yes indeed, I had found Ron Paul’s vein of support in Alabama, deep in the heart of Dixie, and they happened to be good friends of mine. They were especially enthusiastic about Paul’s interest in doing away with the income tax. But then again, who wouldn’t be a fan of that idea?
The irony is that I don’t know a single person in DC that supports Ron Paul, but these guys from back home couldn’t get enough of him. What’s more ironic, is that these guys can’t even vote. They’re originally from Germany, and they haven’t finished the registration process yet.
The point I’m trying to make, is that yes Ron Paul does have thousands of rabid supporters across the country, but these aren’t standard voters. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, I’m all for drawing newer and younger voters into the process, but they only help if they ACTUALLY turn out to vote. There’s a reason why candidates always go after the same voters, and why you’ll always hear talk about social security and soccer mom issues on the campaign trail…..and it’s because more or less the same voters always end up voting, and the same voters always end up staying home (with some exceptions).
Only time will tell.
The next question is, will Ron Paul end up pulling out and running as an independent? I’m starting to get the feeling that he will. When asked about it, he always gives the line that he’s been elected ten times as a republican, and he doesnt plan to change now. However, with 18 million in the bank, and the first primary only days away, I’d be spending a WHOLE lot more of that war chest right about now.
Ron Paul isn’t stupid though. Barring unforeseen circumstances, he isn’t going to catapult to the lead in Iowa or New Hampshire in a matter of days, the polls tend to be fairly accurate. Why would you possibly hold back that money at this point? No doubt, Paul’s advisers are whispering in his ear right now, “This primary’s over, let’s stockpile the money, and start preparing for an indie run, signatures in fifty states will be no problem.”
It’ll be interesting to see. I don’t even expect to see Paul place in the top three…..anywhere. What are your thoughts on Ron Paul? Do you think his supporters will show up to vote, or do you think he’ll leave the party and play spoiler????
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Huckabee’s plan to secure the border…CHUCK NORRIS
By Aaron | November 19, 2007
For all you aw shucks Huckabee fans out there, you should check out his first ad, which goes live in Iowa this week. Anyone who’s been on Facebook in the last year knows that it was only a matter of time before someone used “Chuck Norris” to their political advantage. That someone…..turns out to be Mike Huckabee, no doubt in an attempt to keep that all important (and free) viral MO’mentum going.
I guess if you can’t purchase ad space, there’s only one way to get it…..earned media baby!
As smarter minds than mine have already pointed, this one will obviously get Iowans talking, but the questions is….as an underdog, is Huckabee playing this one a lil too cute?
While a lighthearted ad can be good, I’d be worried that it would define me as the funny soundbyte candidate that everyone likes….but no one ends up taking seriously enough to elect as leader of the free world. But then again, maybe that’s just my two cents. Maybe this will be the match that lights the Huck fire in Iowa.
What do you think? Too cute, just right, or a step in the right direction????
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Wine, bribes, and rogue falling apples
By Aaron | October 24, 2007
It’s a rainy fall day here in the District, and I’m sitting here with a desk top of fresh picked apples and a full belly. My old boss used to always go apple picking with his boys on the weekends, and it always seemed like their was an apple on my desk when I got in to work each morning. Either way….I’ve grown to enjoy a good apple at work.
So me and Shannon decided to do something different this past Sunday, and ended up making a trek down to the Chateau O’Brian Winery and Vineyard down in Markham, Virginia. Let me just say, not a bad way to spend a perfect fall afternoon. The winery is located on a hilltop at the end of a long gravel country drive, built like a castle, with panoramic views of the autumn colored rolling Virginia hills (pronounced Va-Gin-Ya).
(photo courtesy of Virginia Vine Spot)
Out of all the wines they produced, our favorite by far, and most unexpectedly, was their apple dessert wine. Believe me, I’m not the type who typically likes an “apple wine,” but this one had a really low sugar content, and was refreshingly crisp. Needless to say, we ended up buying a few bottles of it…for a rainy day.
These places are always interesting to visit, and always have at least a few of the usual suspects: wine snobs in turtlenecks(scroll down linked page), groups of older people (who drank too much), and the lonely types at the end of the bar…who love to show off their encyclopedic knowledge of wine terms. I’m not quite that fancy….if it tastes good…that’s usually enough for me.
Howard, the owner, middle aged bachelor, and our host for the afternoon, was quite a character, and one that definitely loved his vino. He was one of those types that just have a lot of words to get out (you know what I mean), and he said two things about a hundred times: “good wine is made in the vineyard,” and “we make our grapes….AND our dirt.” …bla bla bla
(photo courtesy of Virginia Vine Spot)
It was worth it though, even if we were about fifteen years off the average demographic in there. If you visit the Chateau, the best part by far is just enjoying a glass out on the back deck, overlooking the vineyards and hills around you. Well worth the hour drive, even if they do show a bit of favoritism towards the older clientele. Yep, it was a little obvious.
Back to the apples. As we were leaving, we decided to drop by the apple orchard next door….why not, the weather was beautiful, and we were havin’ a good time. I’ll be honest, the road looked straight out of Deliverance, I kept expecting to see a boy playing a banjo on one of the porches (to no avail). Not to say that there’s anything wrong with banjos, I happen to own one myself (not to imply that I know how to play it). How did I end up with a banjo, you might ask? Well, that’s a story for another day.
Now this was more than a regular apple orchard, this was an actual farm. We passed: horses, donkeys, big old hogs, and even sheep. After we parked, we were greeted by a thirteen year old girl, who gave us the lay of the land. We then grabbed an apple picking pole, a big brown bag, and headed for the orchard. Guess which one of us got which?
Aaron—Picked and knocked down apples
Shannon—Picked up apples, held the bag, and proceeded to take pictures
For any of you who haven’t picked apples before, I wouldn’t recommend standing under the tree and picking the lowest apples, while someone else tries to get the big fat apples at the top of the tree (I didn’t want anything to do with the easy ones). Long story short, Shannon got WHACKED by a rogue apple….that may or may not have had a little prodding.
Good Times…
Before I knew it, the bag was full, Shannon was no longer carrying it, and I had WAY more apples than I had intended. Which is why I have been bringing about eight apples to work every day, and carrying on the tradition of passing them out to others in the office.
Sometimes I think that was my old boss’s secret; bribe everyone with apples. I’m not kidding, everyone from the Administrator down to the cleaning lady and cafeteria workers….would end up with an apple and a smile on their face. It’s the small things people, the small things.
In closing, if you find a big fat apple on your desk this week…..it’s probably from me.
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Why we’ll be running against Hillary
By Aaron | October 2, 2007
Without a doubt, Mrs Clinton is the woman to beat on the Democratic side. With a war chest full of cash, and averaging an impressive 18 point lead over Obama, you’d be nuts to bet on anyone else winning the Dems nomination. Although bigger surprises have happened.
Let’s be honest, Hillary’s got a lot of things in her favor that are gonna make it hard for the rest of the Dems pack to compete with. Lets take a look:
1. Name ID. Without a doubt, every voter knows the Clinton name, and there’s a reason why incumbents have a 99% reelection rate in politics. Not that her name affords her incumbent status, but it definitely helps in more ways than one.
2. “The Bill Factor.” In politics, as the old saying goes, a year can be a lifetime….just ask George Allen. Just over a year ago, Allen was cruising to reelection, and was an early favorite to pick up the GOP nomination, now he’s…..you get the point. Now switch gears and look at what’s happened to Bill Clinton’s stock in the last seven years since he left office. It’s fair to say, he left office with a tarred name, but now you’d think he was a founding member of The Beatles, from the way the media and members of the far left treat him. It’s amazing how quickly people forget. All that to say, everybody knows he’s the best asset his wife’s got. Regardless of whose name the ballot says, a lot of Hillary’s votes will be votes for her husband. Not to mention the fact that Hillary is the only candidate, on either side, whose surrogate campaigning will do as much or more to
benefit them. Remember, the campaign trail is where Bill really shines….kissing babies, shaking hands, and empathizing…. Like him or not, he’s just plain good at it.
3. Preexisting organization and fundraising networks. Strong organization skills should never be underestimated. Once again, Hillary benefits from her husband already having won the presidency twice. Not only does she have a loyal and experienced political team, but she has a proven fundraising network (Hillary blocks Obama at every turn-By WAPO). In the same way that the President benefitted from following in his Dad’s footsteps, Hillary also benefits from having a relationship with money men across the country. And right or wrong, the ability to fundraise is often looked upon as a barometer of a candidates ability to win. Just ask Mike Huckabee, great resume and charisma, but his lack of fundraising has kept him in the second tier of candidates.
4. Message Discipline. Again, when compared to Barrack Obama, her biggest threat in the primary, Hillary wins this category hands down. Obama’s got his strengths, but lets face it, Hillary’s been in this kind of spotlight for just about two decades now. She sticks to her talking points, and she’s good at listening to her advisors. Basically, she isn’t likely going to be making the kind of rookie mistakes that Obama’s made semi frequently over the last few months. IE: when he agreed to meet with leaders of countries like Iran and Venezuela, with no preconditions, during his first few months in office. Still can’t believe he said that…
To sum this one up, don’t expect to hear Hillary say something unless her advisors have thoroughly vetted and triangulated the statement. Anyone remember the Bill years in the ’90’s and the days of focus groups….anyone….anyone?
5. Resume. Remember, Obama’s only got three years experience on the national level, while Hillary will do her best to claim her years in the Senate AND her husbands Presidency as part of her resume, and to some degree….people do associate her with that…good and bad. Just listen to her when she refers to “The first Clinton Presidency,” like it was her name on the ballot or something.
In short, it’s going to be hard to make the argument that Obama ISN’T too inexperienced. After all, the Democrats are running against candidates with heavy resumes on the GOP side. And what exactly has Obama done so far?
6. Inevitability. This one’s a kicker, an 18 point lead nationally is a nice cushion. Granted, that lead can be turned on its head with just one primary win, or any number of other things. Hillary’s strength is that she gets to more or less protect (and grow) her lead, as opposed to having to having to fight from behind. Inevitability is a strong ally in this race, Giuliani is trying to define himself in the same way. So while Edwards, Obama, and Richardson are locked in a game of “differentiate or die”, Hillary is already campaigning as if she were in the general election.
Personally, I think a Hillary Clinton nomination would be a blessing for the eventual GOP nomineee, whomever that may be. She wouldn’t be easy to beat, but her negatives would be astronomical, and she would inspire a flood of republican volunteers and campaign donations across the country. Two words…..Lightning rod. I can see the ads and the direct mail pieces now, believe me, they’re already waiting in a warehouse, just itching to see the light of day. And ultimately, she’d go down in the general election.
In summary, I just don’t think Edwards or Richardson are gonna be able to gain any steam in the primaries. We already know Edwards is going to accept public money, which will curtail his ability to really fight. Which leaves Obama. He’s proven he can raise the money and grassroots support to compete, but the question remains, when the game hits the fourth quarter….will he pull out all the stops and do what it takes, or is he already running for second??? My guess is he’s going to do his best to win, without burning his potential bridge to the VP slot.
Now, whether Hillary would pick him as a running mate or not….that’s a whole nother story….. What do you think? Any primary predictions out there?
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