It's a fair question. First, I have to say that I am not now and never have been a Clinton democrat. I see no signs that H. Clinton will run things any differently.
Second, I think rhetoric and command of inspirational speech counts for a lot. It doesn't so much to people who are engaged with the process anyway, but Obama has the power to get otherwise disengaged Americans to vote - purely through rhetoric.
I think that most of America agrees on most things, but that the political machinery of the last generation works so hard to divide us on the rest. Clinton is part of that legacy. The Clinton White House rode a tide of economic prosperity, took credit for it, and accomplished so little. Hillary Clinton works hard to find the possible and gets some of it done. Obama, it seems to me, wants to change the notion of what is possible. Clinton Democrats were ineffective political machine-driven centrists, but somehow managed to pursue a centrist agenda without really changing much or getting much done. So they surrendered both left-wing principles and didn't get results. Is there any reason to think that just because we change from Him to Her, than things will be different this time around? I don't, because the staff with whom they will surround themselves will be the same.
I reject Bill Clinton's invocation of race. Yes, it was the spouse, but I find the protests of innocence entirely unconvincing. I reject the negative campaigning in which Obama's reference to Republicans was lied about. This is the Clinton machine. I reject it. I won't vote for it.
Clinton is working hard at casting herself as the kind of candidate that you want to vote for. But I, for one, do not believe in her convictions. She's another senator that voted for the Iraq war.
I also believe that Hillary Clinton will not win the general election. The dislike she inspires in me, a lefty, must be a thousand-times magnified on the right.
Obama is, I believe, trying to change the path of this country. I plan to vote for him and see what he does. I know what Clinton will do. Not interested.
Anyway, those are my feverish thoughts. I'm surprised by how negative I've become about Clinton, given that I used to think she was an adequate candidate.
To my mind, Clinton Democrats were pro-corporate/business at the expense of unions, unemployed, underemployed, and other vulnerable folks in our society. When I look back at the legacy of the Clinton years, I don't see a lot to be proud about.
Second, I think rhetoric and command of inspirational speech counts for a lot. It doesn't so much to people who are engaged with the process anyway, but Obama has the power to get otherwise disengaged Americans to vote - purely through rhetoric.
I think that most of America agrees on most things, but that the political machinery of the last generation works so hard to divide us on the rest. Clinton is part of that legacy. The Clinton White House rode a tide of economic prosperity, took credit for it, and accomplished so little. Hillary Clinton works hard to find the possible and gets some of it done. Obama, it seems to me, wants to change the notion of what is possible. Clinton Democrats were ineffective political machine-driven centrists, but somehow managed to pursue a centrist agenda without really changing much or getting much done. So they surrendered both left-wing principles and didn't get results. Is there any reason to think that just because we change from Him to Her, than things will be different this time around? I don't, because the staff with whom they will surround themselves will be the same.
I reject Bill Clinton's invocation of race. Yes, it was the spouse, but I find the protests of innocence entirely unconvincing. I reject the negative campaigning in which Obama's reference to Republicans was lied about. This is the Clinton machine. I reject it. I won't vote for it.
Clinton is working hard at casting herself as the kind of candidate that you want to vote for. But I, for one, do not believe in her convictions. She's another senator that voted for the Iraq war.
I also believe that Hillary Clinton will not win the general election. The dislike she inspires in me, a lefty, must be a thousand-times magnified on the right.
Obama is, I believe, trying to change the path of this country. I plan to vote for him and see what he does. I know what Clinton will do. Not interested.
Anyway, those are my feverish thoughts. I'm surprised by how negative I've become about Clinton, given that I used to think she was an adequate candidate.
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