Why I'm Caucusing for Obama tommorrow

[suddenlynaked]

Hey folks - political junky that I am, I still don't send out "missives" to people I know very often. But this Saturday's primary caucus may decide who will become the next President. Anyone that knows me, knows I'm a lefty.

Comments

[kightp]

Agreed on all points.

My support was clinched yesterday the fact that both Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh responded to Romney suspending his campaign by urging the far right to vote for Clinton.

They claim it's because she's "more conservative" than McCain, which I'd dispute; I suspect they really look at her as an easier target.

[suddenlynaked]

Yeah, they want Clinton becuase she be incredible fodder for their target audience. They make big $$ off of "feminazis."

[radven]

Limbaugh has actually been talking about how his listeners should even be donating to the Clinton campaign to help her beat Obama, because a "Clinton nomination is the only way that we can hope to get a Republican in the white house."

Obama has my vote.

- Chris

[dianthus]

Thanks! I really appreciate you digging up the info in the areas that the press and candidates are mostly ignoring, like OUR CIVIL LIBERTIES. I worry that Obama won't do enough to protect abortion rights, and I'm sad that I'm not going to vote in the first woman president, but you've given me some more substantial reasons to support Obama than just "Hillary Clinton is unelectable". Which she is. She's got a lot of haters who will show up at the polls just to vote against her.

So I'm gonna caucus for him.

[suddenlynaked]

Right on

[xptlq]

Just a quick comment about that concern -- according to Lorna Brett Howard, former president of Chicago NOW, Barack has (during his time as Senator) a 100% voting record in favor of abortion rights. She's got a video where she mentions this, in the context of switching her support from Clinton to Obama: http://www.youtube.com/v/OVuMYKs8iJs

[pauldf]

I like most of your points, and I was already leaning towards Obama. However...

If she gets the nomination, she will unite the right wing and polarize the Democrats.

I'm a bit confused by this. Why won't Obama do the same?

[see_tree_me]

because he isn't viscerally and irrationally hated the way the Clinton's are. There's a good part of the republican party who will either stay home and not vote or even potentially vote for Obama even though Clinton and Obama's position on a lot of issues are virtually identical.

Its a personality thing.

[suddenlynaked]

I think that's a fair question - see tree me answered in much the same way I would. My eveidence is only anecdotal from converstations and chat rooms, but I haven't seen the numbers of people say "If Obama gets the nomination, I'm voting McCain" or leaving the party or whatever.

Hillary has been effectively villfied by the right wing for years, and they will certainly tap into a deep well of hatred for her.

But, you're right it could be just my attitude coloring my perspective. I've had some conversations with some really rabid anti-hillary people. I haven't come across the same vehemence regarding Obama.

[see_tree_me]

I want to go but I haz the crud and don't think I should be spreading it far and wide. Mae is going and is a hilary supporter (suck) but both Storm and Gloria are attending and are supporting Obama, so at least we're sending 2-1. Storm went to the rally this afternoon at Quest field

On the positive side, I know at least one REPUBLICAN who is voting for Obama because he likes his attitude and his youth. He says he's tired of the partisan fighting and wants someone who can get something done.

So that's something.

[stardragan]

I have to agree that Obama is the better choice, if only for the baggage that Hilary carries. The whole system needs to be reworked back to what it was meant to be in the first place.