Comments | myrgthful: The Divisive Nature of the Democratic Party

myrgthful

The Divisive Nature of the Democratic Party

Feb 12, 2007 07:09

Y'know... if Obama and Hillary were to unite, with one of them stooping to take the Vice-Presidential position right now, their combined power would be far greater than the sum of their influence. I think the one to bow would naturally be Hillary... she just doesn't have much to show for her time as Senator. Especially, after her own constituency ( Read more... )

politics, obama, decision 2008, clinton

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archervixen February 12 2007, 17:35:35 UTC

Right now it's okay to compete against each other since they are trying to win the nomination for the democratic party and not the actual election just yet. I would also like to see Obama and Clinton ban together.

myrgthful February 13 2007, 03:23:51 UTC

Good point... they are competing.

I'll have to forewarn you that, while I'm not affiliated with any party, I tend to feel more critical of the Democrats overall.

That isn't to say that I support Bush, because I want him out. Heck, in 2004 I voted for Nader!

My actual leanings tend somewhere between Libertarian and Conservative.

More than anything else, I enjoy a good bit of discussion. I've changed my position in response to some particularly well-argued debate by friends of mine who believe differently than I do. And, I've been able to make them think about some other issues too.

Up for some of that? ;-)

archervixen February 13 2007, 14:51:09 UTC

I'm down with that. I am mostly Democratic. If we butt heads, I usually tend to agree to disagree.

varsil February 13 2007, 07:59:59 UTC

I agree that the Democratic party turns on itself a lot more easily than the Republican party. This is a strength the Republicans have strategically, and which allowed them to weather a lot of shit that would have seriously injured the Dems because the Dems couldn't provide a unified front. The downside for the Republicans (and the right generally) tends to be less intellectual integrity (ref: Limbaugh's ''water carrier'' admission, and the fact that when the shit eventually sticks, everyone ends up stinking ( ... )

beatknuckle February 14 2007, 01:45:04 UTC

If the democrat party has their hopes tied to those two, we’ll see another republican elected president. Obama hasn’t done anything. I suppose that’s a plus insofar as there’s probably not much dirt to be dug up, but it also creates a huge gap for him to build a campaign on. He’s just a charismatic talking head at this point. Not that a lack of substance can keep a candidate out of the WH (read: Bill Clinton ( ... )