Clinton, the Clear Alternative

(In response to a Forum post on Masslive.com)

The New York Giants

Hillary Clinton

Poster: Yoda:
Heading: Hillary Finished
Post: She will announce by week end- she is out. The NC loss is one thing. The win in Indiana- was by so little she will opt out by Thursday. Marketing 101... Probaby will scream about Florida & Michigan...
Now the fun begins. It will be a LONG summer. Can Obama shake Wright and Ayers? I say no, but time will tell. (Editorial: Yes, Virginia, there are Republicans in Massachusetts!)

Response:

First, yesterdays results were somewhat as expected, Obama to take NC (and his polling margins held consistently) and Clinton to take Indiana, (granted those margins tightened up). This is what you might have to consider (sounds like you lean right): One of the candidates running will be our next president. Out of those three, pick two who are the least like to bring our country back to the days of Jimmy Carter (having lived through that, I'd prefer never to go back), that would be Clinton and McCain. Obama's lack of experience, coupled with a house and senate in concert does not bode well (very Carteresque). I'm one of those Reagan Democrats who over the last few weeks, started to look at Clinton seriously - I did the research, went to the senate site, checked voting records, as far back as possible, and frankly, she looked like the best alternative. I'm slightly right of center, do not agree with everything on her plate, but, and here's the but, I trust her more than I trust McCain (and it's not an anti-war issue, it is a protection issue (also one of those terror moms), it is an economic issue, and frankly, I could care less about who her husband is, it is who she is that would make the difference. This is what I see, an RNC who believes that Obama is an easy target; they also felt the same in other lost general elections, and that McCain will get the cross over vote. They know that Clinton will be harder to beat, and really Mickey Mouse at this point, might take McCain. So, ask yourself this all important question. Do you want the governor of Massachusetts running the country? Instead of DiMasi running the show, it will be Pelosi.

Yes we can, will become, this is how we're going to do it, go back to the white house and just sit it out, or go promote a new book.

The extreme right could not be happier with this scenario, because should the country go back to Carterlike conditions, it would, in their minds, insure a sweep of both houses as well as the white house in 2012. It doesn't take a mastermind to find out what these people are thinking, Google pat Buchanan, focus on the family, etc., and that paints the picture.

Of course, there are still some wild cards that are in play (for those New England Patriot Fans - from this Giants fan), count Florida and Michigan, round up the super delegates, finish the rounds of primary contests (this will go to June), and then the outcome will be different. Thought I would throw in the sports analogy.



Tim Russet may have handed the nomination to Obama, but, like the rest of those whose memories aren’t what they should be, or for that matter, their understanding of the DNC electoral process (loopholes and such), it’s not over, till it’s over. Hillary is the only one who would be able to pull those “Reagan Democrats”, those of us who have voted consistently on the RNC ticket for lack of a moderate candidate. Someone, somewhere has to think clearly about those millions of disenfranchised extreme right voters who are going to stay home, those are the same voters who put G.W. Bush over the top in the last election, without them, McCain is toast. So, again, seriously consider the alternatives.