Primary day here... my view
Feb. 5th, 2008 04:38 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jay(reposted from a comment I made elsewhere)
After 7 years of George ("I'm a uniter, not a divider") Bush, I think the country needs competence first and foremost. While Clinton is tagged as the less-cool candidate, I think she has vastly more of a notion as to how to actually make the levers work.
I came to that orientation fairly recently, having swung from supporting Obama a month ago, to Edwards (after not seeing much substance in Obama's proposals, and becoming uncomfortable with the cult-like air around his campaign). And both Edwards and Clinton had reasonable space policy proposals, while Obama has promised to kill the lunar/Mars program and use the funds on other domestic spending. [My Saturday LJ post has a much longer discussion with links to each candidate's space policy.]
Once Edwards dropped out, it was clear that I'd be voting for Clinton. To me, too many feel-good platitudes from Obama and not much else there leave me seeing him as a left-wing version of GWB... albeit with better elocution. I prefer a more-hard-nosed, capable, less flashy candidate, myself. As well as believing that Clinton has much better space policy and a somewhat better healthcare plan. My 0.05. :)
After 7 years of George ("I'm a uniter, not a divider") Bush, I think the country needs competence first and foremost. While Clinton is tagged as the less-cool candidate, I think she has vastly more of a notion as to how to actually make the levers work.
I came to that orientation fairly recently, having swung from supporting Obama a month ago, to Edwards (after not seeing much substance in Obama's proposals, and becoming uncomfortable with the cult-like air around his campaign). And both Edwards and Clinton had reasonable space policy proposals, while Obama has promised to kill the lunar/Mars program and use the funds on other domestic spending. [My Saturday LJ post has a much longer discussion with links to each candidate's space policy.]
Once Edwards dropped out, it was clear that I'd be voting for Clinton. To me, too many feel-good platitudes from Obama and not much else there leave me seeing him as a left-wing version of GWB... albeit with better elocution. I prefer a more-hard-nosed, capable, less flashy candidate, myself. As well as believing that Clinton has much better space policy and a somewhat better healthcare plan. My 0.05. :)
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Date: 2008-02-05 11:40 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-02-05 05:48 pm (UTC)I would too. Let Hill show Obama the ropes as VP; so he can get good at maneuvering the levers and step in as Prez. after Hill.
That ticket would be a sociology geek's wet dream. Not to mention, it would bring the voters out in droves.... The more evil conservatives would be freakingout to keep the power in the hands of white men and not set precedent that "those" demographics get on more equal footing. My father would implode. He hates Hillary & is a racist. I'd love to see he & his ilk have to love it or shove it in this arena.
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Date: 2008-02-05 06:12 pm (UTC)Exactly!
Of course, I'm an aAustralian and don't *really* know how things play out when voting isn't comulsory...but McCain is old, old old and a backflipper.
Grassroots organising, particularly using the 'net, had a decisive effect in the Australian Federal election last year.
It will affect the policy decisions of the new government, too. GetUp is still around, and has around a quarter of a million members, around 1% of the nation's population and more than all political parties combined :-)
The right wingers just don't get it, and I think won't do so for another generation.
I hope it works over there!
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Date: 2008-02-05 11:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-02-06 04:04 am (UTC)That would be silly.
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Date: 2008-02-05 11:43 pm (UTC)Her focus and attention to detail might give him useful grounding; his communication skills could give a ticket useful framing. But I think the other way around wouldn't work well -- she'd be constantly frustrated, watching him make novice mistakes while her own strengths were largely untapped.
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Date: 2008-02-06 12:24 am (UTC)Demographically, I agree. Would be great to see!
I like your analysis of Hill vs. Obama's roles. I'm sure that's how she felt when Bill was in office too ;-)