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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 12 years, 6 months ago
    I like her b/c she's like bizarre kryptonite to rightwingers, but the older I get the stupider I find the whole left/right wrestling match. I would rather have a candidate who does not make rightwingers wig out and who wants to do reform-minded things like eliminate the deficit, reduce the influence of money in politics, restrict presidential powers, limit gov't powers in general.

    I didn't expect the moon from Obama, as some people did, but I expected him at least not to expand exec branch powers further. I was disappointed too that during the financial crisis, which started just before he was elected, he sold more fear than hope. I wanted more hope.

    If we must have a bogus left-right battle, Hillary Clinton is a great choice b/c she's smart and she makes the other side make fools of themselves. That's bad for America, so Hillary is not my first choice.
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  • Posted by straightlinelogic 12 years, 6 months ago
    Just what we need, another affirmative action candidate. Obama wouldn't have got elected if he were white, and Hillary wouldn't stand a prayer if she were a man. Electing a president has to be more than an exercise in quota filling.
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    • Posted by 12 years, 6 months ago
      I disagree. Neither would get elected regardless of race/gender, had they been a conservative - perhaps an R, but not a conservative (and heaven forbid even thinking about a libertarian).

      Progressives and most D's will not vote for an R let alone a conservative or libertarian. Luckily, they are actually a minority of the overall population.

      Those who don't have a firm foundation, and a considerable number of R's can be swayed on factors beyond sound government/policy. Gender/race/personality can cause these people to vote even against their own self interest.
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