I voted for Obama and I think Obama's really smart and I like his plan, but I think Obama might have no way out of this Jeremiah Wright scandal. Of course, I still am hoping he wins, but it's hard for Obama to rationalize to voters how he thinks his pastor is crazy, yet went to him for 20 years. I am still rooting for him, because:
-Hillary Clinton has much less experience than him anyway. She's only been a senator for four years longer than him. Why do people think that's such a big deal? (more on this at this fascinating article: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/19767182/hillarys_flimsy_case)It also just seems like a sneaky way to go around the constitution to have Bill in office again
-John McCain supported the war and still thinks it's a good idea. He's an improvement over Bush but the conservative party really has little legitimacy at this point. Also, John McCain was a prisoner of war: Have you seen the Manchurian Candidate?
I just think it will be interesting to see him find his way out of this mess.
Although, on the flip side, I'll play devil's advocate here: They talk about how Obama has the ability to bring people together, but can't that be given and taken away very easily by a fickle public and isn't it less a matter of a politician's personal quality than how people respond to him? For example, if I wanted to praise American Idol, I could say it has the power to bring people together because it's the #1 television program, but wouldn't it just be easier to talk about what makes American Idol great? My point: Whoever wins, will by definition have brought enough people together by them all voting for him.
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Orrin, you state that Obama has "way more experience" than Clinton, and then in the next sentence say that Clinton only has a few more years being a senator and that doesn't account for much. Those two statements are, logically, contradictory.
With that being said, I would love to see Obama win the democratic nomination as opposed to Clinton.
i don't view them as contradictory: just because she's been a senator 4 years longer doesn't mean she's more experienced, he was a state senator and a community activist for several years leading up tot the election
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