Brandon716
Senior Member
The longer this US primary season drags out, the more surreal it becomes.
I totally agree. I wasn't sure how he was going to handle that maelstrom, but he did so powerfully, eloquently and bluntly.
Still, I am not sure if Americans will remember his speech or the preachers more vividly.
It won't win him any votes from Hillary's camp (less educated, white collar whites) but it will shore up his support base (educated whites).
It was a very unpolitical move, and that's probably why it was so refreshing.
What Obama and Hillary should do is realize that they're tearing apart the Democrat's chances in the upcoming election. Obama should concede to Hillary, and then run as her VP for two terms. Then Obama can run again for Prez for another two terms. The result is sixteen years of Democratic rule in the White House.
The alternative is that Obama and Hillary fight on until April or May, with Obama winning in the end, but leaving Hillary supporters annoyed and sufficiently stubborn to either vote McCain or Nader or abstain entirely, resulting in a win for McCain.
IMO, Obama will lose handily to McCain. We may think that the youth and coloured will rise up and vote for Obama, but those who vote in mass, the white babyboomers will be looking for a respectable Republican that they can support in their hopes to rebuild their party after Bush. It is these folks that will decide the election, and of the Dems it's Hillary that can appeal to them over Obama vs. McCain.
IMO, Obama will lose handily to McCain. We may think that the youth and coloured will rise up and vote for Obama, but those who vote in mass, the white babyboomers will be looking for a respectable Republican that they can support in their hopes to rebuild their party after Bush. It is these folks that will decide the election, and of the Dems it's Hillary that can appeal to them over Obama vs. McCain.
IMO, Obama will lose handily to McCain. We may think that the youth and coloured will rise up and vote for Obama, but those who vote in mass, the white babyboomers will be looking for a respectable Republican that they can support in their hopes to rebuild their party after Bush. It is these folks that will decide the election, and of the Dems it's Hillary that can appeal to them over Obama vs. McCain.