Feb 11 2008
Obama: The Democrats’ Impossible Dream
Recently we have seen Barack Obama sweeping through many states during the primaries. However, is this a trend that the nation as a whole will follow in November. I seriously think not.
First let’s look at the matter of race. He is the first black man or woman to have a serious shot at the presidential race. He is charismatic and I guess attractive to the female population. However, this is OK when you are referring to the Democratic Party. We must still face the fact that the majority of Republicans are controlled by white well off men. I do not believe Obama has the ability to attract these votes.
Of course, he is also very young and inexperienced when it comes to the Federal Government. This will also be less attractive to Republicans. His campaign pushes the issue of inexperience as a positive thing. They claim that it will not be politics as usual. Inexperience works when you are talking a Congressman or even a Senator, however, you are talking about the most powerful leader in the world. I for one do not want on the job training for a position of this importance.
For the first time in the history of the Unites States, we have a black man facing a woman for the nomination of a major political party for president. It is an amazing moment in history. However, I wonder if all Obama votes are against Hillary Clinton instead of for him. I heard people talking the other day and a statement came out, “better a black man than a woman.” Could this be a sentiment that is carried throughout the nation?
I for one could care if the person is black, white, Asian, woman, man, or whatever. I am looking for someone with experience who can go in and get the job done. We are facing, in McCain, a continuation of George Bush’s policies. We need a Democrat who can beat him in November and in my opinion, Obama is not that person. He is too inexperienced and I do not see him uniting America or regaining the respect of the world.
What is your opinion?
I disagree in thinking that Obama wont be able to beat McCain.
One big factor that is in Obama’s favor is his charm. A lot of people have crossed party lines to support him.
It should be noted that I think very few of Obama votes = Anti-Hillary. But instead they are a sign that he is an appealling guy.
I mean look at it, on the issues they are very similar but one of their biggest differencess is the way they have been running. Obama has stayed with this ideal of Hope. Where Clinton has played the same games in politics that always get played.
In a time where there are a lot of things going wrong in America…in the world, hope and change is a big draw.
where doing the same old same old sometimes makes Clinton seem like a female Karl Rove.
which is a shame because if you look at it Clinton isn’t that bad a person to have as President (or VP) but mixing stuff that might push a lot of Democrats away because she is a little to Bush like (added with the Republicans that have deep hate for the Clintons.)
Well the Republicans can’t hate them too much because two terms Bill won with large margins.
I have nothing against Obama except for the fact his inexperience will not be an asset in a job as important as President. I do not think his boyish charm will do much to improve our respect factor throughout the world.
I really fear that if he wins the nomination, we will another Bush in the White House in the form of John McCain.
Thanks for sharing your opinion though.
Anyone else have an opinion on this matter?
Good Day Tom,
Clinton ran in Michigan where only Democrats voted and was the only candidate on the ticket. She still loss 40% of the vote. That means even her own party will vote against her.
McCain is sweating bullets. He was sure the Clintons had this in the bag and it would be a cakewalk for him. Now it is voting for the past or future. Remember there will be a lot of new voters this time.
ChickJ