Comments on: Hope Ain’t Just a Town in Arkansas

By: Buck

Buck — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:51:35 +0000

Had a guy tell me this weekend that there was no way in hell Obama could win a general election. He was furious about the Democrats even considering Obama because he was unelectable and would lose by a landslide.

Meanwhile, Oprah is doing all she can do.

I’ll vote for Ron Paul in the primaries. It is the least I can do.

By: RW

RW — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:10:47 +0000

The crop of candidates on both sides sure don’t have many people enthused, do they?

The ones that are making the gains are the ones that people know the least about (Obama, Huckabee), which in my opinion is the primary reason that they’re moving. Once people get wind of the negatives on candidates - and with oppo research, that will ALWAYS happen - then the sails no longer have quite as much wind. I was for Guiliani from the get-go, but I’ll admit that my support has wavered due mainly to his personal stuff (while in office, it most certainly DOES matter). If the election were held today, I really don’t know who I’d vote for. The only things for sure right now are the people that I most certainly do NOT want to be president: Edwards, Romney, Clinton, Paul.

There has got to be some way to get back to shorter campaigns….make the first primaries in the late spring & let the summer be the campaign season; I’m sick to death of all of them and I’ve gone out of my way to avoid politics (Haven’t watched a single episode of Hannity/Colmes all year, no Hardball since the summer, no Situation Room all year). Ugh!

I go back to my old canard; term limits would be the best thing for both parties and the country, so we can get a fresh set of faces every few years & have people with ‘real world’ experience representing us.

By: davidm.

davidm. — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:22:55 +0000

Very nice post.

I think you’re pretty right on with Romney. Huckabee is on a roll right now but it probably won’t last. Giuliani (Mr. 9-11) is everyone’s worst nightmare. And Paul (taps heart)…not gonna happen unless we see a miracle. Thompson and McCain are dead in the water. McCain should have been the 2000 nominee (and 2008 for that matter) but his current campaign is a pathetic shadow of its 2000-self. And everyone knows it but him. So sad.

The Democratic side remains unclear. Clinton (everyone’s 2nd worst nightmare) will win New Hampshire. Obama will probably get Iowa. If Edwards gets South Carolina, Clinton will get the nomination. If Clinton wins South Carolina, Clinton will get the nomination. If Obama wins South Carolina, it’s a dead heat between Clinton and Obama.

I expect major regrouping from the Clinton campaign after Christmas. And of course, everything’s still open until Iowa.

Personally, I’m bummed that Biden isn’t getting a better showing. But I’ll take anyone over Hillary.