Reply #36: Any Democrat but Hillary [View All]

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I read earlier this week that three (THREE!) Supreme Court Justices will likely retire after the next election ( Stevens, Ginsberg, Souter ). Why in the world would the Dems even consider nominating the one candidate with by far the MOST negatives ? The one candidate that will most motivate the opposing side's base ... and the one that has already divided our side. Why in the world would we go along with the candidate that Big Media chose for us two years ago ( the most Corporate friendly, the one Rupert Murdoch has fundraisers for ) ? The most hawkish of all the Dem nominees, the one who says we'll likely need troops in Iraq in 2013, the one who votes exactly on the recent Iran resolution as she did on the one on Iraq ? This is SUCH a crucial election ( can you imagine this country's future if those three Supreme Court slots are filled by a Republican ?!? 8-1 decisions as far as the eye can see ?!? )... that it is imperative that we nominate the MOST electable Democrat, NOT the most divisive. I don't care how much Corporate $$ Hillary is able to raise, she is and will always be the Republicans absolute BEST CHANCE at keeping the White House and recapturing the Congress. To think otherwise is foolish. And we can ill afford foolishness (yet again) this time around.

Which is why I wrote an impassioned letter to Al Gore this afternoon, basically begging him to step in ... for the sake of my family, this country, and THE WORLD ! Being a pragmatist I will of course vote for whatever Democrat gets the nomination. On the other hand, I most certainly will NOT campaign for Hillary. After all, what does she need with the "little guy" ?

And Steve in California is spot on with his analysis of THE POLLS ! Don't buy into them one bit. Look at who is sponsoring them, and then look at which of the candidates would benefit these polling organizations the most. Hmmm ... ABC, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Newsweek, etc. Gosh, what do you know ... Hillary keeps coming out on top !?!