Are you going to be happy or pissed when Hillary becomes President?

[mtnsnake]

[marmar]

1. At least the poll questions aren't overly opinionated.....

For the record, even though Hillary isn't my choice, I'll be happy when any Dem becomes the next president.

[Hardrada]

2. I really hope it is another Dem. Don't like dynastic politics

with AIPAC/DLC underpinnings.

[KingFlorez]

3. I'll be thrilled if she becomes President

That would be a great thing.

[eyesroll]

4. "When?" This far out from the 2004 election, Joe Lieberman was the frontrunner.

:eyes:

[lapfog_1]

5. bush, clinton, bush, clinton... blah blah

can't we please find some other family name to run... maybe a Kennedy or a Roosevelt or even an Adams?

[AJH032]

26. howabout Rodham?

Clinton is just her married name anyway, just hers due to our male-oriented society that dates back to when men "bought" their wives (hence, taking their husbands' last names).

[lapfog_1]

29. so... what name do you think will be on a ballot???

she would never have been elected the junior senator from New York if she had simply been a recently relocated lawyer named Hillary Rodham. I doubt she could have been elected to a city council, any city council. She is using her connection to Bill and their marriage possibly as much as any woman in history. I wouldn't get all wound up about how much a victim she is of the "male-oriented wife purchasing society" if I were you. She is milking it for all it's worth.

[elocs]

6. I want a Democrat to win. I don't respond to push polls. Any of them. n/t

[antiimperialist]

Even anti-war voters will be happy

because there is no doubt that the anti-vote voters will prefer Hillary over any Republican.

Hilary was playing politics when she voted in favor of this war, and I strongly believe that she was being opportunistic and regrets having done it.

But if Hilary found herself in power, her actions would speak louder than her words, and she would be a very diplomatic, peace-seeking, multilateralist president, without counting all of her other virtues:

She's almost perfect in my opinion, and we must elect her in'08.

[colorado thinker]

7. I can't shake the feeling that she would be the wrong

choice for 2008. Not because she is not capable, but because she is still so polarizing. Many, many, many people who might vote Democrat will NOT vote for her because of who she is. There are too many people who hate her viscerally, in this country. They are ignorant and wrong, but really, can we afford to chance putting another Republican in office, say one who can't fix on a position, like McCain?

[AtomicKitten]

8. in spite of my reservations,

I have to admit there is a part of me that would be delighted. Hey, I'm one complex person.

[ruggerson]

9. Heh

I feel the same way. I don't think she's our best bet by a long shot (largely because of her stump style and the way her personality comes across on television) but should she win, I would be profoundly happy. And some of that happiness would be derived from watching rightwing heads explode.

[AtomicKitten]

12. I'd pay good money to see that.

[LisaL]

10. Shouldn't it be IF, not when? Sorry, I don't think it's in the cards.

[earthside]

11. Ain't Gona' Happen n/t

[Purveyor]

13. I'll be fine with it but I'll want the House to go back to the GOP.

Never again will I wish for 'one party rule' on either the federal or state level...

A 'check and balance' is a good thing.

[RaleighNCDUer]

22. You say that as if the Dems were a unified party --

have you read the posts here?

What were the big scandals of the Dem congress? Unpaid Capitol Cafeteria bills? I don't want to see any repugs in any position of power until the entire current crop of criminals has died off - 40 years should do it. Then the power will be divided between the dems and the greens, and the repugs can be the pissant spoilers.

[Mojambo]

14. I'm not a corporation, so I'll hardly be thrilled. n/t

[mentalsolstice]

15. meh?!

I'll be happy when we have a "curious", thoughtful, and "truly" compassionate president. I don't agree with everything SHE stands for, but it'll be such a huge improvement over what we have now...I'll take it.

[BlueStater]

16. I'd hardly be dancing in the streets if she were to become president n/t

[Clark2008]

17. Neither - because she won't.

:hi:

[sendero]

18. Well..

... if she becomes president it will SURE PISS OFF A LOT OF FREEPER DUMBASSES.

Even that small consolation is enough to make me smile :)

[roguevalley]

19. you really don't want a good answer to this poll do you? what a

sad thing this is. and I would gainsay, not a help to push her candidacy here on this board.

[Tinksrival]

20. Bush... Clinton... Clinton... Bush... Bush...

What do you get if hill runs........McCain.......No Thank You!

[nevergiveup]

21. I would vote for her

but if she wins I will be off to Canada because I won't be able to cover all my political gambling losses.

[rep the dems]

23. I didn't vote in this poll, because I really don't think it's going to happen. nt

[Zorra]

24. I'd be happy with pretty much any Dem Prez, and Sen. Clinton is

ok with me. It's the Dems that sometimes vote with the republicans on important legislation that scare me.

[Gman]

25. I'll be happy as hell when people stop posting stupid Hillary polls

[The Anti-Neo Con]

27. Eh, she'd be better than Mc Cain

or any other rethug for that matter.

I'd much rather see Gore or Edwards in the White House though.

[JNelson6563]

28. The real question is

Whatever will the Hillary supporters do when the primaries are over and she's not the candidate? Continue to demonize those who do not support Hillary? Satisfy themselves with trying to stealthily promote DLC viewpoints? Who knows? :shrug:

Julie

[AtomicKitten]

31. I often wonder that myself

about the pro-Kerry folks who many are betting will go off the deep end.

[leesa]

30. Just sad because it will be corporate business as usual and war for everyone.

[KKKarl is an idiot]

32. She will bring

Bill back to the WH. We all know even though he may have no political position he will still be pivotal in dictating policy.

[Hippo_Tron]

33. IF she wins, I will be happy until she does something to piss me off

If a Democrat wins in 2008, no matter who it is, I'm going to give him/her the benefit of the doubt. Likewise if a Republican is elected I'm going to be pissed off until said President does something to please me (highly unlikely).

[ooga booga]

34. Not her biggest fan, BUT.....

After 6 years of Dubya as governor followed by 8 years of him as POTUS, she'll be a welcome change.

It'd also be fun to see the Texas Republicans grinding their teeth down to the gums whenever they see or hear her.

[hughee99]

35. I'm not sure how I'd feel if I was riding around on a flying pig... n/t

[Zhade]

36. Happy, because we'll know that alternative universes exist.

You know, like ones where she could actually win.

[MISSDem]

37. I'm not sure that I want any Democrat to be elected President and

have to clean up the mess that is and will be there to clean up. You know that all of the blame for the mess will land of that person.

[MasterDarkNinja]

38. I'd be happy with any democrat winning, but...

But I really worry that Hillary wouldn't be able to win the election, I remember reading a poll a few months ago where 40% of the respondents said they would never vote for her.

The most important thing is picking a candidate who can win the election, but isn't just a republican in democrat clothing.

[Pushed To The Left]

39. Might not be my primary choice, but I'd still be ecstatic!

Nothing would piss off the hardcore right as much as Hillary Clinton as President!

[SmellsLikeDeanSpirit]

40. I would be pissed but...

I still support and vote for her. Her stance on the war is hard to shake.

[Imagevision]

41. Hillary will not have a cake-walk with Obama

Gather around, little ones, I have a story to tell you. It is a cautionary tale about a perfect little girl who had a seemingly perfect little plan.

The perfect girl was named Hillary and her plan was to become President of the United States. So, after joining the World's Most Exclusive Club, she set out to do everything her head -- and her consultants -- told her was right.

he learned the rules of the Club, and followed them closely. She reached across the aisle and brought home the bacon for her constituents back home.

She posed for smiling photo-ops with Bill Frist, Newt Gingrich, and Rick Santorum.

She backed a bill criminalizing flag burning, came out against violent video games, signed on to President Bush's missile defense plan, shifted her language on abortion, and became a bellicose backer of the war in Iraq -- convinced that the country isn't ready for a female Commander-in-Chief who isn't a hawk.

She dutifully sharpened the points of her triangulation strategy, decorating her rhetoric in red state-friendly shades. She was careful, oh so careful, and aimed to please -- never saying anything that would get her in trouble.

She also quietly and methodically began building her campaign team -- surrounding herself with a gaggle of advisers and consultants, raising millions of dollars (and lining up a top-flight national finance director to help her raise millions more), reaching out to power brokers in her home state, and sending out press releases through the New York Times.

She even hired a netroots pro to harness the energy of the Internet and help her win the favor of the blogosphere.

With Democrats on the rise, her perfect plan seemed to be working out perfectly.

And then suddenly, unexpectedly, came a rumbling in the distance. A rumbling caused by a boy named Barack. Indications are that before the year is out, Barack will officially be in.

All at once, a surge of enthusiasm and support for the boy named Barack is threatening to ruin all of the girl named Hillary's perfect plans -- like sand castles being washed away by a rising tide.

So, my little ones, what is the lesson to be learned from this tale?

That you might as well speak your mind and do what is in your heart because you never know what waits around the corner -- what unforeseen forces are headed your way.

As the poet tells us, the best-laid plans of mice and men -- and perfect little girls -- often go awry. And, man oh man, are they ever going awry for Hillary.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/obama-happens-a-cautiona_b_35543.html

[IndianaGreen]

42. Hillary will lose the general election if we are stupid enough to nominate her!

She is a polarizing and divising figure, and she will be attacked by the Left and the Right.

Hillary represents the past: an aging prowar, bottle-blonde boomer.

[SmellsLikeDeanSpirit]

43. I doubt Hillary could carry Kerry states even against a generic Repug.

God help us if McCain gets the nomination. McCain would take ME, NH, PA, MI, WI, MN, and maybe OR. It would be ugly.

[IndianaGreen]

44. Hillary won't carry Ohio

The mere fact that she is from New York is a hurdle by itself. The fact that she is Hillary, makes it unlikely that she will win but the bluest of the blue states.

I will repeat this, the antiwar people will never vote for her. She has waited too long to even renounce her IWR vote, and she lacks credibility on Iraq unlike other candidates that have been sounding alarm bells for months.

[LittleClarkie]

45. If, dear, if.

And it'll still be a Dem president, regardless. So I'll feel okay.

[election_2004]

46. Well, I guess we know where you stand....

A simple choice between:

"I'll be delighted"

or

"I'll be bummed"

would have sufficed.

But thanks for trying to propogate your bias.

[LWolf]

47. Neither.

I'll be pissed, but not whiny. I'll be too busy opposing her agenda to sit around and whine about anything.

[windbreeze]

48. what? no other??

IF she becomes prez...I am going to be very, very leery....I don't care for the way hubby is cozying up to Sr.Bush...and I don't really care what anyone else thinks about that, or excuses they make for it...I don't like the way she attacks other Democrats when they flub a sentence...I don't like a lot of things about her...she may be brilliant...she may be this, she may be that....however...there ARE things about her that raise my red flags and tell me...that we better be damned careful and thoughtful when we think about electing her...we better remember that she moved to NY...after he left the WH...with the express purpose of becoming Senator, ONLY to make a run for the WH, herself..and personally, I think if she KNEW she WAS going to make that run for sure in 2008....then she should have given up the Senate seat to someone who would have been willing to stay in the Senate...kinda dishonest in my book...no...let me take that back...she's been nothing but opportunistic...and aren't we sick of politicians who are opportunistic corporatists YET???? How many more times do we have to elect one??? flame away...I don't want Hillary for Pres...period...IF they put her up as nominee....get ready to have JEB as president...imo of course...
wb

[PVnRT]

49. "When"

You DLC screwballs get funnier every day.

[joeprogressive]

50. It's kind of like asking would you be happy when you won the lottery?

A) Of course I would be B) It's a one in a million proposition and C) There are some pitfalls to winning the lottery.

[Greyhound]

51. If she runs and loses, will you and the rest of faithful finally quit trying

to push her on us? If so, it might be worth losing the White House in '08.