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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (20575)	1/24/2008 2:12:17 PM
From: Tadsamillionaire	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 224774

We are talking about current facts. Stay on the issue will you! ... Here is why I think Hillary is the least electable Dem left in the race... and it is not for the obvious reasons: • Hillary starts with a roughly 50% anti-vote • Hillary will mobilize an otherwise demoralized Republican base unlike any of the other Dems • Polls show Obama and Edwards faring better against the top Gop contenders It isn't for these obvious reasons that I think Dems should think long and hard before casting their lot with the retro-Clinton wave. Rather... • Hillary, unlike Obama or Edwards, actually demoralizes a significant portion of her own party. This should scare the heck out of Democrats. Let's all admit it, whether you prefer Hillary or not, we all know several other liberal/progressive/lefties that are utterly turned-off by the prospect of 4-8 years of a Clinton restoration. Many of those folks may hold their nose and vote for Hillary in the end, given the disaster of the last 8 years and the fervent desire to elect a Democrat, but I suspect they won't be animated beyond that and won't be energized to work on behalf of the party in the election. And, this could be the difference, particularly against John McCain, who clearly seems to be competitive with all of the Dem nominees.