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Win The Battle Lose The WarThere are a few questions that remain after several months of democratic primaries. Here are a few:Will Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton bruise each other to the point that John McCain cakewalks into the White House? This remains to be seen but Hillary's now infamous 3am ad does not help Obama if he is the democratic nominee. Any question regarding the democratic nominee's fitness for the office should be off limits to the two candidates but now Obama having lost Texas and Ohio will be forced to respond and vet Hillary a bit in what will likely be a negative Pennsylvania primary. Super delegates or elected delegates? The nightmare scenario as neither Obama or Hillary can win enough elected delegates to claim the nomination. Obama has won the most states and has a delegate lead but Hillary has one the big states and a few swing states. The race is essentially tied which leaves the Super delegates to decide the nomination as are the rules of the democratic party. No matter how this plays out or who the majority of the Super delegates rally behind the veto-like role of the super delegate cannot be beneficial to any candidate. The fallout could tilt the presidecy to John McCain as a certain percent of Hillary voters could go to John McCain if she isn't the nominee and a certain percent of Obama voters could not show up election day if he is not the nominee. Is Barrack Obama ready? Is Hillary Clinton ready? Barrack Obama on one hand has as much experience as George W had before he became President and the other hand he has had as much experience as George W had before becoming President. Whereas George W had to be taught foreign policy by his advisors without much of an idea about global politics. Barrack Obama is knowledgeable in world politics have gained experience as a member of the Senate's foreign relation committee. The truth is not many presidents have had any foreign policy experience prior to becoming president including Bill Clinton and including the president republicans most revere Ronald Reagan. Much has been made about Obama's readiness but not much about what qualifies Hillary Clinton to answer the 3am call. What exactly is the 35 years of experience that she speaks of? State dinners, t-ball, easter eggs on the white house lawn. Experience as first lady of Arkansas and of the United States? Having served one term more in the Senate than Barrack Obama, from a state she is not really from and lived very shortly before running for that state's senate seat. Has Barrack Obama and his positions been vetted? There are a few question we would like Obama to address particularly his vote in favor of the so-called class action fairness act a gift to corporate conglomerates looking to escape justice in state courts by removal to federal courts (packed with republican appointed judges). Why would an organizer and civil rights attorney support this legislation when many civil rights and consumer advocacy groups opposed this legislation. His vote in favor of the revised Patriot Act, a piece of legislation whose attacks on Americans civil liberties would have been unthinkable even ten years ago. Will he withdraw American troops from Iraq? Yes or No. Would America Elect a Black President? According to exit polls, eighteen percent of white Ohio voters indicated that race was an important factor in their decision, and of that group, seventy-five percent voted for Hillary. Though this number is not huge it is indicative. These voters are democratic voters and in a close election with a republican with an alleged independent streak, if these voters go for the white guy, mainly because he's white, he's going to win the election. This is a problem for Obama and he's going to have to confront this issue head on. Discuss the economic issues that concern working poor white Americans, who lean democratic. He needs to discuss how since slavery powerful interests have often pitted poor whites against poor African Americans to their own economic benefit. In order for either candidate to have a chance in the fall, the rhetoric has to be brought down and the candidates (mainly Hillary) needs to get back to discussing the issues facing Americans, jobs, health care and the war in Iraq which is now entering its fifth year. A war which has lasted longer than World War I and World War II. |
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