Massaging Supporters
March 5th, 2008 -- Posted in American Politics | 5 Comments »Well the big day has come and passed with Hillary Clinton narrowly edging out Senator Obama in 3 out of the 4 States. I won’t go into delegate numbers because you can easily find that information at sites like dailykos.com. Additionally I will not talk about what Senator Obama needs to do next because that was comprehensively covered by a fellow blogger at Swimming Freestyle which you can find in my Blogroll. What I did want to mention is that I find Senator Clinton’s use of Fear despicable because if we look back at polls going back into the beginning of this year, the biggest issue facing the nation is the economy. I understand why Senator Clinton focuses on security because that is what Senator McCain will focus on but using Fear to convince people to support her is a…. I have sat here for 5 minutes trying to think of the right word but I just simply expected better of her as a Democrat. I actually like Senator Clinton as a person and think she is one smart woman who would not be bad as a President in another time but her recent tactics coming up to this past Tuesday were astonishing and desperate. I wish other people could see that, she was so cordial with Senator Obama until she realized she needed to play hardball to make some progress.
She has played hardball and progress has been made and I hope the rest of America and the Democratic Party will see past her gimmicks to the kind of President she would be. Senator Obama, I think it is time you took off the gloves and showed her why you are the better candidate. This win has done nothing but give Clinton supporters a false sense of hope that she can actually win the nomination when the truth of the matter is that she is still fighting an uphill battle. Only time will tell and I hope both candidates use this time to reflect on what the USA and the American people need.
Lastly I would like to address the speculation that Senator Clinton and Obama might appear on the same ticket. I actually like the idea but I prefer Senator Obama appear as the President and Clinton as the Vice-President because this would ensure maximum voter turnout come the general election and a sure formula for a democratic win.
