I think John McCain will most likely win due to his background as a war hero (no matter how iffy that background really is). American's love their heroes.
tell that to John Kerry
I think John McCain will most likely win due to his background as a war hero (no matter how iffy that background really is). American's love their heroes.
tell that to John Kerry
Within the Republican Party, McCain would be regarded as someone who has not always voted along party lines and who has supported Democrat positions on some individual issues. This has given him much broader appeal, especially among neutral voters, than other candidates who always follow the party line.
There are very few people who hate McCain whereas a huge proportion of the electorate hate Clinton - some US polls are saying that up to 50% of the population would never vote Clinton, regardless of who she was up against. Obama is far too lightweight - good speaker, but little substance to what he says. I could see him being devoured in the type of long drawn out dog eat dog style US elections. Reminds me a lot of the Democratic front runner in the early days last time around (Dean?). Fizzled out to nothing.
Kerry lost out because he is .tell that to John Kerry
Kerry lost out because he is .
Kerry lost out because he is .
I quite like the idea of a woman. This doesn't change when I enter the ballot box. I don't think a black president would do anything for me though...as much as many might like the idea of a woman or a black president, once they are in the secrecy of the ballot box is where real attitudes will be shown
I don't think a black president would do anything for me though...
Stay in Iraq forever, close the boarder and No gay marriage. I think is his strategy.A lot more bodybags ill be flying westwards if he gets to the Oval office.
Does anyone think that Edward Kennedy did a bit of back stabbing by coming out for Obama or was that done because he reckons Barack has longer coat-tails than H.Clinton? I read somewhere that while Bill was in office he particularly promoted E.K. onto committees and other positions of power. I've always did think he was insubstantial compared to his two assassinated brothers.
It's easy to see how young voters are enamoured of Barack - tall, good looking, glamerous, a great speaker and trotting out sound bytes like "change", "vision" and "new" but I haven't heard him say anything of any substance yet. The more I see of him on CNN and MSNBC the more he reminds me of a film star acting a part. I gather too he's avoiding real debate where he could be pinned down. At least Hillary has the honesty to say she will commence a process to pull out of Iraq whereas Obama is going to wave his visionary wand and it will all happen - just like that! How nieve are the American people? I don't think so.
I'm biased of course (and why not the first woman president of the US) but Hillary could be seen as a compromise between McCain and Obama especially in terms of Iraq.
I really don't know what exactly JFK did during his term of office to warrant mass retrospective adulation now seemingly being transferred to Obama; neither do I understand what exactly Hillary Clinton has done to deserve the hatred of 50% of the U.S. population which I read somewhere. One anti-Clinton voter criticised her for standing by her husband during the Monica affair! What that fact has to do with her ability, intelligence, experience and suitability for the job is quite beyond my understanding.Originally Posted by Madangan
As EK is coming to the end of his career I happen to think his endorsement was as genuine as any politicians endorsement ever is. And I say that as an admirer and supporter of Hillary Clinton( not that it matters as i am merely an onlooker). equally I feel fairly unbiased about Ek so while my view may/maynot be correct it is fair.