Reply #16: What makes this difficult... [View All]

[lwcon]

... is that the two Dem candidates are extremely similar to each other on policy. Their voting records are practically identical.

So, the discussion naturally gravitates toward trust issues (and not just whose misrepresentations trouble you more, such as Hillary's Bosnia embellishments, or Obama's misstating the circumstances of his famous antiwar speech).

On the "meta" level, I am concerned that Obama keeps repeating rightwing dogwhistle language, including citing "socialized medicine" as a too-extreme lefty position (in "Audacity").

Even Obama uber-support Kos just came to this conclusion, noting:

"... Obama is susceptible to caving to right-wing bullying taunts and threats."

and

"His refusal to acknowledge the political reality may very well be his greatest weakness."

Both Hillary and Obama are "smart enough" on policy. But I trust that she better understands that any progress made in this country must be done over the, metaphorically, dead body of the VRWC.

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