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When I decided to jump ship to Obama's campaign, I stated very simply that I still believed Hillary Clinton was the better and more qualified candidate for President of the United States. I still believe that to be true today, even though I'm still part of Obama's campaign and still eagerly awaiting the General Election battle against Senator John McCain in November!
Some of you wondered why. I'll tell you why. I want to state my reasons, for nothing else than to show why I think all Americans should come to the conclusion that Senator Obama's time is now and our time to win is now!
Here are my reasons:
#1- MATH It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out who the Democratic nominee will be. Senator Barack Obama may not be able to put her away just yet, but we all know he will. Even Hillary supporters here on DU are optimistic yet concerned, and I can't think of many of you that haven't cast doubts that she'll win or that haven't tried to spin the fact that she's losing. When it became apparent to me that Senator Obama was going to be the Democratic nominee, I had no issue. I like and respect the hell out of Obama, and think he'd make a great President. So for that matter, it was somewhat easier for me. My conclusion was that Hillary Clinton's window of opportunity had all but closed, and I wasn't going to be on the wrong side of history. I didn't jump ship to side with the winner before he won, I jumped ship because I knew the only direction for Clinton was down and more negative. And I knew she wouldn't drop out yet, and would only mud up our chances in the fall. Not help them. Not because she hates America or the Democratic Party, but because she aggressively wants to be President. My father likes that about her. He told me the other day that she was tough for staying in, and he wanted a President who wouldn't quit when it got tough. I agree, and I think it's incredible how she's kept in and kept strong. But I knew by her staying in, it'd do more damage than good. And so far, I think I've been right.
#2- ELECTABILITY I posted a thread several, several months ago when I still supported Senator John Edwards about Senator Obama being the most electable candidate in the fall. I still believe that, despite the fact I support Edwards at the time and later supported Clinton before jumping ship to his campaign. I know the Clinton strategy to try and manuever victory out of his hands is to raise doubts whether he's electable. And that's a fine argument to make. Because he has plenty of scandals, controversies, and questions to answer about his past. But so do the Clintons. This is politics, John McCain is a Republican, their playbook is dirty, and any Democratic candidate is going to get blasted with bullshit talking point after bullshit talking point. I'm confident that Obama can respond, and respond in a way that comes off human and Presidential. Not only that I think he does something that Hillary can't, and that's appeal to moderate Republicans and independents. McCain has gone so far to the right, that he will no longer appeal to them in a way that he did in 2000. And Clinton, despite my feeling towards her being very positive, is absolutely polarizing. Up wards of fifty percent, if not more, would not vote for her by default in the fall. Barack Obama inspires people and gives them hope, and for that reason his time seems to be now--and he can carry us to victory in November!
#3- TACTICS This reason is a new one, and ties back to reason one. I said I knew the Clinton's only strategy going forward would to be negative. And I was right. They've came after Obama with the Rev. Wright stuff, leaking pictures of him in Muslim garb, questioning whether he's electable in the fall, and pushing a 'bitter' comment whether he misspoke and they distorted in the same fashion that Rove and Bush misused Kerry's "87 billion" comment in 2004. They've showcased advertisements with children saying Obama isn't ready to answer the phone at 3am if a crisis hits, playing the fear card. And Hillary became the first Democratic candidate to use 9/11 as a fear tactic in an advertisement showcasing Bin Laden and Pearl Harbor. These tactics have only given Republicans their talking points for November, and bitterly divided the Democratic party and is finishing this primary season off with a very toxic tone.
There you have it. These are my reasons. They may not be good reasons to you, but to me they are. I geniunely believe Senator Hillary Clinton is the better candidate, and I had looked forward to her being the nominee. But the math isn't on her side, I have questions about her electability, and I hate her campaigns tactics. Those three reasons are the sole basis for my support for Barack Obama, and I hope when he's the nominee we can all come together and beat John McCain.
I may trust Clinton more on the economy, like her healthcare plan more than Obama's because of it's similiarity to Edwards, and believe she has the experience to take on the job from day one. But it's Obama's time, and he'll make a great President. And I'm looking forward to helping him, with all of you, to win in the November election!
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