Comments on: Will Hillary Doom The Democrats?

The New Republic: Many Fear That A Clinton Nomination Will Hurt Democratic Chances In '08

[frb01]

There are some Americans who will not vote for a woman or a black man, and that is a fact that unfortunately still is there. The Democrats cannot risk her already high negatives going even higher. Rudy is running strong, if the train doesn''t get derailed he probably wins. Pundits are underestimating the fact that American''s are fed up, case in point Ron Paul''s fundraising ability. Rudy has capitalized on 9/11 he has also never served in Washington so he doesn''t carry that. We haven''t even considered Huckabee who seems like the kind of guy you would want to share a drink with at a social function. The Dems can lose this thing easily.

[richintx]

But she has such contagious laughter.....!

[Redoubt]

One of the defects in our system of government is how our candidates are strutted out like beauty pageant contestants for the primary and there, we find that instead of roses, we have nothing but a gaggle of cesspool fungus.

Yes, each of the Big Two sends their champions out to slice and dice each other so that by the time they get to face off against the other party, there%u2019s nothing left worth wanting. In the general election, this *** slinging goes even further and if we were inclined to believe only one percent of the negativity spewed, we would send both final candidates directly to jail.

But because we live in a free republic, we hold this process up to the world as if it were a trophy.

And then we wonder why the Iraqis want no part of an American styled democracy?

Right.

So, let%u2019s just be honest: All politicians from any party is a crook. Every last one of them need to be unselected, unelected and deported to Florida for exile.

[clestes-2009]

Anyone who thinks Hillary is death to democrats is not paying attention to polls.

She consistantly rates at the top of the democratic fields and certainly better than any republican.

It is a myth that she can''t be elected. rep are blowing hot air because they are SCARED POOPLESS as well they should be. In 7 years they have made a mess of everything both domestic and foreign and the voters of both parties and the independants are tired of them!

[mcvet]

Personally, I predict that not only will Romney be the Republican candidate, but that he will beat Clinton and become the next president. Why? He knows how the game is played and he fits the subconscious image that people want for the leader of the nation. No matter what we say, the truth is that America elects tall men with nice hair and chiseled features that fit the image.


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Posted by random_radar at 03:37 PM : Nov 30, 2007
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I wonder what Ike or Harry Truman would say about your assesment. Can you say Madame President? ROFLMAO NONE of the fascist have a prayer... NONE.

[mcvet]

When you look back through history at all the times Conservatives have said things like this it just amazes you. They have always predicted gloom and doom if so and so was put in office or if this person was allowed to run for office. It''s pure bigotry and fear, something we have far to much of in this nation. Hillary will run and Hillary will win. Why? Because American''s, real American''s have NEVER allowed those with week knees to determine who should run the nation. Besides anyone who scares the fascist eliments of the PARTY as much as she does has got to be good. She''ll win and win big in all the Blue states and Ohio, that''s all thats necessary. Sieg Heil Bush!!

[rational_1]

Better her dooming the Democrats than the whole country!

[codexkills]

Even though independents voted for the Democrats in 2006 because of the unpopular Iraq war, independents will not vote for Hillary in 2008 because the Democrats did not stop the war. Plus, Hillary''s proposals on health care don''t make sense. Why would you criminalize people who don''t buy health insurance? With her mandatory "health insurance for all" program, people who don''t buy health insurance will be fined, and the fines will go straight to the insurance companies. It''s a bizarre redistribution of wealth where the wealth goes straight to corporations.

[avraamjack]

It is possible that Senator Clinton is the best candidate. However, even though any may like the policies that Senator Clinton proposes, they should also consider her record, just as Senator Clinton insists.
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The last Clinton Administration, when faced with the fact that protection rackets where torturing people with poison and radiation, chose to avoid its responsibilities to incarcerate the criminals and to protect the citizenry.
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Instead, they made a deal with the criminal gang stalker protection rackets to leave them alone and to consequently abandon the citizenry.
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Do we want a President who sells out the citizenry for votes?
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Do we want a President who sends a "crime does pay" message to society?
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Would you vote for a President who signed nonaggression deals with the KKK or the Nazi party? Gangs that torture with poison and radiation are much like the KKK and Nazi Party.
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We do not need a sellout President. We need a principled leader President.
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If you are one of the few who do not know what the above refers to, do a web search for %u201Cgang stalking%u201D to see the tip of the dirtberg. Please do it before you decide to reply to my post. Here let me make it easy for you: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22gang+stalking%22.
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[random_radar]

People either love Clinton or hate her, but there is not much in between. How will that affect the general election?

Normally the rank and file members of a party will come into the fold after the primaries and support the final candidate. But if the candidate is particularly polarizing, there is a tendency for a fraction of the party faithful to defect or just not vote.

This is the problem Clinton will face--her democratic opponents'' supporters are unlikely to come into the tent. Defection and lack of support will erode the Democratic campaign.

The same would be true if Guiliani were the Republican candidate--lots of Republicans simply wouldn''t vote for him because he is too liberal.

Personally, I predict that not only will Romney be the Republican candidate, but that he will beat Clinton and become the next president. Why? He knows how the game is played and he fits the subconscious image that people want for the leader of the nation. No matter what we say, the truth is that America elects tall men with nice hair and chiseled features that fit the image.