Running For President

After the growing unpopularity of President Bush the Democrats have the Presidency handed to them on a silver platter. Still they seem eager to ruin their chances. They are running Hillary Clinton who is a neo-con (socially liberal but pro-war). Even though she is no longer supportive of the war in Iraq she will never be able to satisfy hard-core dove and progressives on the left no matter what she says. This is all the more true more since you can count on the right bring up each and every instance of her early support (and that of her husband) of the Iraq war. And while she will not thrill the Democrat base she is far too liberal on social issues to have any chance of passing herself off as a moderate.

Besides Clinton the Democrats are running the smart articulate and very liberal Barack Obama. He would be a figure that the Democratic left wing could flock to and he is smart enough not to alienate the middle of the road democrats. However, he was stupid choice because for most Americans the very Arab name Obama would be problematic, even seeming like a surrender especially considering his stance on the war in Iraq. I think a sizable number of Americans believe he is a Muslim. Also because he is so liberal there is no middle of road appeal that is commonly sought after in Presidential elections. Yet in this election the stars are so aligned that provided Obama does not say anything stupid he could when even as liberal as he is.

In a election where the Democrats could be way up in the poles against the Republicans, instead Hillary is neck in neck with John McCain (who like Hillary is a neo-con but at least on with reputation for being straight forward.)

If the Democrats are smart at all they will choice to run Barack Obama instead of Hilary Clinton because Mrs. Clinton could get out the vote for the Republicans like almost nothing else could. While the right will not be appealing to the religious conservatives in this race (who never get anything they want anyway) Hilary could force them to vote because with religious people especially women Hillary is slightly less popular than Satan even if Mrs. Clinton does not like to hear so.