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2008 Election

Will Barack Obama be the Next Ralph Nader?

Submitted by JaneDevin on December 17, 2007 - 8:42pm.
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In the close 2000 Presidential race between Gore and Bush, many Democrats blamed Ralph Nader for throwing the election to the Republicans. Hanging chads and other voting anomalies aside, Nader’s Green Party collection of 2.74% of the vote was seen as a slap in the face to millions of Democrats who wanted a government that would represent their views.

Those Americans ended up getting George W. Bush by the thinnest of all margins. Adding insult to injury, Bush did not win the popular vote, and ran to the U.S. Supreme Court for relief against a recount that Florida’s own Supreme Court deemed proper. While Bush’s political cronies did their best to make Gore seem like a sore loser for daring to challenge a close and problem-riddled count, many Americans instead focused on the 2.74% of the vote that was “wasted” on Nader, who didn’t have any real chance of winning the election, never mind ever being any sort of valid contender.

Now we have Barack Hussein Obama.

It is politically incorrect — probably even politically suicidal — to mention the obvious in a climate where the slightest hint of an offense turns into a month of volleying soundbytes, but I am not a politician, and I’m not particularly good at pretending reality doesn’t exist, so let me say what many millions of other Americans are no doubt thinking: Obama doesn’t stand a chance in hell of becoming our next President.

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Clinton never got a majority...

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Clinton never got a majority vote, ever.

And looks like history will repeat itself.

When people talk about Nadar and his 2% they conviently forget about Ross Perot and his 8.4%

Clinton never broke 50% of the vote (not in 92, not in 96).

Plus we don't elect Presidents by majority, we live in a Constitutional Republic. Even so, when people were given a chance to decide again, George W. Bush did received a majority of all votes (electoral and popular.)

Also funny how the 5-4 supreme court decision on abortion is great law, but a 5-4 vote on the election was some great travesty of justice.

Maybe you should start a petition.

Plus, I'm guessing that if Condi Rice wanted to be President and not Commissioner of the NFL when she leaves office, she could win in a landslide.

I think most peoples issues with Obama have to do with his inexperience and positions on issues.
But they trust him a lot more than Ed or Clinton.
It looks like he is polling well all over including early states like South Carolina, so I am not sure what politically incorrect issues you have with him.

Maybe the issue is that people are judging the democrats right now solely by the content of the character and for one candidate it is costing her support.


Submitted by Robert Thibodeaux on December 17, 2007 - 9:57pm.

Obama does have a chance!...

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Nancy Huddleston's picture

Obama does have a chance! His appeal is to both sides of the aisle. 

I'm also not too sure what your reference to political incorrectness might be? From what I understand, the questions about him center on his experience. However, we've elected presidents with more inexperience than Obama, so people will need to get more specific before turning away from him.

I think this election season will be one were all the rules are broken!


Submitted by Nancy Huddleston on December 18, 2007 - 11:22am.

I think Barack has a good...

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I think Barack has a good chance, but I think he'd have a better chance if Hillary would get out of the way. Hey, I'd love to see a woman president. But if I had to choose between Hillary and Barack, I'd choose the latter.

Good news for Obama, though - he's got Oprah on his side. And everyone loves Oprah.

I can think of a few friends I'd love to get this t-shirt for this Christmas:

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp;jsessionid=5F70A106E63CBFDA39917D45E504ECF7.app13-node4?itemdescription=true&itemCount=60&id=13980156&parentid=M_APP_TEESSHORT&sortProperties=+product.marketingPriority,-product.startDate&navCount=35&navAction=poppush&color=

 


Submitted by Lori Carlson on December 18, 2007 - 2:16pm.

Speaking of crossing...

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Speaking of crossing aisles, McCain is getting some support from democrats:

http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1634401920071217

I don't think he's a two-term presidential candidate (as he'd be 78 by then, I think...getting up there in years) But, he probably could get our interrogation tactics in check (CIA waterboarding, Abu Grhaib).

I'm not ready to choose a candidate yet, but content of character is key to who gets my vote in the coming election.

 

 

 


Submitted by Joanna Miller on December 18, 2007 - 5:04pm.

How could anyone lose with...

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How could anyone lose with Oprah on their side?

 


Submitted by Tom Schardin on December 18, 2007 - 8:51pm.

Tom Cruise? The movie...

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Tom Cruise?
The movie "Beloved"?
Pontiac G6?


Submitted by Robert Thibodeaux on December 18, 2007 - 9:41pm.

Even the great Oprah has a...

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Even the great Oprah has a few blunders.


Submitted by Tom Schardin on December 19, 2007 - 10:40am.

As do the Clintons, I might...

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Nancy Huddleston's picture

As do the Clintons, I might add.

 


Submitted by Nancy Huddleston on December 19, 2007 - 11:12am.

Don't get me started on...

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Don't get me started on what would happen with Bill as the "first gentleman" in the White House...Now, that would make interesting reality TV!


Submitted by Joanna Miller on December 19, 2007 - 11:36am.

I'm still on the fence and...

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I'm still on the fence and looking carefully at the issues, but about 10 months ago I wrote a column about this. Many of the concerns I had then are still hanging in the air.

 

http://www.uwrfvoice.com/index.php/views/article/selfish_political_hopes_explained_with_poker/


Submitted by Keighla Schmidt on December 20, 2007 - 1:59pm.

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