Why care about Hillary?

She can’t lead her own marriage much longer a country. She voted for us to be in a war against Iraq which has put our troops in harms way. Then she changes courses when things seemed to have gone downhill for the war.
Now down below I copied some good reasons why Hillary should not be elected from a website http://www.tpmcafe.com/story/2005/11/18/19734/514
1) Front Runners Always Go Down- Howard Dean was the front-runner for our nomination in 2004, and was the man to beat. As a result, he took on the vast negative attacks that stripped him of the nomination, and maybe the Presidency. In 2000, John McCain had the lead on Bush and he himself was taken down by a smear campaign. Hillary will not be spared of these attacks, and with all of the past scandals her opponents will have a lot of ammo to fire. By the time Iowa comes she will be stripped of her momentum, and will place behind in polls.

2) The Media questions her ability to be elected- The people who vote in primaries are the ones who watch CNN or any other news network each night. Anchors already question if Hillary could even win in California, one of the more blue states. The voters are going to want someone who is competent, and can win and will end up voting for John Edwards, Mark Warner, Evan Bayh, or Russ Feingold or any other leading male candidate. Like Dean the electability issue will strip her from the nomination, and unlike Dean maybe rightfully so. Could you really see Clinton winning over swing states like Ohio or a Southern state like Virginia in the national election?

3) Polls are Questionable- She may have a 30 point lead, but really are these polls right? The answer is yes and no. Yes in that amongst the typical everyday Democrat responded with Clinton. So there is no doubt that the people actually answered with the candidate with last name Clinton. No, as in the people that are polled are not the ones who necessarily vote in primaries. You know the type the ones who would vote in the main election but too busy to vote in primaries. They primarily answer by name recognition, and Clinton is one very popular name. Also, this early on no one knows the unknown candidates like Bayh, Warner or Russ Feingold whose primary campaign makes the candidates known to the public.

4) Liberals can smell a phony- One thing we do not like is a liberal maneuvering to the middle in order to win. We respect and maybe vote for legit moderates like Bayh, Warner, or Bill Clinton in 1992, but not someone who moves to the middle to prove her ability to be elected. Plus, her unyielding support for the Iraq War does not sit well in our bellies.

5) She does not have the stuff to win- Hillary is down right smart, and many people who know her personally say that she is has a charming personality. The problem is when she gets in front of the microphone she puts on an act that is total business and no personality. Voters love a candidate, who can are competent, gets serious, but can also show a more personal side in public. Bill Clinton was able to do this and won over America, as did JFK, and even a John Edwards. Also, in these desperate times, voters are looking for a competent politican to fix are ailing woes, and will be very reluctant to take a gamble with a first ever woman President. Make voters would question her ability to protect America, and to win the conflicts that we are engaged in, a voting block that we need to win over to take back the White House.

6) First primaries and Caucus are in more rural places- If the first primary state was in urban state like New York, I would say she had a pretty good shot. The first states are in more rural states. Iowa voters will want someone that represents them, and a candidate from an urban state will not. You’ll counter argue that Kerry won in this state. Kerry, did well since he was a veteran, and marketed himself as guy sitting on back porch drinking a beer, normal type guy. Also, he had the cash to put him to the top. Hillary will have the cash, but do you see her, as a candidate who could sit down with voters on the porch and have a beer, trying to win their vote? Really, try to picture it. I sure in the hell can’t. Now, you are probably thinking to yourself what in the hell does being able to have a beer on some voters porch have to do with anything? Well up front not a whole lot, but deep down it is a matter of connecting with the voters, and seeming like one of them. Iowa, like my home state is a lot like that, you farm till sundown then you go home, sit on your porch and have a relaxing beer. Hunting is also big in Iowa, and rural states. Could you see Hillary with hunting camo on, shooting at deer or ducks? New Hampshire is more moderate as well, it is one of those swing states. Plus, if we change our lineup, and add a Southern state like Mississippi, will voters want her to be the nominee there or someone like Mark Warner, Evan Bayh, Wes Clark, or John Edwards?

My aim in this article is not to question Hillary’s competence, which I respect in many ways, and she is a member of my party. I am merely showing why I think she will not win the nomination, and if she does we will be licking our wounds once again in 2008. I personally know many loyal Democrats who would say hell no to voting for Hillary. Then I hear people mention to me that Hillary is running for President, and they always ask me if she can win, you know my answer, now what is yours?

Barack Obama!!!!!