Obama did not win, he lost by 10 points. This is exactly how it’s being reported, a “win” for Hillary. Congratulations Hillary, I hope it fills the hole in your soul. It’s not a win for the country, that’s for sure.
Meanwhile, I feel like a sucker for again, having some faith in the citizens of our country to be able to tell the difference between good/evil, right/wrong, better/worse, you get the picture. Shame on me, after the 2004 election it should be clear that the populace of this country is unable and unwilling to make decisions in our own best interest.
It’s said that a democracy gives a country the government and leaders it deserves. That’s where we’re headed folks, that’s where we’re headed…It’s very disappointing. The only redeeming factor is, and Obama was right to say this, any of the three candidates constitute an improvement over the current occupant of the Whitehouse.
To be optimistic and sometimes dissapointed is not a bad thing, not nearly as bad as being pessimistic and then being confirmed. I am uninformed about Indiana but it seems to me to be a cross of Iowa and Ohio. That should make it close. North Carolina is also a mix. The Triangle and much of the African American rural east will be for Obama but the mountains will not be favorable territory. He should win but not by as much as the polls indicate. I am of the opinion that she cannot win the nomination.
If you look at CNN’s polling data you’ll see that PA Clinton supporters tended to be older (40+) and female (and both, of course). Then if you look at who voted you’ll see that both of those demographics had the highest voter turn out.
The polls make for some interesting reading trying to determine why the populous prefers one candidate over another. I might be oversimplifying, but it seems that PA wanted an insider and a woman.
To me it’s obvious that Clinton will be just a “good” as a man, but that’s not a good thing in this case. She’ll just be like any other white male politician and won’t bring about any real change.
Thanks Bob, appreciate the encouragement. But I still feel like a sucker for counting on our fellow citizens to be able to sort through this and choose the best (albeit flawed in many ways) candidate. Perhaps I’ll feel more optimistic again when your prediction that Clinton can’t win the nomination comes true. Leaving it to super delegates just sounds risky to me as many of them are deeply ensnared in the status quo and thus may be hesitant to go for the “outsider.”
Kevin, you’re right. Based on the demographics and the turnout, it was a foregone conclusion. What I worry about is that Hillary is in this for Hillary and has little incentive to attempt to move the country off its current self-destruction path…I guess this gets to the last part of your comment, she’ll be just like any other insider politician if she’s enthroned.