Why I'm getting worried...
So I was thinking...
McCain's main weakness is that he doesn't have the full backing of the main Republican Party base. It's harder for him to raise the money from the groups that turned out en masse for Dubya. This would be an awesome time for the Democrats to capitalize on their division and less rigorous party lines...
Except that the Democrats are going to be fighting it out amongst themselves while the GOP learns to accept McCain as their presidential candidate. Who knows, maybe they'll implode (again)... but knowing that McCain isn't some newbie who's never run for national office before, he's going to take this time to work on winning over the Republican Party base. Also, his maverick appearances make him palatable to moderates, which makes him a bigger threat than, say, Huckabee.
I like how Clinton and Obama campaigns have been conducting their businesses. It's not divisive and they know when to make up and smile for the cameras to show some unity (against Bush, Republicans, etc.) and it's a testament to their qualifications that they've remained deadlocked in the battle for the Democratic nomination. I mean, if you listen to Clinton supporters and Obama supporters, it's as if either one is the messiah who will lead the Democrats to a presidential victory (finally) and save this country. Those engaged in the fight for civil rights can't be happier to imagine the first woman or the first black president... It's great and all, but I really can't help but being slightly worried about this prolonged primary battle.
Oh, and while I'm at it... WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH SUPERDELEGATES? I mean, in case it wasn't obvious, I'm an Obama Girl (cept without the dance moves and the boobs), so that would make me the hip, trendy anti-establishment college student whose dewy-eyed optimism and intellectual vitality is supposed to propel this movement of change (or something like that) and therefore would be uncomfortable with the idea of a bunch of party elites deciding the outcome of the primaries...
Anyway, that's my two cents. Back to modern Chinese history. Rawr.
McCain's main weakness is that he doesn't have the full backing of the main Republican Party base. It's harder for him to raise the money from the groups that turned out en masse for Dubya. This would be an awesome time for the Democrats to capitalize on their division and less rigorous party lines...
Except that the Democrats are going to be fighting it out amongst themselves while the GOP learns to accept McCain as their presidential candidate. Who knows, maybe they'll implode (again)... but knowing that McCain isn't some newbie who's never run for national office before, he's going to take this time to work on winning over the Republican Party base. Also, his maverick appearances make him palatable to moderates, which makes him a bigger threat than, say, Huckabee.
I like how Clinton and Obama campaigns have been conducting their businesses. It's not divisive and they know when to make up and smile for the cameras to show some unity (against Bush, Republicans, etc.) and it's a testament to their qualifications that they've remained deadlocked in the battle for the Democratic nomination. I mean, if you listen to Clinton supporters and Obama supporters, it's as if either one is the messiah who will lead the Democrats to a presidential victory (finally) and save this country. Those engaged in the fight for civil rights can't be happier to imagine the first woman or the first black president... It's great and all, but I really can't help but being slightly worried about this prolonged primary battle.
Oh, and while I'm at it... WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH SUPERDELEGATES? I mean, in case it wasn't obvious, I'm an Obama Girl (cept without the dance moves and the boobs), so that would make me the hip, trendy anti-establishment college student whose dewy-eyed optimism and intellectual vitality is supposed to propel this movement of change (or something like that) and therefore would be uncomfortable with the idea of a bunch of party elites deciding the outcome of the primaries...
Anyway, that's my two cents. Back to modern Chinese history. Rawr.
posted by christie at 5:31 PM
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