The New Road

Obama

Ok, I was sorta wrong about Obama getting the nod last night. Though losing by three points is not a blowout by a long shot. What it has done for me is get me off the sidelines. I'm not content to let the media pick for me. I want Obama to win and I'm going to get into his camp to volunteer to make that happen. I think Barack is the best chance we have for a fresh start in American politics. I'll vote for Hillary if she gets the nomination, but I think the result will be four more years of Republican obstructionism.

People in this country need to get sick and tired of the drivel coming out of Hannity, Limbaugh, Coulter and Fox News. If they see a guy like Barack stand up and talk about a positive vision for America. Something that's optimistic and lifts us all up. I think they will get pissed off when it's stomped on by the nay-sayers on the right. Bill Clinton had a 70% approval rating during the impeachment. People all over the country knew he was a good President who was being treated unfairly. I know the right will attack Barack the same way, I just think his positive message will shine through and show the shrill cowards on the right for who they are.

I don't see the same thing in Hillary's camp. When she was down the fangs really came out of both her and Bill. I like that they are scrappy fighters but Barack has been doing well in the polls without all of the negative campaigning.

An interesting spin has come out of last night, the notion that white people will say they will pull the lever for a black man to the exit poll person but really pull the lever for the white person when they are in the booth. I think that's wrong. It's certainly not the case for me. My hunch is that last night people really were undecided to the last and that in the end they decided to 'kick the can down the road'. To give Hillary another chance at it.

In the end I think it would be great if either of these folks ended up in the White House.