The Democratic Race Oozes On
Last night’s Democratic Presidential debate in Philadelphia was the first televised debate after the ’stumbling and mumbling, mistakes and misspeaks’ of the last two months.
Hillary Clinton’s supporters felt that she made the most points, while Barack Obama’s supporters were irritated that the anchors kept bringing up trivial issues from the past. Those “trivial issues”, like Jeremiah Wright’s ravings and small town America’s bitter clinging to guns and religion, were explained-away by Obama as simple misunderstandings, taken out of context. But NOT so trivial to some voters.
When his relationship with William Ayers of the Weather Underground was mentioned, Obama quickly scoffed at the question, stating that he was eight years old when he knew him. Clinton just happened to mention that Obama had served on a committee with Ayers. So, who’s “misspeaking” here?
This is the longest presidential campaign within my very long memory. I think people want the Democrats to decide one way or another and get on with it to November. But that is unlikely in this never-ending quest for delegates.
This extremely long campaign season is bringing new items to our attention on a daily, or at least weekly, basis. But will anyone remember, or even care, by the time the election rolls around?
With so much speaking-out-of-both-sides-of-the-mouth going on, how are we to know what the candidates believe or what they stand for? Are Clinton or Obama for-or-against gun control of the weapons we are so bitterly clinging to? Where do they stand on illegal immigration? On God? On Pro-Life or Pro-Choice? The War in Iraq? And the myriad other ‘little issues’ that the middle class is so desperately and bitterly focusing on?
Will Obama meet with Ahmadinejad? How does he feel about Carter’s visit to Palestine? Will Hillary ever get enough sleep to speak truthfully? And when am I going to get my prescriptions and my doctor’s visits for FREE?
Next Tuesday will be the Pennsylvania primaries, so we should get a little excitement seeing who does what! Then it’s only two weeks more until Indiana and North Carolina. By then we should have some idea of whether the Dems will be hosting a brokered convention, or whether Al Gore will be the nominee.
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