Reply #15: We Are Where We Are

[KharmaTrain]

I've sat blissfully uncommitted for the reasons we're seeing play out right now. Yes, I would have loved President Gore to have run or a Russ Feingold but the real world says different and I appreciate what it takes to run a campaign and the toll it takes on a person.

Despite being my junior Senator, I, like many felt Senator Obama wasn't ready for prime time and that his inexperience on the national level would be problematic. I really like Senator Edwards, but I could see a year ago that his campaign was going to suffer from both cash and publicity in the shadows of both Clinton and Obama and he needed something to break out. He hasn't...and that's a shame. Even the support from the netroots hasn't helped. So that leaves Hillary. And it sounds like we've had similar adventures in soul searching about her candidacy and viability.

Now that we've heard from the first set of Democratic voters, my mind is getting a stronger indication of what both the party and electorate is looking for. I've seen it in canvassing, but now this verifies that change and new faces are what people are looking for. They're tired of negative...the corporate media and want a fresh start in '08....similar to how JFK was a clean start for Democrats in '60 and Raygun was for Repugnicans in '80. Hillary is not that change agent...and her "experience" is also suspect.

Sit back and enjoy the show, my friend...this compressed primary schedule will make the next month both interesting and amusing.