Why Barack Obama is the better candidate.

[TheWraith]

Obama has the ability to motivate and inspire people, and draw in supporters from outside the traditional demographics of the party: young people, independents, even disillusioned Republicans. He speaks boldly, and raises people's spirits to meet the challenges of getting out of the hole we're in.

Hillary is bland. She has little in terms of either inspirational spark or oratorical talent. In this way, she's very similar to Kerry and Gore: I'm certain all of them are good people, but they lack a sense of leadership and uplifting visceral appeal.

Nominating Hillary would be, in effect, taking the same approach as the last two elections: insisting that people should respond solely to policy, and that leadership and personality shouldn't play a role in selecting a president. While I can understand why some people would see it that way, that's not how it works in the real world. In reality, people want that vital spark in their leaders, that charisma which says that we can have something more than business as usual. That's why we remember Jefferson, and Roosevelt, and Kennedy, more than Madison, and Wilson, and Johnson.

We have the issues on our side, and the only reason that we lost the White House in the first place is because we forgot that people want a president who is a leader, not just a policy wonk. Somebody who inspires, not just explains.

[rjx]

1. The truth! nt

[TheWraith]

2. Thanks. NT

[Occam Bandage]

3. True, but not a truth we like to admit.

[NJmaverick]

4. Hillary can inspire hatred and cause people to attack others

Does that count? Look at all the utter nonsense written by the Hillary Hacks.

[Neo-wobbly]

5. What issues?

As near as I can tell, we have two conservative "democrats" running for president, whose most liberal features are their respective race and gender; other than that, it's hard to distinguish them from republicans...

[TexasObserver]

6. You're right. I am so tired from trying to sell a Bland Nominee.

I liked Al Gore and I liked John Kerry. I think both would have been decent presidents. But both are boring guys, and it really doesn't matter what the topic.

Obama is a guy people like.

Why do people like Jon Stewart? Chris Rock? Because they do!! It's not complicated. Brazillians of candidates can meet our issues, but few can be interesting enough to get elected to president.