Get YOUR candidate a vote in the Va. primary tomorrow-Tell me who to vote for

[underpants]

It can be short or long but I am NOT taking a tally so one candidate getting the most responses isn't going to do it (hence this is not a poll)

Tell me why your candidate is deserving of my vote. Please.

I will read every single one but I don't promise a reply because that might look like I am just kicking this back up to the top.

Lay it on me.

[Eurobabe]

1. Vote for Obama because I gave you a valentines heart n/t

[Egnever]

2. Obama

One reason. Open government.

http://www.barackobama.com/issues/technology/

Ensure the Full and Free Exchange of Information through an Open Internet and Diverse Media Outlets

[FrenchieCat]

3. Like I was mentioning to someone else......

I ask that you consider voting for Barack Obama.

He was against the war from the beginning, just like Wes Clark was (I supported Clark, and am being consistent). His Foreign policy lean is very much like Wes Clarks....he wants to negotiate and talk to our enemies.

Obama did NOT approve of the IRAN Resolution, that was ill timed, and that Hillary voted for. Obviously, Hillary doesn't listen to Wes Clark as much as would like to think that she does.

Obama voted YES to BAN Cluster Bombs in Civilian Areas, while Hillary voted NO.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-rees/clinton-obama-and-clust_b_84811.html


Listen to this Obama interview, and hear him talk about his possible Veep requirements yourself.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4089397

Don't suspect in your hearts of hearts that OBama can't win because he's Black....he can very much so, and some will have to do with precisely the fact that he is. He has ran a campaign that has been flawless, and Hillary as the inevitable for so long, just hasn't lived up to expectation in the manner in which she has managed hers. Experience is not Hillary's forte, it is McCains. She won't be able to argue the Iraq War except for how to go on from here, and because she was wrong from the onset, McCain will be given greater authority on National Security matters. Obama was right from the onset, and so he stands from a point of strength against McCain starting from day one.

On the domestic front, I believe that it is Obama that will actually get things done.

Plus, it is Obama that has respected grassroots from the very beginning. He came from the streets of Chicago, and is not the corporate candidate. He just isn't.

Caroline Kennedy didn't say what she said about Obama for any reason other than that is what she truly believes.

Contrast and compare Obama and McCain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjXyqcx-mYY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gwqEneBKUs

Just think about what we will be telegraphing to the world and to ourselves on ignauguration day! Small children all over the United States, whatever their background, will get out of their bed knowing that anything is possible for them. That will make a difference in their lives. You can play a part in making it so.

[underpants]

4. Thank you

Very well said

[DUyellow]

"What he lacks in experience he makes up for with intelligence, confidence AND a solid....

understanding of reality" I saw that quote somewhere the other day, it is exactly what i feel. He has a good head on his shoulders.

[lse7581011]

7. Wonderful Post!

and picture! Thanks!

[countingbluecars]

10. I love that picture.

I want my fourth grade students to watch those two little girls grow up in the White House-especially those who never get to see themselves as the "Disney princesses". Much better than a fairy tale!

[housewolf]

5. Obama

Because with the country's problems so critial, we need to make critical changes. Fresh ideas and fresh perssonalities are needed to inspire and bring about the big changes necessary. Obama could have the ability to sway enough people and bring about unity to actually get some of the needed changes implemented. From the outset, Hillary has close to half of the country against her, it will be very difficult if not near impossible for her to accomplish much of what needs to be done. She's a blast to the past and as much as she want's us to re-do the 90's we can never go back, we can only go forward. Obama offers us that opportunity.

edited to add:
FrenchieCat provides an excellent summary of the policy reasons in the post above, I'm offering some of the emotional reasons.

[Yael]

6. I switched from Edwards to Obama because we have a career (R)

in the house that we want to replace with a relatively unknown Dem.

I believe Obama has the coattails to energize the youth vote in November and Hillary doesn't.

Its all about the downticket expectations!

[BlackVelvet04]

8. I imagine you know the issues by now...

I think Hillary has the superior Health Care Plan. The use of the FEHBP is something I think people will love. I had insurance through the FEHBP for 20+ years and it offers the best health care at the best price.

As a woman I find Hillary's support for birth control and abortion rights important to me and the next generation of women.

"n the Senate, Hillary waged a three-year effort, along with Senator Patty Murray, to get the FDA to accept the overwhelming recommendation of the medical community and approve emergency contraception for over-the-counter sales. She also helped craft a winning strategy to put the right wing on the defensive by highlighting their opposition to contraception, a position that is way out of the mainstream in the U.S. Hillary championed the Prevention First Act, which expands access to contraception for women of all income levels, and provides for honest and complete sex education programs. As President, Hillary will be vigilant in ensuring that each woman maintains the right to plan her own family and protect her reproductive health."

[underpants]

11. Thank you

does she propose to let any employer tap into the FEHBP plan?
http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/

Very good post too.

[BlackVelvet04]

12. Yes, she does.....

* New Health Choices Menu would be offered to all Americans through the FEHBP, offering the same private plan options available to members of Congress along with a public plan option similar to Medicare.
* Benefits would be at least as good as an FEHBP benchmark plan, including mental health parity and usually dental coverage.
* Employers could buy coverage through the new Health Choices Menu on behalf of workers or early retirees.

The Health Choices Menu mentioned is the FEHBP Health Choices.

Additionally, her plan provides protection against taxes being levied (for the majority of Americans) on those insurance benefits: Employer-provided health premiums would continue to be excluded from income taxes except for “the high-end portion of very generous plans for those making over $250,000.”
Obama's plan makes no provision to keep the government from levying taxes on health care benefits.


With 49 million Americans uninsured, I think this becomes a major economic issue for this country. When insurance premiums start rivaling home mortgages in monthly cost then it becomes imperative we have affordable health care.


Oh, thank you and you're welcome. I'm passionate about the health care issue.

[demnan]

9. Vote for Clinton

You know it was good before and it can be good again. Too many wars are going on to have the luxury of getting a novice in office. Clinton will mobilize forces and get her buddy Wes Clark involved in bringing our soldiers home. We need Clinton to get us out of this mess, she knows how to do it and she will do it.

[DemBones DemBones]

13. Clinton because she's more progressive AND can beat McCain.

I never dreamed I'd be saying this. Check my old posts and you'll see I have never been a Clinton supporter, I'm a diehard Kucinich supporter, but with the race now between Clinton and Obama, I have to go with Clinton.

I am sorry that we don't have a more progressive choice but of the two, I think she's better.

Yes, she voted to authorize "the guy you'd like to have a beer with" to send inspectors in and pressure Iraq, as did virtually the entire Congress, Dennis Kucinich being one of the few who voted against it. Most Democrats were fooled by what they were told by the security analysts and/or feared being considered "soft on terror" by their constituents. You'll remember how the media kept up a steady drumbeat for the war, droning on and on about WMD.

It's easy for Obama to say he wouldn't have voted for it since he wasn't in the Senate then. He can make any claims he likes about what he would have done but it's all Monday morning quarterbacking. In fact, he has voted for all the bills funding the war, making his "I opposed the war" claim a joke.

Clinton has a detailed plan for ending the war. Obama's not offering any substantive plans.

People are arguing against "another Clinton presidency" but forgetting that Hillary was born and raised a Rodham in Illinois, is only a Clinton by marriage. It's an entirely different situation from the Bush dynastic presidencies of father and son.

Denying Hillary Rodham Clinton a chance to be president simply because she's the wife of a former president is denying HRC her autonomy as a person. I doubt that you or any other Democratic man would want his wife penalized in the job market for being his wife. It's an illogical argument.

Because she's a woman and married to Bill Clinton, she has been through hell, vilified by the right wing for twenty years or more, and she's shown she can take the heat. We need her to beat McCain.

[FrenchieCat]

14. A majority of Dems in congress voted NAY on the IWR.......

But I'm sure you were aware of that.

Plus, if Hillary really wanted inpections without war, she would have voted FOR the Levin amendment. She didn't.

[Indenturedebtor]

15. There have been some lovely posts

From both sides here. I don't want to repeat anything already said, and I must say that no matter who is the Nom I will vote for them (barring any wierd superdelegate brokered affair that goes either way).

Anyways, while they both have very good platforms, I believe that Obama has proven that he can galvanize the nation to get many of the progressive reforms that this country needs done! The power of the Bully Pulpit should not be underestimated. The power of getting the support of the American people behind an issue cannot be overstated!

We don't have a single great leader in history that didn't speak in verse and get people excited! We need one now IMHO.