OBAMA is our best chance, no matter what you've heard!

[Syrinx]

First of all, I WILL vote for the Democratic nominee, no matter what. That is without question. The future of the federal judiciary, especially the precarious balance of the Supreme Court, is at stake. This raises profound questions about the direction that our country will take in the next few decades.

If Hillary Clinton is the nominee of the Democratic party, I will vote for her and urge everyone that I know to do the same. The consequences of another Republican nominee to the Court is too much to even contemplate. It is downright scary. A solid five-to-four, or six-to-three, majority on the Supreme Court would strip individuals of all rights.

Yes. I said of "all rights." That's about the size of it. The views of the so-called "conservatives," favored by the Republicans, are the antithesis of human rights, and individual rights, and civil rights, and civil liberties.

We simply cannot allow a Republican to nominate a replacement for Justice Ginsburg, or Justice Stevens, especially if that nominee is in the mold of John Roberts or Sam Alito, which it certainly would be.

So, we must do everything possible to keep McCain from winning the White House.

From my current point of view, it seems likely that McCain will be the next president -- but that doesn't have to be.

At this particular point in time, it seems that McCain will likely defeat either Clinton or Obama, whichever one is our nominee. We must, as a group, do everything that we can to see that doesn't happen.

It comes down to a couple of questions.

Number one, which of our candidates is more likely to sway public opinion in the long run, and which one will give us the most "bang" for the buck.

Which candidate do you think has the most ability to persuade?

I think the answer is clear. Senator Obama's oratorical and rhetorical skills are clearly superior to those of Senator Clinton.

Not to mention that David Axelrod and his team seem much more able (and, at the same time, more civil) than Howard Wolfson and Mark Penn.

That brings us to the question of which candidate stands to brings us the greatest change for the better that we all crave.

Again, I think the answer is clear.

Which candidate is more likely to bring beneficial social change? The corporate, DLC candidate that served on the board of Wal-Mart, or the former community organizer, that eschewed Wall Street salaries in order to work to improve the lives of the poor and downtrodden? Which one?

There has been a lot of mud slung at Barack Obama, but he always rises up just like the bobo clown, wipes it off and keeps on fighting.

The things that they (the Republicans and the Clinton campaign) criticize him for, are things that make him the more liberal, or progressive, candidate.

Is being the more progressive candidate really a good reason to throw him overboard? From the progressive side? Especially since he has all the skills necessary to put an end to the false choice between the far, far right of Pat Robertson, and the right-center right of Al From?

Barack Obama can bring in all kinds of new voters, and once and for all make our government reflect the true voice of our citizens, and not just the ones that haven't already given up on the process and the hope that our country supposedly represents.

If Hillary Clinton is the nominee, I will vote for her, but I beg Clinton supporters to think about this seriously. Barack Obama is the candidate that we have been waiting for. He is our chance to end, once and for all, the right wing's stranglehold on this country, and bring about a new age of American enlightenment, and to truly uphold the ideals that the right loves to give lip service.

[cboy4]

1. Syrinx, you should tell your Obama supporter friends that

if he's the nominee, he will need the support/votes of Hillary Clinton supporters.

Because I think your side believe we can win back the White House with a divided party.

We have one Obama poster -- in a "greatest" thread -- telling people to move out of the way, etc., etc.

Obama will need every single last vote to win in November .. if indeed he turns out to be the nominee.

I think even people who have been drinking can figure that out. :)

[Syrinx]

2. I don't disagree with you

And I think there's a lot of blame to go around in the "divided party" scenario. Don't you? :hi:

[cboy4]

3. Oh no question about it.

:hi:

[Syrinx]

4. Thanks!

I've probably been guilty myself of emotional outbursts on this topic, but I want to help nudge us back into peaceful discourse. I've been getting emotionally drained just from reading comments in GDP lately. (I left out a colon in "GDP" because sometimes it makes a funny face, unintended. :) )

[Bongo Prophet]

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