Letters to the Editor
sesanders
Published Letters: 308 Editor's Choice: 18
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Shawnwm
[Read the article: Breaking the Democratic deadlock]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It is interesting that you say left-wingers are shoving Obama down our throats. Actually, I am one of those left-wingers but with a difference. I want to win in November...that is why I am for Hillary. Not because she hasn't made any mistakes or because she is perfect but because she has her finger on the pulse of the people...she's a fighter...a doer...a known commodity. Obama waltzed into Washington, wooed a bunch of gullible people with his oratory, has run a very sneaky, divisive campaign, and has managed to alienate the backbone of our party with elitist remarks. He has no real legislative accomplishments; yet, naive people have been persuaded to believe that he offers a new kind of politics. His associations in the past twenty years are questionable...in fact, they sound as if they hate America, and his wife has a surly personality who doesn't mince words. Anyone who thinks that Americans have not sniffed all this out is deluding himself and I do not believe the voters will install him in the Oval Office.
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The polls are reflecting Obama pitfalls
[Read the article: George Bush is John McCain's Rev. Wright]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The Wright controversy has hurt Obama and it showed up in the polls today...numerous polls. Of course, the defection by Andrew did not help Clinton. Just when it looks like the tide will turn, some Democrats show their colors by backing Obama.
It is difficult for me to believe that savvy politicians would be so clueless to the mood of average Americans. Our winning in November looks more doubtful if Obama is the nominee. The polls are clear!
I have come to feel that Obama is being pushed down my throat by the party as well as by Salon, and I do not believe for one minute that Obama represents a new kind of politics. Democrats know how to throw away an election!
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Superdelegates are in a predicament
[Read the article: Super stuck!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It is not surprising that the superdelegates don't like the position they are in. Voters do hold it against politicians when they vote against a preferred candidate. For instance, I am very disappointed in Ted Kennedy, Kerry, Bill Richardson and others who have stepped out for Obama because I truly believe that Hillary outshines him in every way. As for Bill Richardson, my feeling that he is a snake is not likely to go away though I can forgive Ted Kennedy because of his past voting record. I usually agree with the latter on everything and he is something of an icon. As for Kerry, he turned me off when he let the Swiftboaters blow him out of the water day after day. To vote one way or the other is going to make many enemies.
The lesson to be learned from all this: Democrats desperately need to change their method of picking a nominee. Let's get rid of the caucuses and have several national primaries which include a number of states rather than allow Iowa to select out a viable candidate. It gave us Kerry and now Obama who is every bit as vulnerable, if not more so, than Kerry.
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damnthatxanadu
[Read the article: Super stuck!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I, too, noticed that Salon blatantly implied Bill Clinton was the only one using the phone. I get so tired of all the Obama articles, the favoritism, the pandering to Obama supporters evident day after day in Salon's articles. However, Obama supporters want to get people fired if they write anything the least bit favorable to Hillary. It is plain to see that this "new kind of politics" goes for the jugular.
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Shawnwm,
[Read the article: Super stuck!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Actually the polls are showing that Hillary outpolls McCain significantly whereas Obama more or less ties him. It is obvious that Hillary is the stronger candidate but these Obama fanatics refuse to open their eyes!
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Other reasons for the defection
[Read the article: How Hillary Clinton botched the black vote]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]There is another way to look at the erosion of the black vote from Clinton. The Obama campaign took aim at Bill Clinton because of his great popularity with the black people and painted him up to be a racist with full help from the media. I do not believe that Bill Clinton had racist intentions at all but the Obama campaign was sure to jump on any slightest opportunity to make him appear so.
There is another factor to consider, also...when Ted Kennedy came out for Obama, the black people realized that Obama's chances may have taken a positive turn and began to go to the polls in droves.
The thrust of this article is to pounce on Hillary, make her look bad, and blame her for every little thing that happens in the campaign. She has made mistakes, that is for sure, but so has Obama with his inability to quell the Wright turmoil until it had practically decimated his popularity. He has bounced back somewhat, but the American people, particularly working class and conservative Democrats, are still not lining up behind Obama and they are not likely to do so.
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jebldmm
[Read the article: How Hillary Clinton botched the black vote]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Your point is very good. Had Obama waited until he had built up a real relationship with the American people rather than jumping into a presidential bid prematurely, he would not be so suspiciously viewed. When Rev. Wright is added to the cocktail, Obama doesn't look so good as the nominee.
Actually, the long drawn-out primary process has been, in one sense good, for Obama...the American people have gotten to know him better. However, that still doesn't and won't persuade them that he has the necessary experience to be president. Only real experience can do that and Hillary, despite her faults, comes with impressive credentials for the White House.