The primary process has whittled down the once large field of Democratic contenders to just two. And one thing’s for sure. The Democratic Party will make history with this year’s nominee.
Whether you will support the first black male Democratic presidential nominee or the first female Democratic presidential nominee, most Democrats agree that come November they will unite behind the Democratic candidate, which is a good thing.
As many of you know, the Durham Democratic Women held a wildly successful Raucous Caucus on Jan. 30. More than 100 people attended, and most of these folks were from the community at large and were new to our local Democratic Party events. At the beginning of the night, there was a large group of undecideds (myself included) because John Edwards had just pulled out of the race that afternoon. By the end of the evening, all but about 14 people had placed themselves in the Clinton or Obama camps. At final count, Obama had the largest number of delegates at the event. (I didn’t write down the final numbers, but please report them if you know the score.) Click here for an article in the Duke Chronicle or here for the Daily Tar Heel version.
Until the official delegate count gives us a clear victor, let’s discuss who you support and why. If you were a supporter of Edwards, Kucinich, Biden, Dodd or one of the other candidates, tell us who you are supporting now and how they compare with your original choice.
Me? I’m still undecided. Why won’t Obama commit to universal healthcare? Will Hillary really do more to energize the GOP base than their own Republican nominee? Tell us what you think.
2 responses so far ↓
1 Mr. Dependable // Feb 5, 2008 at 5:24 pm
I don’t consider myself undecided. I am uncommitted to any particular candidacy.
My decision is to support whichever candidate earns the nomination of the Democratic Party.
I do wish that more choices were available to more voters. Each of the candidates (well, maybe not Joe Biden) brought something to the table that needed to be part of the campaign. We, the party and the electorate as a whole, lose something when those issues and passions are filtered out of the debate at such an early stage.
2 BluZ // Feb 7, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Gee, it might be nice to have a big huge wide selection, but I have to say that I am truly thankful to be making the tough decision betweeen Obama and Hillary. Don’t you remember? Not so long ago we were choosing between the lesser of two evils. Maybe hoping some guy without much personality would be good enough to win.
This year we have two bona-fide contenders to pick from! Yippee! And, if we choose the right (er, correct) one, we might have a chance against a fractured Republican party. If we choose the wrong one, we may inadvertently solidify the Republican party in opposition to us.
That means that Rove, Rush, or whomever has the switch, activates that little microchip embedded in the cerebral cortex of each registered Republican. Before long, they will be in lock step spouting tag lines in unison.
That little microchip has me thinking that Obama is the best choice. Hillary is far too polarizing and I am tired of having to hate all Republicans the way I do. The country needs to do some healing and I fear that will not happen if we elect another polarizing and divisive president.
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