And the winner is...

Gordon Shumway · Congressional Page Joined: 10 May 2007 Posts: 2

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And The Winner Is...

Barack Obama clearly separated himself from the rest of the democratic candidates last night as the most presidential. One of the things I look for in these debates is the candidate who can drop a political bomb on another candidate without looking mean spirited. Obama did just that when he pointed out that John Edwards was four & a half years late with his leadership concerning the Iraq War. That political bomb came after Edwards repeatedly accused his colleagues of showing a lack of leadership leading up to their last vote on a war funding bill. The rest of the debate was littered with Edwards trying to prove he was Obama's equal but sadly fell short.

I find Edwards annoying more than anything. However, he & Obama spent time patting each other on the back & that could lead to an Obama/Edwards ticket. Even though I don't care for Edwards I think he's probably number two right now with his "awe-shucks-Gomer Pyle" trademark.

Hillary & Biden I think were firmly in third & fourth. Biden's assertiveness I think helps him (at least with me it did). Although, I don't think he has a chance to win the nomination. Hillary has one huge problem that was exposed last night. It's the Bill factor. While Bill Clinton's popularity & likability helps a little the glaring reality staring America in the face last night was the fact that she's not Bill; and that hurt. Plus, her confusing stance on the war also hurts.

Bill Richardson stood alone as the only second tier candidate. He showed himself to be a very qualified statesman but that doesn't translate into presidential.

Dodd: is a dud. Uninspiring & forgettable.

Gravel: a crazy old man who may have some good points but can't speak well enough to get people to actually listen.

Kucinich: a cross between Alfred E Neuman, Mr. Spock & a marionette. He's unintentionally the comic relief.
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Strategos · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 6:04 pm Post subject:

So Obama will proboblly be our first black president.
I wonder if the fact that he is black will make people think twice about voting for him even though he has a good political mind and talents.
Yes i agree, Edwards is rather annoying. I would be amused though if Gravel won, but that is not likely, Hillary has a chance to tie Obama if she
gets the full democratic support, while Richardson has a conciderable chance to confront Obama for the presidential seat, but again, he is hispano, and that will cause people to rethink their votes. It all depends so much on your ethnicities and cultural beliefs and customs.

Hahaha
Peer pressure.