The Democrats have an opportunity this year to regain the Whitehouse and add to their margins in The Senate and House. The fundamental difference this year is that the Democrats have before them a charismatic, unifying candidate, Barack Obama. The more people see Barack Obama the more they see that he is likeable and reasonable. On the other end of the "room",180 degrees opposite of Obama, the Democrats have Hillary Clinton. To many people having Hillary Clinton as the 'Standard Bearer' for the Democrats is akin to the sound of a piece of broken chalk "screeching" along the blackboard. That is a sound that many of us shudder to think about!
Hillary Clinton is the most polarizing candidate in the last century. I can not think of anyone from any political party that comes close to her ability to alienate people. No, not Nixon or even George Wallace. The Democrats have "pussy footed" with the "Clinton Cabal" for more months than any resonable person would have given to ANY other candidate. Even those high level supporters in the Clinton camp realize the game is over for Hillary Clinton. The only reason those supporters are still with Hillary Clinton is first, out of some sense of loyalty and second, not wanting to be excoriated by the likes of George Carville. I ask you, is that the way one gains loyalty or is it fealty?
Offers have been "run up the flagpole" having Hillary Clinton run for Governor of New York State in November 2008. After the Eliot Spitzer episode and now the already weakened Governor Patterson, it may be an option for Hillary Clinton. Naturally Hillary Clinton would never acknowledge she has a desire for that to happen. The Party elite would offer the New York Governor's job to Hillary Clinton as a dignified option and a natural fit for New York State. I do not see this as reality. The real pont here is that the Dem's are sending a message to Hillary Clinton to get out of the race. If Hillary had any real chance to be President, the New York Governors job would never have been promulgated. In addition, the Democrats at the National level realize that the local and State Democrat candidates feel they have a better chance to win in local races with Barack Obama and his "coat-tails" at the top of the Democrat ticket, not Hillary Clinton. It is only a matter of time for Hillary Clinton. The problem long term for the Democrats is that the longer it takes to rid themselves of the Hillary Clinton candidacy, the less likely the Dem's will make it all happen in November 2008. Comments, opinions............
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