QUOTE(fustyruk @ Apr 20 2008, 06:52 PM)

Obama. Hillary represents the same old school politics that loves the lobbyists. She even defended these people who are the most destructive force and danger to our Democracy. Enough is enough.
Maybe Obama is full of it. He certainly is promising us the moon and stars and that in itself is also old school, but, he has energized the youngest voters on a scale I thought possible and that in itself is real positive change. He is not beholding to the lobbysits which is a very real change from old school and he seems genuine. Although we never really know what we will get until after an election, Obama really does inspire hope and this country really needs hope right now.
I hear a lot of Hillary supporters claim if Hillary does not get the nomination they will not vote for Obama and I hate to think this is true. No matter who gets the Dem nomination we cannot afford another Republican president under any circumstances. It will take a Dem Congress and a Dem President to reverse the damage done to this nation by the neocons and GW Bush.
Vote Obama and if that isn't possible, vote Democrat.
Thank you for resurrecting this thread, fustyruk! I'm sure that somewhere, back there, I registered a comment. It seems as if a million years have gone by since the beginning of the Democratic primary race. For many of us, our favorites have disappeared - Kucinich, Edwards, just to name two. We have shifted our allegiance out of necessity. I didn't start out as an Obama supporter, but I never was a Clinton supporter, for personal reasons that won't resonate with those who love her.
I don't seek their approval for a choice made via years of disappointment. I would have voted for pretty much any Democrat who had the temerity to thow a hat in the ring. Think of the truly great people who used to be running, but were forced to drop out because voters didn't recognize their names.
Aaah! And now it comes down to two. One I never had any intention of voting for and an upstart who looks better every day. What possible choice do I have? It boggles the mind....
Sallie