The contest for the Democratic nomination is becoming racially charged. This will never be a positive for either candidate, Clinton or Obama. Someone will become a clear loser and the other will only be a short term winner as the issue will persistently follow them and people will often wonder if they are being viewed through a prism.
Hillary is reported to have taken control of the message for her campaign from her advisors. Hillary and Bill are under fire for recent remarks; Bill referred to Obama's campaign as a "fairy tale" and Hillary is quoted as saying “Dr King’s dream began to be realised when President Lyndon Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It took a president to get it done.”
We need less discussion on what divides people and more discussion on reaching compromises that allow people to govern effectively. National discussion regarding race, gender, ethnicity, etc should center on bringing people together, focus on all of us being Americans and working together to reach consensus on issues that face this country.
Hillary needs to rethink her campaign message and get refocused quickly.
So far, I believe the contest on both the Republican and Democratic fronts are wide open.
I am intrigued by a Bloomberg candidacy.
"A government big enough to give you everything you want,
is big enough to take away everything you have"
Thomas Jefferson
2 comments:
How many electorial votes does it take to win the presidency. If there are 3 candidates is it the one with the most that wins, or is there a minimum number of electorial votes that need to be received to win the race?
270
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