But Chez Bez is weighing in with calm reason.
After the 2000 and 2004 losses, I heard many folks talk disgustedly about moving to Canada. Didn’t happen. There’s a lot of emotion in statements like these, but I don’t worry about a bunch of fellow Democrats getting all Canuck on me. Surely I can’t imagine, after some time has passed between the upcoming Democratic nomination and the general election, that most Democrats who currently support Hillary won’t be casting their vote for Obama. (Or Obama supporters voting for Hillary, for that matter.)
He calls himself the 3-minute pundit. But what a very good three minutes it is.
Problem being… Canada won’t have us, for the most part.
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That’s why I support a free movement of labor within the NAFTA
I’m not so sure.
Obama pissed off a lot of Clinton’s supporters by assuming he would get her votes, and they are enraged at the Democratic establishment for what they perceive as usurping Clinton’s candidacy. While it is true that he will probably get “most” of her votes, “most” may not be enough.
If this divide does not sufficiently heal as some have predicted, and it may not, Obama may have to rely heavily on the elusive youth vote, which seems to have a tendency not to materialize.
Given that factors are currently stacked up in such a way that would traditionally be highly unfavorable for an incumbent party, this election may be much more interesting than one should expect.
Obama Democrats have reason to be nervous, in my opinion.
Mr. Keats:
Let us hope that just this once the democrats will get in lockstep.
Probably the only way to ensure that would be for Mrs. Clinton to appear on the ticket. I think most p(h)undits are seeing that to be unlikely, but not entirely out of the question.
However, unlike some, I think Obama currently remains the favorite. I’m not basing this necessarily on current poll numbers, as much as other factors such as Obama’s advantage in fundraising, charisma, overall political climate, and the fact that Mrs. Clinton herself has a large stake in the matter, even as a non-participant.
Mr. Keats:
Probably a more accurate an assessment than any that is being given by the paid pundits. I’ve not been a huge fan of either Obama or Clinton, but I think he has a better chance.
I had a friend visiting and he is convinced McCain (who he thinks is a complete asshole) will win in a walk. Weird thinking as far as I’m concerned, but then again I was certain that Bush would never get elected the first time. I was correct but that’s beside the point.