Agree or Disagree..............Clinton vs Obama = Republican Victory?

Question

I agree based on the theory that Clinton and Obama will split the Democratic vote between 2 people and allowing a unified Republican party to win out. And I am also betting which ever Democrat ( Obama or Clinton ) loses the nomination will still have enough funds to continue campaigning.......especially Hillary.


So do you agree that making Democrats choose between a white woman and a black man will split them enough to let the Repubs win it in 08?

some of you people are morons..........the republican and democratics nominees are not the only ones who can run for or be voted for, for president...........

Answer 1

i dont know how old you are but the way it works is Obama and Hil will run in the primarys and one of them will represent the democratic party they wont both run.

Answer 2

The only person officially running right now for the Democrats is John Edwards. Clinton and Obama have just declared that they've created committees to look into running. I don't think that it will matter who the Democratic candidate is after the primaries, anyway, because the party will come together behind that person. I don't think the Republicans have a strong candidate no matte who wins in their primaries, to be perfectly honest. If Clinton and Obama are smart, though, they'll run together with Edwards as their campaign manager. The three of them would be unstoppable together.

Answer 3

You cannot split the vote like that, maybe before the main election, but 2 people from the same party wont and cant run for presidant. I think Obama for Prez and Clinton for Vice might just with out over the republicans (plus the rpubs have a huge disadbantage for having such an un popular presidant elected in the previous election)

Answer 4

Since only one of them will be running in the general election, I think it's a moot point. Only democrats will be voting for democrats in the primaries and the candidate who wins the primaries will go against the republican candidate in the general election. I have a difficult time seeing how two candidates could 'split' a vote when only one of them is in the race.

Furthermore, I think the republicans are going to have to put forward a very strong candidate who was not a pawn in the Bush administration and the republican candidate is going to have to distance himself from Bush as much as possible to even stand a chance. And if they are smart, the republican party will ask Bush to not campaign on behalf of any of their candidates.

Answer 5

I don't see Hillary running if she doesn't get the party nod. She needs the party to give her even the slightest chance, and that's all she'd have. I don't see the Democrats giving either of them the nod. Neither of them can win the election for them, but right now, the Democrats don't have anyone that can if the Republicans come up with someone halfway-stable. If Giuliani runs on the Repub ticket, the Democrats can probably call '08 a wash and focus on '12.

Answer 6

I'm pretty sure if one wins the democratic nominee, the other can't run, unless he/she is a third party, but I seriously doubt that is gonna happen. Either way, It'll be a close one simply because a lot of people aren't ready for that big of a change. But BE READY, id be happy with obama or clinton, just prefer obama over her by a big margin

Answer 7

I agree, I don't think the Democrats will be able to produce a candidate that will be able to get enough votes to beat mccain or rudy. I would say obama has the best shot though. Not hilary. A lot of people like her, but too many people hate her. I saw a stat today on the news that said she has a 31% approval and 47%disapproval. Not too much middle ground there that she can bring to her side. She is to polarizing.

Answer 8

Let me try to answer your question, with this idea...Clinton or Obama-or whoever gets the Democratic Nomination-will have to reach out to the Left of the liberal movement. With, Obama's statements regarding "surgical strikes" against Iran and Clinton's statements that the insurgencey in Iraq is on its last legs-it leaves us no one to look to. So, we-and I am one of them-of the Left, will look for a third party candidate. May be someone like Nader, this will draw votes away from the 2008 candidate and just possibly, make the Democratic Party acknowledge that it needs our vote to win..So basically, it'll split the vote in half like in 2000 and if the Republican candidate be Brownback or McCain, they'll win.

Answer 9

If hillary runs, she'll probably win. A lot of women will vote simply to have a woman president...and a lot of people are tired of the republican party's shenanigans...giving out all the contracts to incompetant idiots who are super-loyal to the party.

Still, of all the possible candidates, I respect McCain the most. If he'd been the republican candidate I would have voted for him...but this go-around I'm not so sure about it...I'm sick enough of the crappy job the republicans have done that even if I love their candidate I might vote against him.

So far as safety, I think we're safer with leaders who are diplomatic than leaders who are quick to attack and slow to think. You may FEEL safer with a hotshot who goes around and beats up anyone who looks at you the wrong way, but with that knid of policy, sooner or later, you lose one of the fights you pick.

Answer 10

Eh, thats a tough call. Clinton vs. Obama will split some votes, but I really think the people are sick of republicans in office, and the wavering of republicans, as well as the independents siding mostly with dems will give them control.

Answer 11

I adore women. I guess I'd lean more democrats if i had two pick the better of two evils. and I liked clinton. I would still never vote for hillary. So I'd say she doesn't stand a chance. theres no way she would get the demo nomination unless they want to commit political suicide