Who would be the best Dem candidate for President, H. Clinton or B. Obama???

Question

My bias is Obama, but I would like to hear yours. :-)

You are getting my positive rating whether you support Clinton or Obama. They are both excellent candidates.

Go Dems.

...and Edwards too. I like him alot, but I like Obama best...I'm from Illinois.

I wonder what an Obama/Clinton ticket would do????

Answer 1

My favorite this time around is Barak Obama. He is good for America. When dealing with the end and aftermath of a war we need a leader who can unite America. Obama's main competition in the primaries, Hillary, can't do that because there are already too many people who absolutely refuse to like her, no matter what she does they seem to have been trained by their friends and family that she is "bad." It is hard to win a general election when half the country already says they won’t vote for you no matter who you’re running against. Several polls suggest that Obama leads all candidates (R or D) when it comes to the people's perception of his honesty, integrity, and comfort level. People are comfortable with him and he is a likable guy. Next, he will be good for our international reputation, which has been ruined by the Bush-Cheney administration and their "war on terror." Because of his likability, Obama can attract positive attention to America by foreign governments. Also, his policy is tough and right-on. He will end the war; he will relieve America of our deficit (not necessarily by raising taxes sky-high, but by adjusting government spending so that we aren't wasting money on unnecessary and inefficient projects). He will reform education, give all American's the Healthcare that they are entitled to, and he has a specific plan to solve out social security problem. He stands up for the lower and middle class, and fights for the rights of all Americans, rich or poor, sick or healthy, young or old, native or immigrant. He has a plan for every problem America is facing right now and he knows what he has to do to make it work. Many people question his experience, but he actually has plenty. He was a law professor, community organizer, and a civil rights lawyer; he was in the Illinois state legislature for years, and currently he is in the US Senate. He has just enough experience to know how to play the game, but not too much that it has corrupted him. He is also one of the only candidates from either party to refuse to accept money (bribes) from special interest groups and Washington lobbyists, therefore he is obliged to make decisions that are good for America, not good for the industries that gave him money (examples: pharmaceutical, oil, tobacco, etc.). He knows what is good for America and is not afraid of the change that must be implemented to see that good surface.

Answer 2

Given Carter's age and his involvement with Habitat for Humanity, I don't think he'd run again. Personally, I think he was given a bum rap - he had to make some tough decisions in a tough time in America's history (ie energy crisis & the hostage crisis of 79-80) but he did have a vision that no one quite got while he was in office. He's also been able to use the clout of "Former President" to affect change than the confines of office could do. A Hillary/Barack ticket in any form would be a great combination though - both would have firsts, and shake up the "old boys' club" the Presidency has become.

Answer 3

I am sooo torn! I like Clinton. I think she has a lot of experience and connections but my fear is that is too polarising and in maybe a little too entrenched in political agendas. I am leaning more toward Obama at this time. I think he is smart and poised and less of a polarising figure. He has a lot of fresh new ideas and a touch of much needed naiveness. I think he is a person that could really start to mend our foreign relationships.
I have to say for the record that I'm really disheartened by how much Obama and Clinton have been at each others throats. I know they are in ultimately in competition with each other (and I knew there would be some mudslinging), but I somehow felt they would recognise the bigger picture and the necessity to simply put a democrat in the white house.

Answer 4

If by "best", you mean the most likely to win in a general election, it is no contest - Barack Obama is your man. Barack Obama is the only candidate for president who supports real and responsible change in this country. His "lack of experience" gives him a fresh perspective and a lack of Washington political baggage. He has also shown himself to be incredibly honest, admitting to his rough and rowdy past that others could have used against him had he chosen to hide it. He is truly one of the people, and has a good chance of working well with both republicans as well as democrats.

Clinton has a hard time keeping her own supporters in line. Many die-hard democrats refuse to vote for her because they just can't stand her, and don't even get me started about republicans. She is way too polarizing - the people who don't like her don't like her a LOT. This would make her job of working with a bipartisan congress very difficult. She also has way too many skeletons in her closet, scandals and what not. Her campaign tactics are dishonest - she has used every opportunity to smear her fellow democrat Obama and then later disavows any knowledge of such attacks and dumps her scapegoat until another can be found.

A vote for Obama is a vote for responsible change. A vote for Clinton is a vote for more of the same.

Answer 5

Hillary Rodham Clinton

Answer 6

I am on the fence with this one. Hillary Definately has the Foreign Policy experience and name recognition with other countries, her husbands National Security advisor Madelain Albright came closer than anyone to normalizing relations between us and Iran.
Obama would definately be better for Domestic Programs because he is more in-tune with the general public and hasn't been corrupted by Lobbyist an special interest groups, (Hillary even caved to the Health Care Company Kickbacks-sold out her own platform). If Obama surrounds himself with skilled forreign policy personnel, he would get my vote

Answer 7

anyone that thinks Hillary is a good choice has poor judgement in people... if your didn't learn from the eight years of Bill nothing will teach you....
as for Obama and his drug use, to attempt to capitalize on what statistically 40% of adults have done at one time or another was a bad try.....
I wish i could find the Breck Girl Edwards more credible he actually has some good things to say....
Obama is ok, he couldn't do any worse than Jimmy Carter........my problem with him is the phoney racist Oprah, if she really wanted change in America then she could build schools here for girls and fund scholarships for all poor kids

Answer 8

It's a toss up...

One candidate has experience...but has made some mistakes. (Hillary)

The other has very little experience, thus hasn't made any mistakes yet. (Obama)

Both are talented politicians....but both represent some degree of a "leap of faith" for democratic voters.

I'm of the mindset that it's time for fresh blood, and new perspective.... so between the two, i'm for Obama.

Answer 9

Hillary

Answer 10

Joe Biden