What is it about Hillary Clinton that makes her better than Obama or Edwards or any other Democrat candidates?
2007-12-22 15:57:21 · 12 answers · asked by Kelly B 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Do you honestly believe that Hillary is the leading candidate or is that what your led to believe?
2007-12-22 15:58:49 · update #1
Willis: It's good to hear from you=)!
I agree with your response! IMO she is more of the same as far as the militarized globalization effort goes.
I hope hope hope soon someone in the media grows the cajones to ask these politicians straight up about Bilderberg and their involvement in accomplishing this most powerful group of Elitist's goals!!!!
We the people deserve to be told the truth!
2007-12-22 16:09:59 · update #2
Edwards is nothing but just talk. His health care plan in the beginning and maybe now was just that. His plan was even scarier to congressmen/congresswomen.
In the beginning, Obama said some scary things, cooled off a little, but still shows that he does not know how to play the game.
He gets too upset if the other candidates don't play by the rules he advocates, hence the recent criticism he gave John Edwards. In the Iowa debate, he only gave praise to Biden because he is low in the polls and he has nothing to fear from him.
2007-12-22 23:30:06 · answer #1 · answered by Michael M 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe she is far wiser and more knowledgeable about the extent of our problems not only in Iraq, but the Middle East at large. She knows how to work the system in D.C. Edwards and Obama can carry on about special and corporate interests all they please. The reality is that those special interests can knock on the Oval Office door until their knuckles bleed and if she doesn't see a benefit for the U.S. at large she's going to refuse them. They know they're taking that chance with Clinton, because she offers no promises to any of them. She uses them, not the other way around. Hard core and cold? Sure, but also brilliant and practical.
She's pragmatic, wicked intelligent, and has a backbone of steel. She knows how to work both sides of the aisle in Congress and she knows the ropes in D.C. and how to work them; and has shown superior knowledge regarding the uses of diplomacy than either Obama or Edwards have . Our next President will have an enormous mess to clean up. I'd prefer someone who is capable of doing it in record time, and that's Hillary. I know that "change" is Obama's schtick. But she intends to make changes too, and she's got the D.C. knowledge and the experience to actually get change effected. She really is the only candidate from either side who realistically can step right into office and know the basic ropes from Day One. That wouldn't be enough for me if I didn't agree with her policies. But I do, and I think she can be a great catalyst for real change in this country and the repair of our relations abroad. What some others find off-putting about her, I like. I don't need a candidate I can feel warm and fuzzy about, I'm not looking for a teddy bear for President. I want hard nosed, I want ambitious, and I want calculating when my President is dealing with tyrants. Here's a statement that I find particularly suitable to what you are asking:
"At Yale, Clinton learned that politics is a fight, not a mediation or a seminar or a campfire sing-along of Kumbaya. And this seems to be a rudimentary insight that Obama has yet to grasp."
John Heilemann
New York Magazine
October 15, 2007
2007-12-23 03:17:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I support Hillary because within the system she is in my opinion the best you can do. Obama and Edwards offer slightly more progressive rhetoric but in policies, ideas and ideologies ther's almost NO difference. It's ALL talk.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2007/nov2007/demo-n17.shtml
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2007/dec2007/cong-d21.shtml
What I absolutely don,'t want is nominating the perfect Democratic candidate like Kucinich or Gravel and ending up with President Giuliani or Romney.
I believe Hillary is qualified and also underestimated on the progressive issues I hold dear. Like her husband she understands the American political system through and through. Like her husband I believe she does want change but tries to do it in a realistic way within this system and that system will not change before the 2008 elections. I also believe she has the best chance at countering the GOP war machine and I fear any other Democratic candidate will be eaten alive by the GOP war machine.
The money driven corrupt party system is standing in the way of real change but within that system Hillary is the best chance at at least tipping the scale towards some progressive politics. Hate the game, not the player
2007-12-23 07:06:35 · answer #3 · answered by justgoodfolk 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I like Edwards populist message, I like Obama's idealism, but our country is a mess and we need someone pragmatic to try to fix some of the wreckage-I think Hillary can do it better than the others.
As far as the Repubs go, Huckabee is Jerry Falwell's clone, Romney is trying to be a Bush clone, McCain is too conservative for me, but Rudy may be ok, but I don't think he'll get the nomination, Huckabee or Romney will, since the right-wing has control of the party.
2007-12-23 22:57:38 · answer #4 · answered by edith clarke 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obama got ahead of her, so he's gonna die soon. Edwards is a blundering idiot. Why waste your vote on anyone other than Hillary?
Seriously, forced hospital visits every 6 months? Raised taxes to pay for people who don't feel like working? No thanks, I'll stick with Ron Paul. Even a demorat who knew what was good for them would go Ron Paul. At least he doesn't change his views every 5 minutes. He does what he says.
2007-12-23 00:15:05 · answer #5 · answered by Sam64 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
People keep saying experience, and I keep telling them that Joe Biden has a lot more of it. Really I think they like the idea of more Bill Clinton, and she seems like the safe and easy choice because of her front runner status.
2007-12-23 00:07:23 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋
I hope she gets the nomination. With her high negatives, out of the top three democrats, she should be the easiest for the republicans to beat.
2007-12-23 00:07:53 · answer #7 · answered by Adolf Schmichael 5 · 3⤊ 4⤋
Why would anyone vote for her
1 she want to steal your money thats not right.
2 She will wast it that wrong
3 The Clinton's kill people there are 67+ deaths
related to them why would you want someone like that in the white house
I support Ron Paul 100%
there is still hope for the USA
2007-12-23 00:05:32 · answer #8 · answered by GM 4 · 6⤊ 6⤋
i'm voting for obama, but hillary is more battle hardened and gets votes because of bill as well - not to mention massive special interest coffers - far exceeding the republicans and other dems.
2007-12-23 00:07:35 · answer #9 · answered by PD 6 · 2⤊ 5⤋
"Disingenuous" is the word that best describes Hillary.
2007-12-23 00:03:34 · answer #10 · answered by hbsizzwell 4 · 6⤊ 1⤋