I know I probably wont get a very scientific answer here but I thought I'd ask anyway.
Will Democrats vote in the primaries with the candidate they feel is best qualified to beat the Republican candiadate in mind?
Could that mean Edwrads is still in the running to end up in first or second place in Iowa?
2007-12-27 06:48:21 · 11 answers · asked by Zinger! 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Lady sable: Sounds like you mean the GOP, especially the NeoCons.
Hubert: Good answer!
2007-12-28 05:43:04 · update #1
This is exactly what I'm worried about as well. Think about it. And I know I'm going to be politically incorrect here but I'm going to speak bluntly. A woman and a black (who is also muslim) against a white man like huckabee for example. I do believe that Edwards would be the best choice for running against the Republicans. Democrats could actually shoot themselves in the butt over this.
2007-12-27 06:52:08 · answer #1 · answered by jenisilly80 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Well we did it in the 90s and in 2000. Unfortunately it wasn't quite good enough in 2000 but close. In 2004 the Democrats selected a weenee. We seem to have done that in the past too. Look at McGovern, Mondale, Humphrey, and Dukakis. This time around I believe we have more than one good one and the only real weenee I see is Kucinich. His chances are really not good anyway. So yes, I believe there is a good opportunity to have a strong candidate for the Democrats this time around.
The Republicans start out on a bad note this time around with Bush's bad reputation they start out on the negative side merely by having the same party affiliation as Bush. None of the GOP candidates stand out from the crowd. This is unusual for the Republicans. It usually is pretty obvious early on who their candidate will be.
Giuliani- issues of trust, disliked by FDNY and NYPD personnel and has no FEDERAL experience.
Huckabee- too much on his religion and issues of pardoning a sex offender.
Romney- probably the GOP's best hope but his religion is unacceptable to many. He is also seen as a flip flopper on too many issues
Thompson- in the race late and fizzled. He is lazy and, while he has had some experience in Washington it certainly was less than stellar. Not enough committment and conviction.
McCain- too much associated with Bush on the war. Age and health issues may also be factors considered when looking at him.
The others are so far down the line they really don't matter.
2007-12-27 07:20:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
i'm an self sufficient. i will vote in the two time-honored and function. In 2008 I voted against Hillary interior the Democrat time-honored. This exceeded Spring I voted interior the Republican time-honored. In 2012 i will probably vote interior the Republican time-honored for president. besides the shown fact that, the applicants are in lots of situations already chosen till now the Texas primaries. 2008 grew to become into an exception.
2016-10-20 01:55:19 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem with politics is that the candidates get nominated because they raised the most money for the party, or they granted the most favors, not because they have a real chance to win, or they are the most qualified.
So, will the Dems nominate the candidate that has the best chance at beating he Republican candidate? Probably not, because that level of logical thinking will not be applied.
2007-12-27 07:04:46 · answer #4 · answered by cbmttek 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, the Democrats will pick the one candidate that has the greatest chance of beating the Republican candidate.
Unfortunately this is the primary focus of the Democrats. They do not care for the "people" at all and this will become quite apparent after the final votes are cast.
Unless and until candidates from all sides of the spectrum lay aside their political partisanship's and unite together for the sake of the country, we will continue to have more of the same.
"Anyone but a Republican" sounds great for a battle cry but does nothing in the end but result in a wasted vote.
2007-12-27 07:05:08 · answer #5 · answered by LadySable 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Yes,the issues mean nothing. Both parties are just wanting to win and do not even know, much less care ,what platform they are running.
2007-12-27 06:53:20 · answer #6 · answered by ♥ Mel 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If that is the case, Edwards should get picked, but I think Hillary will get the nomination. If she gets treated fairly by people in her own party after winning the nomination I think she will win.
2007-12-27 06:55:42 · answer #7 · answered by Michael M 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The best candidate that they could put up to defeat the Republicans is Biden. But he isn't nearly liberal enough to be given air time from the major media groups needed to get the votes to win the primary.
2007-12-27 06:53:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋
No I do not think so...I feel the front runners in the Deomcrats party do not have it to win during these tough times around the world.
2007-12-27 06:57:09 · answer #9 · answered by Big harry 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Common sense says that after Bush, a homeless bum could be elected President because he's more intelligent than the previous.
Unfortunately, theres a lot of people who lack common sense in this country.
2007-12-27 06:54:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 6⤋