A recent article on Boston.com talks about Hilary Clinton's struggles and says that the election is about voters choosing style over substance and women having to work harder for the same recognition. I beg to differ. I could list all the reasons I like Barack Obama, the list is long and substantial. But what's more relevant for this topic is why I would not vote for Hilary Clinton.
Hilary Clinton tries to manipulate issues to make them reflect favorably on her. She (or her henchmen) are out complaining that Barack Obama is waffling on his agreement with John McCain about campaign financing. Yet, she is trying to get reversed an agreement between herself and all the other Democratic candidates to not count Florida and Michigan votes, because the primary process in those states didn't follow the rules set by the Democratic party.
Secondly, Hilary's focus is negative -- why we should NOT vote for Barack. And frankly, I'm thinking the guy must be squeaky clean, because look at what the Clinton campaign has to stoop to complaining about. They are characterizing Barack Obama's reuse of a paragraph of a friend's speech and failing to acknowledge that the words were not originally Obama's, as plagiarism. I'm not voting for a nit-picker or a negative person, regardless of whether they are a man or a woman.
I think that one thing that is clear from this election, you can't get elected this time by simply appealing to people like yourself. Senator Clinton can't get elected just because she is a woman and Barack Obama certainly isn't going to get elected simply because he is black.
I think that to say that Barack Obama's popularity is caused by his rhetorical skills or his charisma is to miss the most basic skill a President of the United States needs: LEADERSHIP. Americans are uniting to follow the most positive candidate they have seen in decades. Barack Obama is a born leader. Hilary Clinton is simply a good leader.
I guess on some level I'm glad to see that Hilary Clinton's candidacy is being taken seriously. It proves that a woman could be elected President. But Hilary Clinton is NOT the person that I want as president. But please, dear Clinton supporters, don't kid yourselves about why she is losing support and behind in delegate support.
And yes, I know this has nothing to do with Making Money Online (the main thrust of the blog), but it is about something that I feel is absolutely NOT a legitimate claim.
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