Just my two cents.

I like Obama because I have the sense that he has a cool head. He can simmer things down around the globe. Lets dump the old guards and bring in the new ones. We have raped and pillaged our planet enough It’s time for the younger generation to move in and clean up the mess.

It makes me a little sad, though, that in 2008 a candidate’s skin color or gender would still be a factor. (Not referring to you guys, I know you are just pointing out a practical matter that I really hadn’t thought about)

1) I have been moderately active during some local campaigns, and the politicians that I’ve met have told me that the Obama you see in public is the same one you see in private. They have ALL told me that he is the real deal; in fact, Senator Shadid (my former state Senator) worked for him in Iowa.

2) Demographics. Obama has a style of speaking and answering questions that appeals to students, teachers, professors and science/math geeks.

Of course, that quality might hurt him with others.

On the other hand, my family in Texas is backing HRC; mostly my mom and sister are genuinely touched that a woman is a credible candidate.

Frankly, I like HRC when she was speaking as a Senator; I don’t like her campaign style.

On the issues: she is somewhat corporate friendly and a bit too much of a hawk; note that she always talks about being against “a rush to war” rather than being “against war”.

On a personal note: she actually has had close male friends; I understand that she is far friendlier than she appears in public. I think that her “human moment” the night before the primary really opened more women to her and that is one reason why she pulled in all those undecided voters.

Obama got the percentage that was predicted.

As far as being black: unfortunately, the rest of the nation is NOT Illinois; it will hurt him. Still, I think that he is skilled enough to overcome it.

I really think Obama can pull it off. He’s got charisma and like it or not, that’s what it takes to get elected. Other than white supremacists, I think people look up to and respect educated and well spoken Black males.

Just my two cents.

Truth be told…I’m not voting for either of them in the primary, though…I just happen to like one other candidate better. But, whoever gets the nod if the dems win (God please!) It’s truly a win-win.

I’m not sure if this helped you, but I’d thought I’d chime in anyways.
Hugs…

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Although I’m certainly ready for Hillary in the White House (and I do like Obama, too, but I’d like him to have a few more years under his belt), I honestly don’t think America is…just look at how few women we have in Congress compared to other nations in Africa and Europe! We’re far behind. We say we’re progressive, but we’re not. Powerful white women still rub many the wrong way (hi, Martha…I’m talking to YOU…but I heart you!).

I’m not sure what’s going to happen. I wish Hillary & Obama could ticket together…that would be incredible. I’m sure this doesn’t help you, eh?

Billy Boy could very possibly be the poster child for cheating husbands. Personally, he may be a piece of crap. And no administration is perfect, but I prefer his to what we currently have. But I think it was in poor taste for Bill to describe Obama’s campaign as a fairy tale this week.

Anyway…I very much like Obama. I think that he could be our generation’s JFK. I like a lot of what he stands for and his message of unity. I think that much more can be accomplished under his administration than that of the other candidates.

I do like HRC as well. I think she is tough enough to handle the job. And if Obama was not in the picture I would probably be all for her.

Good luck!