Comments on: Polarization of the Democrat Party http://www.cheesesoda.com/2008/06/polarization-of-the-democrat-party/ the life and times of a soda Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:05:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: cheesesoda http://www.cheesesoda.com/2008/06/polarization-of-the-democrat-party/comment-page-1/#comment-68 cheesesoda Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:50:22 +0000 http://www.cheesesoda.com/?p=62#comment-68 An exaggeration? I'm not basing my opinion off of just this election. She's been power hungry for years, and this campaign has just further proven it. Sure, she led the popular vote, but once that was clear it wasn't going to be enough, she should have given in. Obama has quite the uphill battle to win over Clinton's supporters. People hold grudges for far too long, and I believe a large portion will vote independent or abstain from voting. Of course, this is just speculation, but Clinton's persistence has only given Obama less time to work with. An exaggeration? I'm not basing my opinion off of just this election. She's been power hungry for years, and this campaign has just further proven it. Sure, she led the popular vote, but once that was clear it wasn't going to be enough, she should have given in.

Obama has quite the uphill battle to win over Clinton's supporters. People hold grudges for far too long, and I believe a large portion will vote independent or abstain from voting. Of course, this is just speculation, but Clinton's persistence has only given Obama less time to work with.

]]> By: Jourdain http://www.cheesesoda.com/2008/06/polarization-of-the-democrat-party/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Jourdain Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:50:12 +0000 http://www.cheesesoda.com/?p=62#comment-67 I think to say that Clinton is power hungry is a gross exaggeration. She led in the popular vote and received the highest vote for a primary candidate--in any party--in this history of this country. I think that was reason enough to stay in the race. As for polarization in the Party: yeah, of course. Obama will court the hell out of Clinton's supporters at the same time that she actively expresses support for him, and that will, if nothing else, secure a whole lots of Clinton votes his way. Besdies...we're still choosing veeps, and that, above everything else, will probably decide the issue of polarization on any large general election scale. I think to say that Clinton is power hungry is a gross exaggeration. She led in the popular vote and received the highest vote for a primary candidate–in any party–in this history of this country. I think that was reason enough to stay in the race.

As for polarization in the Party: yeah, of course. Obama will court the hell out of Clinton's supporters at the same time that she actively expresses support for him, and that will, if nothing else, secure a whole lots of Clinton votes his way.

Besdies…we're still choosing veeps, and that, above everything else, will probably decide the issue of polarization on any large general election scale.

]]>