Reply #34: I can reassure you that Obama is electable.... [View All]

[CoffeeCat]

Ok, if you want to talk mechanics, look at Obama's support. Disenfranchises Republicans like him. Independents like him. Many Democrats like him. There you have it...the election in the bag. There's no way that Hillary could count on the Independents or any Republicans.

I'm in Iowa and I saw up-close-and-personal Obama's ability to appeal across party lines. The woman who invited
me to an Obama house party (before I threw my support to Obama) voted for Bush twice and is has left the
Republican party. My husband is a centrist and he supported Obama. I know many Independents who love Obama. I
was a precinct captain for Obama in our caucuses. I would say that 30 percent of the caucus participants, who
supported Obama, were Republicans who re-registered as Dems that night or Independents who registered as Dems
so they could caucus for Obama.

Furthermore, Obama fueled unprecedented participation in the Iowa caucuses. Dem participation increased
100 percent, from the previous 04 caucus. That's extraordinary! Republican participation in the caucuses
did not increase from 04. Obama can catalyze unprecedented turnout.

Obama has stellar experience and great ideas. He is a Constitutional Scholar. He taught Constitutional Law
in Chicago for nearly a decade. One of his goals is to restore Habeas Corpus. He also will close guantanamo.
Obama is concerned about what has happened to our Constitution and our civil rights--and he will roll back
the Bush damage, not enjoy the Unitary Executive playground bush built for his own personal pleasure.

I like that Obama's healthcare plan deals with costs. His plan cuts costs. He doesn't just mandate
that people buy health insurance. He makes it affordable for those who are lower income. I don't understand
plans that only mandate. I mean, candidates can mandate that Americans drive Cadillacs, that doesn't mean
that they'll have the means to purchase one.

And yes, I like that he's an inspirational and intelligent man. It's about time we had a dignified,
likable and diplomatic.