Reply #5: "...a positive Hillary and Obama thread..." Good luck with that in GDP. [View All]

[davsand]

Not terribly likely to happen in the near future. Tensions are high to begin with in any Primary, and this particular one has been especially ugly. I think part of it has been that people (not just Dems) are unhappy with the state of our nation as a whole. People are pissed off at a variety of things that are going on and this election has served to focus that anger.

Illustrates beautifully why some of the GOP folks are getting a might uneasy about what lies ahead in the General election--not just in the Presidential race but all the way up and down the ticket. If the voters are thinking the current mess is entirely due to the mismanagement of dubya and the rest of the Republican party then the GOP is well and truly screwn.

It SHOULD send chills down the spine of just about ANY thinking incumbent campaign, however--no matter the party. If people are THAT unhappy it is a very small leap to blaming any office holder--not just the GOP ones. Congress is comprised of both parties, and there is "blame" enough to go round if the campaigns don't stay on message.

As for how the Dems will be "different" from the GOP, I suspect that answer will vary from person to person. We had Dems who voted to go into Iraq--so you know THAT isn't an arguable difference. We had Dems who voted for all that Homeland Security stuff--so THAT is no clear difference. Dems have not led the charge to reduce your motor fuel costs or provide you with accessible health care.

Frankly, there have been Dems on both sides of EVERY single controversial issue, and there IS no clear distinction between the national parties. This is case by case issue, and there ARE no blanket answers at this point. (THAT fuels a lot of anger too...) Our Dem party lacks any definite platform at this point in the Primary--that will resolve with a nominee--and right now there just are NO easy answers. We are still sorting ourselves out.


YMMV. Good luck with your hunt for understanding.



Laura