Reply #41: Sharpton is too divisive a figure. [View All]

[Flaming Meaux]

in the eyes of too many people, and CMB, althought likeable, doesn't project that 'iron lady' thing that I think a woman candidate must project in order to win. My opinion - not backed up by anything, just my impression.

I think the right black candidate can win, but he or she hasn't come forward yet. Imagine Lawrence Fishburne, Cuba Gooding Jr., or a younger version of Morgan Freeman or James Earl Jones (the voice alone would elect him) playing a high-powered politician in a movie, and that's the kind of black candidate who can win.

My biggest fear is that Sharpton might run a spoiler campaign if people piss him off enough. Fortunately, I don't see that happening; heck, I can see him speaking at the convention getting everybody all fired up. The way he's going, he might just get a meaningful job in the new administration - wouldn't that be something.