Reply #21: I don't believe that. [View All]

[auburngrad82]

If there has ever been an African American candidate who could win it's Obama. People need to realize that there is no such thing as a perfect candidate. There is always going to be something you don't agree with. Kucinich is too far left, Clinton is too far right, Edwards voted for the war, and on and on. The fact is all of our candidates are head and shoulders above any Republican candidate right now.

The person who gets the most votes wins. Barack Obama is a candidate who can win because he appeals to both blacks and to whites. I think Edwards is the same way. And personally, I think any ticket with Obama on it, whether it be Clinton/Obama, Edwards/Obama, Obama/Edwards, or whatever, will be a winning ticket.

We need to quit looking at things as "he/she can't win" and start looking at what we can do to help him/her win. I don't care who's on the ticket in November 2008, I will vote for them because they represent the Democratic Party. I probably won't agree with the 100% but they will represent 300 million Americans, not just me. And I'd rather a Democrat be elected than any Republican.

To paraphrase a very popular Right Wing bumper sticker "I'd rather ride with Ted Kennedy than vote Republican."