>None of these 3 will get my vote. One of the perks of living in rural California is knowing that the infinite collective wisdom of the urban centers will dictate the direction of my state in national and statewide elections and I'm free to vote for the person I truly feel would be the best.
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>I do not believe he is just another far left politician. I know that he is a charming, charismatic and dangerously radical Marxist whose ideas have been tried and failed catastrophically in recent history. He has the potential to recreate the economic malaise and foreign policy disasters of the 70s because if he's actually elected then I fully believe the Senate will achieve the Democratic super-majority needed to stop any filibuster.
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>That being said I know we'll survive. As my father has said, "We survived Carter, we'll survive Obama." For that matter, he may be exactly what this country needs, ie a reminder of how detrimental Marxist policies are to the economic stability of this country and the safety of the world at large.
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Careful - Carter didn't have the opportunity to turn the entire middle east over to terrorists, and terrorists did not have the resources and/or the sources (korea,pakistan,china,Russia,iran,syria,germany,france) to buy/create major weapons of mass destruction or the means to launch them on a theater-wide scale. Obama does and apparently will.

>>In that case he has an opportunity to pleasantly surprise you. I don't expect him to get your vote but maybe you will at least decide he isn't just another (far left) politician.
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>>>I agree with you that Feinstein is not the correct choice, not only because he's going to win California, but she would re-inforce the 'elitist, leftist' image. Hillary is equally bad as her negatives will hurt him from both sides of the voting aisle. He needs a middle-left statesmen from the south.
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>>>That being said I do not believe he'll make the solid choice. I'm fully expecting another solid lefty in the veep spot.
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>>>>Agreed, Obama and the party should want nothing more than for Hillary to go far, far away. Veep? Good lord in the morning. Can you imagine having not only Hillary but also Bill in an allegedly subordinate role? The next time either of them doesn't try to be in charge will be the first. Obama would need neck surgery from watching over his shoulder all the time.
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>>>>According to Carl Bernstein, one of the reasons Hillary may push hard for the VP slot is she doesn't really want to return to the Senate. She has burned a lot of bridges in the campaign, especially in her own party.
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>>>>Feinstein would be an interesting choice. She's been a pretty good senator. OTOH she comes from a state Obama is going to win anyway and would do nothing to combat charges that Obama is liberal and "not strong enough." One intriguing idea I heard the other day is Chuck Hagel, the retiring Republican Senator from Nebraska. The Republican hard right already hates him and now they could hate him more <g>.
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>>>>>If Obama were to even offer her the spot on the ticket I would question not just his judgment but his sanity. The Dem party will buy her off by retiring the 20mil debt of her campaign hoping she will not (subtly) sabotage Obama in 08 so she has a shot in 12 (the Dick Morris thesis - and therefore formulated with a great understanding of the Clintonian mindset)
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>>>>>I do believe this has been another year when Dems will wrest defeat from the jaws of victory.
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>>>>>Were I an Obaman adviser I would advise Dianne Feinstein as a running mate.
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>>>>>>Another of her good ones. My ongoing annoyance with her is gradually shifting as I realize how sweet it's going to be when she finally has to admit defeat. (Which won't be today -- I see in the news she is still trying to reach out to superdelegates with a "message" from the West Virginia results).
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>>>>>>I don't know if you saw Carl Bernstein's piece the other day. It was pretty interesting. He wrote that Hillary is still trying to land the plane (his phrase) in some way other than conceding. There are those close to her campaign who say she will now fight for the VP slot. That'll be the day....
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>>>>>>>Sounds like you bought into Hillary's making 'hard working' and 'white' synonymous. <g>
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>>>>>>>>>>MORAL OF THE STORY:
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>>>>>>>>>>The most put upon, most discriminated against group of people in the U.S. is white males.
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>>>>>>>>>>COROLLARY:
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>>>>>>>>>>Be sure to vote for the white guy in November.
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>>>>>>>>>You came upon that by..?
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>>>>>>>>...reading your post.