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I wrote this Wednesday ...
After yesterday's appearance before the committee, I feel even more strongly that Hillary is the candidate.
This guy sums up my thoughts very neatly and articulately ....
As an active Democrat who has remained, thus far, undecided, her performance here [in front of the Benghazi committee] and at the debate have gone a long way toward convincing me to support Clinton instead of Sanders; even though, politically, my ideals line up more closely with Sanders' democratic socialism than Clinton's quasi-third way centrism.
If a Democrat wins the 2016 election, her or his main job as I see it will be defending the achievements of the Obama adminsitration, which will surely be under even more sustained attack once he leaves office. Any major expansion to that legacy will need to be incremental given a hostile, partisan Congress that, at least in the House, is pretty much "locked in" by gerrymandering until the next redistricting cycle.
In that light, I'm increasingly leaning toward Hillary, not so much based on what she believes but on her competence, both as a public official and as a politician who knows how to punch back.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/i-think-we-ll-see-more-of-this
Salinsky wrote:The rationale for Clinton as the nominee is solidifying.
With her strong debate performance and rising poll numbers, Bernie supporters need to come to terms with this fact.
I like Bernie, but his campaign is becoming even more of a huge long shot.
The important thing is keeping a Republican out of the Oval Office.
After yesterday's appearance before the committee, I feel even more strongly that Hillary is the candidate.
This guy sums up my thoughts very neatly and articulately ....
As an active Democrat who has remained, thus far, undecided, her performance here [in front of the Benghazi committee] and at the debate have gone a long way toward convincing me to support Clinton instead of Sanders; even though, politically, my ideals line up more closely with Sanders' democratic socialism than Clinton's quasi-third way centrism.
If a Democrat wins the 2016 election, her or his main job as I see it will be defending the achievements of the Obama adminsitration, which will surely be under even more sustained attack once he leaves office. Any major expansion to that legacy will need to be incremental given a hostile, partisan Congress that, at least in the House, is pretty much "locked in" by gerrymandering until the next redistricting cycle.
In that light, I'm increasingly leaning toward Hillary, not so much based on what she believes but on her competence, both as a public official and as a politician who knows how to punch back.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/i-think-we-ll-see-more-of-this
