LuckyDan
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Are you happy to go with Obama, or would you like a choice?
[] No need. I want Obama again
[] Yes. I want an alternative Democrat candidate
[x] No, because I want a Democrat to win the election.
I want a viable third party.
What makes you think Hillary couldn't win?
Nobody wins a divisive primary...least of all a divisive primary with plenty of soundbites of the Secretary of State and POTUS attacking each other. The 2008 Democratic primary was a different story because there wasn't an incumbent. There were just two candidates arguing to the American people that they were the best choice. That wouldn't be the case this time around; to challenge the sitting president in a primary practically necessitates a negative campaign, requiring the challenger to show that the president has failed and doesn't deserve to be re-nominated.
Hillary wouldn't win the nomination (since most Democrats like Obama), but the primary would give the Republican candidate plenty of fodder for campaign ads. And even if somehow she did win the primary, she would (fairly or not) be seen as taking the nomination away from its rightful owner, the first black president. The Democratic base wouldn't turn out in the fall.
And in any case, it's not like Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have starkly different views on any important issue. What would be the point of a primary challenge? Who benefits, aside from the Republican Party?
Are you happy to go with Obama, or would you like a choice?
But there is no "dog-catcher" cabinet position..And a court jester position is obsolete.I want Obama, because the only other declared- Randall Terry- disagrees with me on too many issues. Strictly speaking, I want a Ron Paul vs Obama election where Obama wins without too much stress, but puts Ron Paul as a Cabinet member or something. Since that's never going to happen, I'll just vote for Obama and see what ends up happening.
But there is no "dog-catcher" cabinet position..And a court jester position is obsolete.
Has a president of the same party ever beaten the previous president?
Are you happy to go with Obama, or would you like a choice?
I want an actual progressive candidate if that is possible like Kucinich.
But i want a 3rd party like Bernie Sanders or Ralph Nader.
Well, to be clear, the Democrats are going to have a primary. It's just that, right now, he's the presumptive Democratic candidate, and with good reason.
I expect that we will still see some Democratic presidential nominees who will run only to get their name out by the media for when they run in 2016.
I'm actually very interested to see which other Democrats will throw their hat in the ring.
I'd definitely prefer Hillary at this point, but in the end it's not that big a deal.
I want an actual progressive candidate if that is possible like Kucinich.
But i want a 3rd party like Bernie Sanders or Ralph Nader.