A colleague who I once worked with, who is a evangelical religious person and (in my view) a extremely conservative Republican told me " so you really don't stand for anything do you?" What that was in response to was his inquiry as to what I believed politically. And I said I believe in making political decisions based upon the needs in the present, looking to the future without holding fast to any particular dogma, except that the freedoms we enjoy need constant protection , less the government or some group subvert them.
I make no bones about the fact that I tend to be moderate, middle of the road. Its my nature. I am an analyst, which means I have considerable training, education and experience at examining situations, and weighing the pros and cons of the potential solutions.
Intractability is not a theme ascribed to me usually, except maybe in contract negotiations with a vendor. So it is
Now one of my friends here on 360 has challenged my blast, saying there is no way the south would vote for him. I don't buy that. My experience with people across this country is that there are views in many parts of the country you would not expect...my colleague above being one. He lives in a smaller town, and works with people from every kind of demographic you care to cite, race, religion, ethnicity...and he is a bigot. He hates Democrats, people of color, and non Christians...let me correct that, he doesn't believe you are a Christian unless you are evangelical-an emphasis on the authority of the Bible, and a relationship with Jesus Christ. He would never vote for Obama...for lot of reasons, political and otherwise.
I have coworkers that are religious, nonreligious and nonbelievers; Democrats, Republicans, Independents,Libertarians and Greens.
Now to the central issue:
Most pundits believe that McCain will be the republican nominee...his VP will either be Huckabee or Guiliani, I think. The smarter move would be Huckabee, to woo those people like my friend, who will vote for that ticket on a multitute of rationale.
Hillary on the otherhand, while approved by 50% of Democrats so far, would fare poorly in a general election...and thats not my thoughts alone, but satistical data from several months of polling, which shows she loses to McCain nationally by a 1-3% spread. And given that electronic voting is more popular than ever, the opportunity for a Republican landslide is only a few keystrokes out of grasp. (Disclaimer: I am not claiming that there is or ever has been proven a case of vote tampering by voting machines, however that was suggested in an HBO documentary, 'Hacking Democracy' clue-Gore lost in Florida with a minus vote count in Volusa County)
Obama on the otherhand, draws from a larger approval group, including independents and even some liberal Repubs...only time will tell
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