Keep It Comin'!
Here are two excellent discussions of the New Hampshire primary. I'm very excited about the fact, that the primaries are not over: Obama did not crown himself and slay Hillary! There's four viable factors, and then two solid wildcards in both parties. It's like the NFL moving from three to four divisions. I agree the political stakes are so high, these races have to last until at least March. At this point, I'm voting for a Democratic candidate who can lead to the best official Democratic presidential nominee in November.
And then, in both discussions, Hurlburt's impression that "identity politics is more complicated". I'm proud that two multiracial men and a white woman can run for the Democratic label, but that's just not important as issues such as, in order, healthcare, Iraq, and globalization/economy. And here, I'm disappointed in my choices, in the way the issues positions are distributed amongst the candidates. I really want Governor Richardson and Senator Edwards to push Obama and Clinton to earn their position atop the polls and money sweepstakes. I would prefer the next president aimed some of his/her war-making powers at economic issues, both globally and domestically, including healthcare and immigration. And, I also would prefer a president with a strategic vision of the world supporting America's place in it, not just two placeholders tossing grenades about singly troubling states.
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