Who Can Win in November?

"Heavy black vote could tip a couple of Red states into the Blue column, while those against him because of race wouldn't be voting Democratic anyway."

So, if you are a democrat, you COULDN'T be a racist? Let me tell you, racism doesn't run across party lines, and for you to say something like that is inflammatory and biased. I live in the pacific Northwest, and let me assure you democrats can be as racist as the next person. In fact, more so with the ones I know. They are still toasting Kennedy and what he did for the white collar worker, and how he helped the "coloreds", even when they didn't deserve it. Several of them want to appeal Martin Luther King's birthday as a holiday. Pretty heinous, huh? It is to ME. Shocking? Not to anyone who has an open ears and open eyes. To placate yourself into believing racism is dead except for a select few is ignorance, and to draw it by party lines--foolishness. No, my mistaken friend, racisim is alive and well, even in the forward thinking West, even by *GASP* the democrats.

NOT another Clinton. NOT a Muslim, drug using checkerboard. NOT a 2 time divorced Catholic loser. NOT a baptist fiery preacher. NOT another hollywood actor. NOT a vet who parada's on his POW status.

Here's a better analysis of the Republicans. The only chance for Republicans to win against Hillary or Edwards is Giuliani.

John McCain has great ideas but is dull and is a terrible debater; little on camera charisma; almost too brainy for the average voter;
Mike Huckabee -- by contrast is a wonderful charismatic debater that really connects but his religious views are too extreme to appeal to moderate voters in a national election; Democrats, even Obama who really is the weakest Democratic candidate (unlike what the author of this so-called analysis writes) would have a field day with Huckabee; no wonder Bill Clinton is rooting for Huckabee and Democrats call him the "glass jaw"
Mitt Romney is the John Kerry of the Republican Party -- too aristocratic, too flip-floppy, looks good as an actor on the scene but doesn't stand a chance against Hillary.

Giuliani -- is the moderate that while not at all popular with the Christian right of the party or with anti-abortionists is right for the party in all other aspects; he is a good debater as well as being a proven do-er/leader. His stances while liabilities in the Republican nomination race become huge plusses in a general election. With a country very much LEANING ANTI-REPUBLICAN in its MOOD you need the CANDIDATE THAT IS A TRUE CENTRIST and that is GIULIANI.
I predict the Republican ticket will be GIULIANI-MCCAIN .. they get along well too and would be competitive also in many traditional Democratic states like NJ, NY, maybe even CA

POLITICAL ANALYST

How could Obama support our troops when he won't salute the flag that they flight for?

It was really disappointing that Mr. alter neglected to mention Ron Paul. I want to know what all of the noise is about, and was looking forward to someone elses opinions. I really have no idea who will be the nominee for the national election in the Republican side yet. I keep telling myself that it is still early. I am very undecided about who to vote for.

Clinton scares me not because she's a woman, but because of her extreme liberal bias and untruthfulness. Obama has said that he will effectively cripple NASA by taking away a ton of funding. Neither appeal to me. I guess I'll probably vote for the nominee of the Republicans just to try to keep those two out of office. At least I know the under the Republicans that my stocks will likely grow and the country will be safer, even if I disapprove of W's pompus showdowns of late.

We need a president with experence that can start on day one being President, all though i like Obama we can't afford 8 years of on the job training (we have been down that road). Mr. McCain would have the experence but is to old for the job...our only real chance to get the country back on track is Hillary Clinton, so less hope we can say Madam President this year.

Where's Ron Paul?

NO ONE LIKES BEING CAUGHT WITH THEIR PANTS DOWN. OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT.

As I read each republican starting with Thompson, I thought it was getting better, and when I hit Huckabee section I was terribly excited. Somehow on MSNBC, Alter had come to realize the same thing I did, that Ron Paul was the most electable. But then Ron Paul was never mentioned. And I clicked through the next page and saw that he had moved on to the dems and I realized that I had been duped again. I keep thinking that someday I will be proven wrong, that what I read and watch is really the best efforts of the watchdog force, the journalists, the check and balance of our great nation. And then I wake up and find that the most electable candidate running isn't even mentioned. This is a new low for the media, when money doesn't matter. So what Ron Paul raised 20 million last quarter, so what millions of disgusted Americans are fed up to the point that they will break into a Huckabee office and ask "Who would Jesus bomb." I'm going to join their ranks, its time for a revolution. Right now there is love, and hope. We'll see how much longer that lasts.

I believe Mitt Romney to be the most intelligent and energetic of the candidates. He has a very strong resume of success in his home, business and political life. This makes him the most electable. It may be that anti-LDS sentiment could cut into his votes, but this religious upbringing and focus on service is part of what makes him a great husband, father, leader! I will take those atributes however he attained them! Romney 2008-2016

If you want healthcare, the only candidate is John Edwards. Of the 100 senators, the two that took the most money from HMO's are Senator Clinton and Senator Obama. I'm fed up with insurance CEO's obscene yearly bonus packages . My monthly payment is $600 with a deductible of $7,385 per person in our household. John Edwards will take the industry on. JG