We shouldn't measure how we vote for someone just because they kissed the cheek of a small child, or paid out thousands of dollars to help people in Katrina, because they were a powerful Senator for a few years, instead we should measure our votes out to people who have the same morals as us, who know what the guy down the street wants, we should vote for someone who can live up to the responsibilities of being President, who can just a normal person who happens to decide the fate of our nation, who can justify their actions and make all people believe in them. Hillary, in your book may be all of these, but she hasn't won my vote. I still see past the little smirk and the pants suit and see someone who has been weak in the past, and will carry that on for the future.
By the way, everyone should do their research before entering the polls, my question to you is how? When there are over 300 million people in our nation, 200 something that can vote, how can you reach every single one of them? A lot of people can't afford any type of technology. I think our candidates should focus more on education, not just in school, but LIFE education. They should focus on helping those families keep up with a fast pace world, either financially, or emotionally. Find a way to get rid of the national debt, and start having a positive cash flow and be able to have plentiful money to help those in need, and I'll vote for you. Until then, we have to rely on the media to tell us whose better than who, we have to rely on our friends who tell us what candidate did what, we have to rely on what information we have to decide who our next president is going to be.
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Lastly, why is this tunneled vision? I want to critize all candidates, but Hillary just sticks out like a sore thumb, sorry. Instead of saying that we should vote for someone just because a lot of people say a lot of bad things about them, and we should give them a pity vote, we should question why are we voting for this particular person and not that one? I challege you to ask yourself what makes Hillary better than any other candidate?
Next Stop: New Hampshire
Easley, SC: You know, if you media folks would just report the news and ease up on the hyperbole ("rose from the dead"), then you wouldn't be embarrased for being wrong in your assessment, and we the readers wouldn't need to navigate through the straights of "bovine fertilizer" to find the port of reality.
Good point. But you need to remember there's a difference between cable TV shows, which rely heavily on punditry, and reporting in newspapers and magazines like Newsweek. We try to avoid cliches like "rose from the dead" at Newsweek.
Centerville, OH: The polling data ahead of the New Hampshire election showed Barack with a strong lead. Do you think it's possible that if the race had been expected to be close, independents might have opted in even higher numbers to vote in the democratic primary? If so, then those independent voters may have been thinking that McCain needed their votes more than Barack did.
It's possible. But very hard to assess.
Providence, RI: I understand why you put Barack Obama on your cover, but why did all the media outlets basically write Hillary off as a finished candidate? All the pundits really blew this one. why the rush to judgement?
Nobody should write anyone off in such a close race - either before Iowa, New Hampshire, or Super Tuesday. But as I said before, even the Clinton campaign - not known for its pessimism - thought it was heading for defeat last night.
New York, NY: What are your predictions for who will drop next, and when?
I think we should all avoid predictions for at least 24 hours.
Newport, OR: Hillary was seen crying and everybody felt sorry for her. She has not even seen pressure yet if she is already stressed how is she going to handle the presidency? I am afraid everybody got yhr wrong message and should of thought of this. She will fall apart when under stress. I am changing my vote.
Well that's a widespread analysis based on the turnaround among women voters between Iowa and New Hampshire. I'm not convinced that accounts for it all. I think the Clinton campaign has worked hard to build a get-out-the-vote operation with the help of groups like Emily's List. And their roots in New Hampshire were much deeper than they were in Iowa.
Washington, DC: Ithink it's sad that Hillary is rewarded for acting tears in order to show emotion, as David Gergen said she should do on air last week. But then, I think it's sad that you go to a state dinner then trash Bush.
Do you think I should go soft on the president because he invites me for dinner? I don't.
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