re: #434 klystron

With all due respect, I think Obama was a bad thing for Democrats in this regard, in that now apparently we need to be “excited” by our candidate.

Obama was the type of candidate that I don’t expect to see again for 20 years, at least. Using him as the standard is not really a good plan. I am all for supporting young up-and-coming new blood in the party but at the end of the day I also support winning. Because we can’t afford more Roberts on the court.

I don’t know klys. I just look at successful Democrats like Bill Clinton and the above mentioned Obama and I see that both of them were able to generate enthusiasm. Hillary feels like she’s more in the camp that Gore and Kerry were. I agree that we shouldn’t use Obama as the absolute standard since every election year is a different political climate. I have no problem with voting for Hillary Clinton if she’s the nominee but I really do feel that there could be a better candidate out there. And you’re absolutely right. We can’t afford more Roberts on the court and I will agree with you strongly over anyone who tries to push Hillary as “Repub lite.”