This is the first post on my admittedly unoriginal blog. There are already several much bigger blogs on the likely next President of the United States, but I thought I'd take a stab at it, anyway.
To start off, I want to answer the question, "Why Barack?" There are two key reasons: talent and electability.
First, talent. Obama, unlike John Edwards and Hillary Clinton, opposed the Iraq war from the very beginning. He's also been there for the troops when the Republicans in Congress were turning their backs.
Secondly, electability. Obama appears to be the only candidate who can truly compete with Hillary for the Democratic nomination. And he also appears to be gaining traction with the nation at large. Fully 33% of the country is "definitely" going to vote him, the highest number of any presidential candidate, according to the latest polls.
I plan to elaborate on both of these issues, as I know I'm only scratching the surface here. I'm also going to discuss other important reasons why Barack should win, such as the frightening possibilities that could happen to this country if one of the more crazy Republican candidates wins or the specific details of some of his excellent policy ideas. I also have the comments opened for everyone, and I plan to have polls and debate in order to get your input. Stay tuned.
2 comments:
Great new blog & a great start!!
Today in the NYT Thomas Friedman, award-winning journalist and observer of the world scene, wrote a great opinion piece. In it he said that the most important reason to support Obama is rarely talked about: his ability to bring American back into the world community.
Read it here: http://www.barackobama.com/2007/04/18/help_wanted.php
couldn't agree more, David. Someone like Obama, who voted against the war, is going to have the international credibility needed to shore up relations in a post-Bush world.
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