Clinton’s Message, and Moment, Won the Day
By PATRICK HEALY of the NYTimesAccording to a survey of voters leaving the polls Tuesday, Mr. Clinton was viewed favorably by 83 percent of Democrats, while 49 percent had a very favorable opinion of him. Of the latter group, Mrs. Clinton got a majority of their votes.
She was backed by 71 percent of Democratic voters in New Hampshire for whom experience was the most important quality; these voters made up 19 percent of those surveyed.
Mr. Obama, who narrowly lost to Mrs. Clinton, also showed strength among the 54 percent of Democratic primary voters who believed that the ability to bring about change was the most important quality. He drew support from 55 percent of them, compared with 28 percent for Mrs. Clinton.
This is no surprise. The wealthy do not want change. Too much experience in Washington means we get more of the same. That benefits the wealthy of this country, not the middle class or the poor.
Wealthy people are going to always back “experience” which Hillary Clinton “claims” to have 35 years of. The reason they do so is in hopes that their tax cuts and other benefits that were passed for the wealthy will stay in place. Washington insiders like Hillary don’t rock the boat.
The rest of her votes were actually for Billary Clinton. A lot of people think by electing Hillary that it purs Bill back in office. Hillary Clinton is not Bill Clinton.
We already have enough nepotism and cronyism in the senate and the house. Many senator’s and representative’s sons and daughters have taken office as their father or mother left office. It’s like having the nobility of old Europe VS the peasants like the rest of us.
For 20 years now, 2 families have controlled the white house. If Hillary Clinton wins the presidential election, that is a possible additional 8 years. The Bush family has young members of their family also ready to run for president soon. That could add another 8 years.
Do you really believe a legitimate democracy can keep two families running the country for 36 years or more? Almost half a century of nepotism?
Couple that with the trend of expanding presidential power as Bush has done and we are getting into very very dangerous territory here. Expanding presidential power while only 2 families run the country could lead to the destruction of democracy as we know it.
People will say that I’m being an alarmist here, but look at the number of times Bush has used executive priviledge. People accepted it because “our safety” was threatened by terrorists.
Give more power to the office of president and let two families have that power and this country is in big trouble. Hillary Clinton does not represent change no matter what she claims in her campaign speeches.
Hillary Clinton represents handing over our country to these two families and getting more of the same. I don’t care who you vote for, but please break the chain of these two power families running our country.
