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View Poll Results: Looking in hind sight, was Barack Obama the best Democratic candidate?
Yes he was 14 28.00%
No he was not 31 62.00%
Not sure 3 6.00%
It didn't really matter who the candidate was 2 4.00%
Voters: 50. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 07-15-2008, 06:09 PM
 
Location: OC, CA
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Looking in hind sight, was Barack Obama the best Democratic Candidate?
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Old 07-15-2008, 06:10 PM
 
Location: Albemarle, NC
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Hillary voted against FISA. I also feel she would have been better internationally and fiscally than Barry.
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Old 07-15-2008, 06:23 PM
 
Location: Chicagoland
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No way. We (the republicans) dodged a bullet with the presumptive nominee. Hillary would have been much, much harder to beat.
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Old 07-15-2008, 06:25 PM
 
Location: OC, CA
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Hillary would have been better, I agree. But I did not vote in the Democratic Primaries.
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Old 07-15-2008, 06:34 PM
 
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It's hard for me to say. It seems that all I heard from the beginning of the dems process was Hillary, Hillary, Hillary! With hearts and kisses from the media. Then suddenly the name Obama began to creep in then BAM! It was Obama, Obama, Obama! With flowers and unabashed worship from the media.
Really, was anyone else running?
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Old 07-15-2008, 07:08 PM
 
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
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Hillary would have been much better, but with Obama promising his so called change she didn't stand a chance against that.
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Old 07-15-2008, 07:19 PM
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Location: near rochester ny
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Hillary would have been much better, but with Obama promising his so called change she didn't stand a chance against that.
maybe true, but it appears that all that "change" won't happen after all. seems obama has shown now he's just like all the others.

hillary would have been the true radical change for washington both politically and socially. unfortunately for her, she could not beat the media.
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Old 07-15-2008, 07:36 PM
 
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Absolutely. The most enigmatic presidential candidate we've seen in decades. Not exaggerating one bit.
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Old 07-15-2008, 07:50 PM
 
Location: Sacramento
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Hillary would likely run stronger in Michigan, Ohio and Pa, and these are critical states to the Democrats.

Flipping the issue around (kind of appropriate with Obama's sentiments lately), what states is Obama likely to win for the Democrats that Clinton would have likely lost?
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Old 07-15-2008, 07:50 PM
 
Location: Alvarado, TX
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Absolutely. The most enigmatic presidential candidate we've seen in decades. Not exaggerating one bit.
Wow, you nailed it, Man! Very mysterious. But, I'm still waiting for an explanation, something concrete, on his/y'all's explanation of this "change". What is he going to change? I realize you can't answer that for him, and I'm wondering if he can answer. Guess we'll have to wait for the convention, maybe, perhaps he'll be able to put his random thoughts on the line, eh?

Further, "enigmatic" as an adjective denotes 1. not clear to the understanding; "I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later"; "prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries" and 2. resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought; "the oracular sayings of Victorian poets"; "so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it"; "an enigmatic smile". This from Dictionary.com, FWIW.

So your statement that he is "the most enigmatic presidential candidate we've seen in decades" a a lot more true than you think. Be careful out there.

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