After a long season of primaries, the Democratic nominee is clear and I couldn’t be happier that Obama ended up on top. I think that our nation is in desperate need of change and that Obama has the vision and the capability to make it happen. That being said, I think his choice of a vice president will be very interesting. I have to admit here that I don’t know the most about politics. It is definitely not an area of expertise of mine (as if I really have ANY areas of expertise though) and anybody can gladly disagree… but I feel like choosing Hillary Clinton as a VP would be a smart way to go.
The Democratic Party is currently so divided and McCain is a pretty liberal Republican. I’m worried that long-time Democratic voters who supported Clinton or for some reason or another haven’t been supporting Obama thus far will turn to McCain.
Discussing politics early in this year, it was brought up in a discussion with my friends that someone was concerned that if Obama made it to be the nominee or farther along—into the White House—he would be at high risk of someone trying to harm him. As disgusting as it makes me feel and as uncomfortable as I am writing this, I’m worried about that. I’m cynical about a lot of things in our society and unfortunately that list has been growing lately. It has come to include marriage, many non-profits, the relationship between wealth and power, and a lot of politics and the government in general actually. However, one of the things that have been brought to my attention a lot, especially by the classes I have taken in school is how much race still really is an issue in our country.
Although important to note that the Democratic nominee race was between a black man and a woman, I think that these primaries were historical and exciting not because of that but because of how many people they reached. These primaries got people following and discussing politics that never had in the past. The candidates, both Obama and Clinton, excited our nation and I think that is great.
Congratulations to Obama!
P.S. What in the world is Clinton doing? As of a few minutes ago she just released another statement saying she is still in the running! I found last nights conflicting headlines that “Obama is the nominee” and “Clinton is not out” to be very confusing… after doing some research its pretty clear that Obama is our man. Hillary—what’s your deal?
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