If you have never had the good fortune to try to decide between two lovers, and wondered what it feels like to be in such a predicament — consider the ups and downs of Hillary and Obama.
One day Hillary is the love, next day it is Obama. Hillary is up. Obama is down. And vice versa. What’s the tie breaker? Liza Porteus Viana may have delivered us the answer. She said, “Over a dozen ‘swing state’ Democratic members of Congress today sent a letter to others in their party saying Clinton is the best option for the ‘top of the ticket.’
She says, “Not the best option for just ‘the ticket,’ but ‘the top’ of the ticket. That’s what’s needed to beat John McCain in the general election … It appears that in three Quinnipiac University Swing State polls released May 1 show that among white working class voters, Clinton has strong leads over McCain – and runs much better than Barack Obama – in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania. If Obama is the Democratic nominee, he’s in a tight race with McCain in Florida and Ohio, but takes Pennsylvania.”
Now this is the real consideration here. NO ONE has made it to the White House since 1960 without carrying two of these three swing states. Why is this like deciding between two lovers — we all want the Brass Ring and want to be sure we made the right choice. Political-machine
Copyright 2008 Rita Watson