For the Good of the Party and America, an Obama-Clinton Democratic ticket
For the Good of the Party and America, an Obama-Clinton Democratic ticket
Hillary Clinton should end her bid for the White House. Obama should offer her the Vice Presidency. Clinton should accept the offer. It would be a bitter pill for both to swallow but it is what both the Democratic Party and the American nation desperately needs. Neither Clinton nor Obama should place their personal ambition, pride or emotions ahead of the needs of the American people.
Clinton won a big victory in Pennsylvania but the election was tainted by the highly negative campaign and by serious election equipment and logistical flaws. At this point, she could easily withdraw with honor. Clinton is certainly not responsible for the defective voting equipment or the thousands of Republicans who switched their registrations in Pennsylvania to Democratic but were denied their right to cast even provisional ballots.
Brad Friedman of Brad Blog predicted in advance on his website and in an interview broadcast on my Democratic Talk Radio show that the election process in Pennsylvania was going to be a disaster logistically. He told our listening audience in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (WGPA SUNNY 1100AM) and our Internet audience that after the problems arose that the type of voting machines used in Pennsylvania made it impossible to fix errors likely to arise. The voting machines used made it impossible to verify the count or audit the results. Pennsylvania election laws and processes tainted Clinton’s victory through no fault of her own.
This writer believes she won big in Pennsylvania but the voting process was so bad that many voters will always doubt the size of that victory.
Regardless of the Pennsylvania win, Clinton has almost zero chance of gaining the Democratic Presidential nomination without changing the nominating rules to seat the delegates from Michigan and Florida selected in unfair primary elections. Even with those delegates counted, Clinton has very little chance of gaining the nomination. It would take a nearly complete sweep of the remaining election contests in places like North Carolina, Indiana, West Virginia, Kentucky, Oregon, Montana, South Dakota, Puerto Rico, Guam and Idaho along with gaining most of the Super Delegates. Basically, it would take a whole series of miracles for her to gain the nomination and place her in a very weak position in terms of defeating McCain in the Fall.
Counting on a series of miracles to win a nomination that would split the Democratic Party in half is a pretty poor campaign strategy. Staying in the race would cast Clinton in a Democratic spoiler role in the minds of the American people should it result in a McCain victory in November. It would ruin her place in history.
A McCain victory would be an absolute disaster for the American nation. It would be basically a third term for Bush Republicanism and the insane policies that have wrecked the American economy. It would mean a foreign policy of endless, pointless, bloody wars. Make no mistake about it, John McCain is a war-monger who has no clue about how to run an economy.
McCain would pack our federal courts with the same kind of partisan, ideologically driven, Far Right judges that Bush appointed. Helping to elect McCain would gut the Bill of Rights and essentially destroy American Democracy. McCain would be both stubborn and inept in the White House just like Bush.
McCain is and always has been a tool of Corporate forces in politics- just like Bush. He and his wife are likely worth hundreds of millions of dollars although the so-called “straight talker” has refused to expose their full family finances. McCain is hiding his conflicts of interests and financially self-serving political position by hiding behind his wife! It is shameful and dishonest.
Electing McCain would mean millions more Americans would lose their homes, their savings and their jobs. It would mean the near collapse of the American dollar, the almost total destruction of America as a manufacturing nation and the end of our military dominance because of economic collapse. The destruction of our Constitutionally guaranteed personal freedoms started under Bush would become complete. It would be in a very real sense a third term for George W. Bush.
McCain was a war hero in Vietnam but since then he has been a disaster for working Americans. Read about McCain at McCain Revealed.com http://www.mccainrevealed.com if you think I am over stating the case against a McCain Presidency. His record and policy positions are about 95 % the same as George W. Bush.
The American nation cannot afford a Bush Presidency. Clinton and Obama should make any sacrifice necessary to spare the American nation of this impending disaster. I am calling on their proven patriotism to work together as a Democratic ticket to defeat Bush Republicanism in the form of John McCain. Please save the American nation!
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Written by Stephen Crockett (host of Democratic Talk Radio http://DemocraticTalkRadio.com and Editor of Mid-Atlantic Labor.com http://www.midatlanticlabor.com). Mail: 698 Old Baltimore Pike, Newark, Delaware 19702. Phone: 443-907-2367.
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April 24th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
Another excellant atrticle Stephan, from start to finish. I digress on one central point however. Senator Clinton’s negatives are at unprecedented levels for a national candidate, due in large part to the poisonous tenor of her primary campaign. Six in ten Americans describe her as dishonest, the whooper on the non existant sniper fire cemented that negative.
There is a quite, resolved, determination among many older women voters to witness a woman at the top of the ticket. And who can blame them. We men have a less than stellar record as leaders. But Hillary is not the only qualified woman candidate out there. Our party has two highly regarded and accomplished women governors in Kathleen Sebelius of KS and Janet Napolitano of AZ. Both would put into play Red States and help the gains we as a party are making in the
New West.
mike kohr
April 28th, 2008 at 7:08 am
Around PA In 90 Minutes-Citizen Journalists Report on PA Primary
FROM INVISIBILITY TO BEYOND
Special 90 minute “Voice of the Voters!” & “American Voices”
Starting at 7:30 PM ET Wednesday, April 23rd
1360 AM Greater Philadelphia & and on the Internet www.voiceofthevoters.org
Millions of Pennsylvanians sought to exercise their right to vote on Tuesday, yet the 90% who had to use state’s voting machines were “voting blind.” Nonetheless, Citizen activists hit the streets to watch the parts of the process that they could monitor.
In this 90-minute special edition of Voice of the Voters & American Voices , we’ll ask:
–Why is Pennsylvania now being called the Invisible State; portents for the future?
–Were voters able to vote or turned away? Why?
–Was there any indication of “Operation Chaos”?
–What was impact of the so-called “fleeing voter”?
–Were machine breakdowns common and how were they handled? Lines?
–Were provisional and emergency ballots available?
–What “anomalies” did voters and poll watchers notice?
–What were voters most serious concerns both in voting and issues for 2008?
–What have we learned about the State of PA Elections and Potential Impact on November?
Guests will have been on the ground, gathering information, filming or handling phone calls and will present first hand knowledge of this vital State’s Operation on Primary Day. a forecast of things to come?
Dr. Alan Brau, Lehigh Valley CVI
Dr. Richard King, Western PA, PA-VerifiedVoting.org
Holly Jacobson, VoterAction reports from Hotline & Legal Action
Marybeth Kuznik, VotePA, overview of the State
Michael Collins, “Scoop” Independent News
Paddy Shaffer and Marj Creech, Centre PA. Came in from Ohio Election Justice Campaign
Sara Haile-Mariam, Philadelphia & Suburbs. Representing Youth Activists around the State
Suzanne Erb, Philadelphia (also reporting on difficulties with Disability voting)
Lori Rosolowsky with special report on the “Story of Creekside” .. Disenfranchisement?
And several others will contribute their eyewitness experience as we continue to gather stories across the Keystone State
Join in this important dissection of how Pennsylvania handled the primary, key concerns and questions, hosted by Jim Strait with input from Mary Ann Gould. John Gideon of VotersUnite.Org will provide news update as well as his perspective of PA reports.
Listeners can call in questions live at 856-227-1360 and submit questions in advance at the Voice of the Voters! Website. Internet. Access also at http://wnjc.duxpond.com/
Archived Voice of the Voters! programs can be found at http://www.voiceofthevoters.org
Coalition for Voting Integrity
May 18th, 2008 at 12:47 am
It was mentioned on the message board–as speculation–that former Senator could possibily be a likely (and a very good) VP choice in the Obama administration. Well, I have bad news for you. Edwards puts that rumor to rest…and in the trash. But as a possible AG? Well, we can just hope for the best on that speculation. For myself, I like Edwards as AG simply on his platform of standing up for the little guy–as he did when he was practicing law.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/16/edwards-flatly-rules-out-running-with-obama/