Obama and Biden Vs. Clinton

When I was a Junior in high school, I doubled up on history classes so I wouldn't need to take one senior year. In one of those classes, we began talking about the 2008 Presidential Election and one name kept coming up. That name being Hillary Clinton. From the very beginning, I have been a Hillary supporter. Not because she's a woman, even though I think one should be in the White House. (Any woman but Sarah Palin, that is.) I've always thought Hillary Clinton would make a remarkable President because she's been there before. Her husband, former President Bill Clinton had our country in one of its greatest financial statuses in years...only to have it destroyed two times over by the moron who is currently in office. Hillary knows how the White House runs and operates and her views are almost 100% on par with my own. I was a strong Hillary supporter up until the very end. A Hillary for President poster still hangs on my bedroom door, as I am hanging onto the hope that someday it will come true.

I am not just voting for Barack Obama because he is the next best thing or because Clinton told me to. When I was a Senior in high school, another name for President came up. That name being Barack Obama. I looked up information on this man, the Illinois Senator they called the next John F. Kennedy and thought to myself, this man could very well end up being our next President. Then I thought how absolutely amazing it would be if they ran together. In my mind at the time, it was for Clinton as President and Obama as V.P. As the Primarys came to a close, Obama was ahead, Hillary bowed out of the race and I had faith that he would choose her as his running mate and I believe a lot of people thought he would.

Do I think Obama should have chosen Clinton as his V.P.? Yes, I do. An African-American and a woman in the White House would show how far our country has come in just the past century. It would sway some swing voters and gain votes from the female population. (Who need to stop thinking with their vaginas and not vote for Sarah Palin just because she has one...because that's debatable.) I also think by not picking Clinton, Obama could possibly lose more votes because her faithful supporters may still write-in her name on the election ballet. Write-In's could also cause some problems for John McCain, as many Republicans are writing in Ron Paul. Do I think Obama may have made a mistake choosing Joe Biden? Yes, I do. I don't think Biden has gained Obama any votes. The addition of Palin is the reason McCain is currently ahead in the polls.

Having said that, Biden, at the same time is a smart choice because of his years of experience. McCain has slammed Obama time and time again for his lack of experience. It just goes to show you how much of a hypocrit John McCain is. Sarah Palin has only had three years of government experience, two of which were spend as Mayor of the crystal meth capitol of Alaska. Biden is also a very likeable person, so although not my pick, definitely a worthy candidate.

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