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We are so lucky in the Democratic Party. We have three very good leading candidates. While Kucinich is my first choice, I recognize that the electorate on a national level elects moderates. Well, in Hillary, Obama, and Edwards we have three moderates who are liberal on social issues, at least a little to the left of Bill Clinton.
Initially, I supported Edwards because of his outspokenness about poverty, but ultimately with three good candidates, I decided, why not give a woman or a black man a chance?The appeal of Hillary, honestly, is that a victory for her would be the biggest F.U. to the right wing we could possibly deliver and, with Bill at her side, she would know how to manage the Congress and be able to fast-track a Democrat agenda and a sane foreign policy. The appeal of Obama is he represents something new in the same way JFK did, plus he's a tad more liberal than Hillary. Personally, both of them have drawbacks. For me, Obama comes out of the mold of Kerry and Gore in that he takes himself too seriously, while Hillary, like her husband, is too calculating.
At any rate, whichever candidate wins, I'll be pleased. Right now, I'm undecided between Hillary and Obama. I think they'd be a great ticket together, whichever one is VP.
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