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Hillary Clinton doesn’t get the love in New Hampshire:
If the New Hampshire Democratic Party’s 100 Club dinner is any bell weather – Barack Obama will handily win here. When Obama, the dinner’s last speaker, took the stage the crowd surged forward chanting “O-bam-a” and “Fired Up, Ready to Go!” So many people pressed toward the stage that an announcer asked people to “please take their seats for safety concerns.”
By comparison Hillary was twice booed. The first time was when she said she has always and will continue to work for “change for you. The audience, particularly from Obama supporters (they were waving Obama signs) let out a noise that sounded like a thousand people collectively groaning. The second time came a few minutes later when Clinton said: “The there are two big questions for voters in New Hampshire. One is: who will be ready to lead from day one? The second,” and here Clinton was forced to pause as boos from the crowd mixed with cheers from her own supporters. “Is who can we nominate who will go the distance against the Republicans?”
Hillary was presumed to be all but unbeatable just a few weeks ago, but clearly is not a popular choice with Democratic Party activists. Triangulated positions and safe choices don’t inspire.
I think you are right on. Many Democrats are tired of talk and want action. The Pelosi/Reid combination proved to be a vast disappointment for those that helped give the Democrats a large majority in the House and the squeeker position in the Senate (continued curses for Joe Lieberman) and the eagerness for change AND holding the Republicans to account is quite high. Obama and Edwards give the impression of wanting to move in that direction, whereas Hillary, a very able and competent person, gives the impression of wanting to “change” at the speed of molassas.
Activists are not just looking for a change… but looking for a “Regime Change” such as the regime change in Iraq.
I take a different view.
Democrats want Hillary.
Independents want Obama.
What’s does that say? I smell the scent of Karl Rove…
Obama is most certainly not “Regime Change,” as my esteemed co-commenter suggests. Obama’s voting record on Iraq in the Senate precisely mirrors that of Hillary Clinton, and he even skipped the Iran “sense of the Senate” vote, despite having introduced his own resolution which he knew would be defeated. And in point of fact, he voted to renew the Patriot Act where Hilalry did not.
You could look it up. The man is a phony.
As for Edwards, Melissa McEwan and Amanda Marcotte are all that needs to be said about him.