Moonlit_Angel
Blue Crack Addict
namkcuR's sentiments are mine as well, save for the fact that in 2008 I liked both Kucinich and Obama the most. Kucinich was probably THE absolute closest to my political beliefs, that I can recall, but obviously, he didn't last long in the race .
But I remembered reading about Obama way back in 2004, when he was a senator, and really liking him a lot then. His stance on same-sex marriage at the time was my main sticking point (though as we've discussed before, I still tend to believe he probably personally didn't care one way or another, but politics being what they were at the time...). Thankfully, though, he's done a lot of good on that issue since then, and even gone beyond that to be supportive of the transgender community.
Hilary would've been my third choice, though, yeah. Like stated, she's far from the ideal liberal/Democratic candidate that many on the left would love, yes. There's things she's supported that I don't support. I've mentioned before her stance on the Iraq War back in 2008 was a concern of mine.
But like U2DM said, she knows her stuff politically. And she's clearly been prepared for this role for a long, LONG time, so it's not like she's going in green and blind.
Also, she's not going to be able to get Democratic policies enacted alone. Those of us on the left need to do our part to make it abundantly clear what we want her to do should she become president. I think once she knows she's got that support, that'll help a lot. Not to say it still won't be an uphill battle, of course, 'cause she'll have the Republicans to deal with, but at least she'll know that she's got plenty of backing to make it clear x or y policy is what people want and need.
But I remembered reading about Obama way back in 2004, when he was a senator, and really liking him a lot then. His stance on same-sex marriage at the time was my main sticking point (though as we've discussed before, I still tend to believe he probably personally didn't care one way or another, but politics being what they were at the time...). Thankfully, though, he's done a lot of good on that issue since then, and even gone beyond that to be supportive of the transgender community.
Hilary would've been my third choice, though, yeah. Like stated, she's far from the ideal liberal/Democratic candidate that many on the left would love, yes. There's things she's supported that I don't support. I've mentioned before her stance on the Iraq War back in 2008 was a concern of mine.
But like U2DM said, she knows her stuff politically. And she's clearly been prepared for this role for a long, LONG time, so it's not like she's going in green and blind.
Also, she's not going to be able to get Democratic policies enacted alone. Those of us on the left need to do our part to make it abundantly clear what we want her to do should she become president. I think once she knows she's got that support, that'll help a lot. Not to say it still won't be an uphill battle, of course, 'cause she'll have the Republicans to deal with, but at least she'll know that she's got plenty of backing to make it clear x or y policy is what people want and need.