Obama: It’s the Down Ballot Races Stupid!
Here’s what everyone is failing to mention in the battle between Senators Obama and Clinton.
“IT’S THE DOWN BALLOT RACES STUPID!”
Think about it. If Senator Clinton wins, people will zealously come out of the woodwork to vote against her and they’ll vote a straight Republican ticket down the ballot. Many people, even Democrats, seems to have a pathological disdain for her. So, if you believe in Darwinism, trains, keep local property taxes in the hands of local school boards, and having at least a chance of sensible sex education, Vote Obama!
Why? People generally do not hate him with the same vitriol which exists almost exclusively for Senator Clinton. Highly educated voters, African Americans, and other likely Democrats vote For Obama With Passion. The result with be that reasonably progressive candidates (mostly Democrats, but not exclusively) will do much much better.
If Senator Clinton wins, no self respecting Democratic will run against Senator Chambliss, and he needs to beaten… and kicked. While their chances of winning are still slim, they’re doubled if Obama is the candidate. It means that some Democrat of note will be less suicidal in running and if Republicans have to spend money here, so much the better. Progressive Congressional candidates also stand a much better chance of winning and the legislature might be less Republican.
Right now, it looks simple. Obama brings lots of Dems out, while Clinton brings out all the people who hate her. I’d rather Atlanta voting lines be filled with the former than the latter.
January 11th, 2008 at 11:37 am
I don’t really follow what you’re saying here, and mainly that’s because I think the ‘primaries or bust’ rule still applies for Senate races as well. If I’m correct, then we’ve seen as much Democratic involvement as we’re going to, and Republicans will vote Vernon Jones to lose in November.
So, I don’t see how the Presidential nominations will affect the Senate race. If anything, the effect will be opposite, at least for the primary.
January 11th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
I hate to say it, but I agree with you. If Senator Clinton did win the nomination and then the election, she’d be hamstrung by the pathological hatred so many have for her. Vicious people out there.