Will americans say "yes maam" to their next president ?

[BlackCat]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/20/clinton.announcement/index.html

(CNN) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton jumped into the fray as a 2008 presidential candidate with the words "I'm in" posted on her Web site.

"And I'm in to win," she added in a statement, announcing she has set up an exploratory committee that can gauge opinions and raise money for a presidential campaign.

The former first lady and Democratic senator from New York is considered her party's front-runner in what has become a diverse political field.

Should she win, she would be the first woman to serve as president of the United States -- and the first presidential spouse to do so as well. President Bill Clinton served two terms -- from 1993-2001.

On Tuesday, Democrat Sen. Barack Obama announced that he was filing papers to form a presidential exploratory committee, a bid to become the first African-American president. (Full story Video)

And on Sunday, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, also a Democrat, is expected to announce his bid, one that could make him the first Latino president.

Bringing "the right end" to the war in Iraq, reducing the deficit, making the country energy independent and affordable health care were issues Clinton touted in her announcement, speaking on a video posted on her site.

"After six years of George Bush, it is time to renew the promise of America," she said.

"I grew up in a middle-class family in the middle of America, and we believed in that promise," the 59-year-old said. "I still do. I've spent my entire life trying to make good on it."

In the video, she invited Americans to join her in a three-night series of live video Web chats beginning Monday.

[Pekka]

They should put McCain against Clinton, because he would be able to score the democrat votes against Clinton, plus score the republican vote as well. To me, McCain feels like a good candidate, and me thinks he would make a good president as well

[DanS]

I think we would say "yes, Madame President" rather than "yes ma'am", just as we say "yes, Mr. President" rather than "yes sir."

I think she'll be a formidable candidate, although I think that Richardson is the best choice among those Democrats who have expressed interest in the job.

[BlackCat]

I stand corrected and should have known - after all we address our queen with your majesty etc

Well, it wasn't so much american etiquette that interested me, more like how americans will feel about having a woman as president.

I guess that common americans doesn't care much, but the right wing religionistas will probably be a bit uncomfortable at such a situation.

We europeans doesn't care much how a single american senator performs, although a potential president candidate of course gets more attention. Is it a correct picture of her, that she has done her current job pretty well ?

[Ninot]

I'd prefer a third term of George Bush over Hillary, just cuz its Hillary.

[Barnabas]

What do you think she would do worse that G W Bush?

[Barnabas]

I have a question about democrats...

Many people in the USA who are christians would never vote for Hillary or most democrats, because of their views on abortion and gay marriage.

That allows republicans to get many "christian" votes, but in spite of that, it seems to me that republican opposition to abortion and gay marriage is just words, smoke, that they havent been able to change much about those 2 issues, so that voting republicans and democrats, even if they have different point of views, ends up being the same, because little or nothing changes.

Would the democrats, if they say, we will keep the status quo on abortion and gay marriage, not change anything about it, get many votes of the christians, who might prefer how democrats handle economy or foreign policy, but dont vote them because of abrtion+gay stuff? After all voting republicans has not helped changing anything against abortion

[Chemical Ollie]

I don't understand why religion should have anything to do with politicts at all. But prehaps it's only because I'm smarter than average.

[One_more_turn]

Originally posted by Chemical Ollie
I don't understand why religion should have anything to do with politicts at all. But prehaps it's only because I'm smarter than average.

Ask Muslims.

[DaShi]

A lot of christians simply voted for Bush "because he prays."

The question is, will McCain or other Republican pander to the religious right like Bush did (although for Bush it was easy, because he really believes a lot of that stuff). If they do, they end up looking too much like Bush and alienating everyone else. If they don't, they may lose the christian right.

However, it doesn't matter. The next election will be about the Iraq war plain and simple. And there is no way a Republican can win in those conditions. The Democrats could put a monkey in the race and it would do better than a Republican candidate. "Hail to the chimp!"

[Solver]

Apparently Bush got many votes on religious grounds.

But, with so many Americans here saying Hillary is a horrible candidate, which issues exactly make her so bad?

[DaShi]

Originally posted by Solver
Apparently Bush got many votes on religious grounds.

But, with so many Americans here saying Hillary is a horrible candidate, which issues exactly make her so bad?

Very little. A lot of the Hillary hate stems from the slander campaign the Republicans ran against the Clintons during Bill's presidency. It was effective brainwashing that seeped into the subconscious of the weak-minded. This why many of Hillary-haters aren't able to articulate why they don't like her.

[Solver]

Hmm, intuitively, I'd think that being President Clinton's wife impacts her chances positively, making her more recognizable than your average Senator and all. Is that the wrong impression, then?

[Chemical Ollie]

Originally posted by One_more_turn


Ask Muslims.

Or Christians. They believe in the same moronic God, remember?

[Chemical Ollie]

Originally posted by DaShi
A lot of christians simply voted for Bush "because he prays."

The question is, will McCain or other Republican pander to the religious right like Bush did (although for Bush it was easy, because he really believes a lot of that stuff). If they do, they end up looking too much like Bush and alienating everyone else. If they don't, they may lose the christian right.

However, it doesn't matter. The next election will be about the Iraq war plain and simple. And there is no way a Republican can win in those conditions. The Democrats could put a monkey in the race and it would do better than a Republican candidate. "Hail to the chimp!"

The Chimp won last time, how could he lose now? America got what they asked for, how could they be disappointed???