I'll admit, I have never voted for a democrat; however, I'm a person that will vote for the candidate that I see"eye-to-eye" with, regardless of their political partisanship. After the presidential election debacles in 2000 and 2004, I was convinced that the democrats would not repeat the same mistakes in 2008. Fool me thrice, shame on me...
Back in 2000, the democrats were riding the momentum from the Clinton administration, and they chose Al Gore to "succeed" Clinton (mistake #1). I don't know if Bill Bradley was a better option, but the democrats needed a candidate who didn't stray too much from Clinton's ideals (Gore was probably the best option). Unfortunately, you know what you are in for when your candidate can't even win in his home state.
Leading up to 2004, George W. Bush looked unbeatable, until the moment that the media stopped praising the president and began to criticize his post-9/11 actions. Bush's sky-high approval rating tumbled, and the democrats were poised to swoop in and retake the White House. Unfortunately, they failed to nominate a "safe" candidate, and chose John "Waffle-Iron" Kerry, someone who couldn't even beat Geraldo Rivera, Rush Limbaugh, and Jesse Jackson in a popularity contest. Heck, a cigar-smoking chimp had a better chance to beat George W...
Yes, Geraldo would have beaten John Kerry... 
...Kerry was no match for Rush...
...even Jesse Jackson would have beaten Kerry.Enter the present. The democrats are sitting in the driver's seat once again, and, like the past 2 elections, seem to be pissing away another shot at redemption. John Edwards announced today that he would drop out of the democratic primary, narrowing the race down to two candidates - Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama. Edwards has also chosen not to endorse either frontrunner (in the hopes of becoming the democrat's VP choice). The democratic primary has been marred by a lot of name-calling and smearing by both Clinton and Obama. It is already a tough situation for the democrats, considering that one of their top candidates is a female (some won't vote for a woman) and the other is an African-American with an Islamic background (some won't vote for an African-American). What makes their task even more daunting is the fact that both candidates are running a smear campaign, and it isn't helping either one of them.
On the flip side, the republicans, who really had little to no shot coming into the election, have gained a considerable amount of momentum due to the democrat mess. John McCain just solidified his position as the republican favorite, which is good news for conservatives because he probably has the best chance of winning the general election on the republican side. Rudy Giuliani decided to end his campaign and endorse McCain, which will boost him even more. Fred Thompson is even rumored to be supporting McCain. Mike Huckabee seems to be running out of steam, which means that the republican primary will likely be a battle between McCain and Mitt Romney.
What amazes me is the sheer stupidity of the democrats. How can they let this happen for the third presidential election in a row?! I am enjoying the misery that the democrats are suffering through, but I still don't understand why they can't capitalize on this, especially with the extensive media/celebrity support that they usually have. Clinton and Obama are not "dream" candidates or even "safe" candidates. They are reaches, at best. My prediction - we will likely see four more republican years in the White House because the democrats won't suit up a primate.
Just give him a cigar and a suit, and he'll beat the republicans!
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In last night's debate, I was amused how Romney kept piling on about how he's the true conservative. I suppose that idea will win some votes from the GOP, but 1) it also takes away votes from Republicans like me and 2) if he ever manages to win the nomination, it is more polarizing and will lessen the chances of a Republican staying in the White House.