A Broad Progressive Coalition: Why I Support Barack Obama

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Tuesday January 29, 2008 · 7:24 AM PST

2008/01/29 · 07:24

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I have been a staunch Hillary Clinton supporter for months now. My support for her was genuine and based on sound reasoning and logic--I wasn't a mindless supporter (for which all candidates have many). I do not believe she is any more power hungry than the next politician, and I believe that she holds genuine positions, beliefs, and--as a human--feelings and emotions. It is her indelible strength and endless knowledge of policy intricacies which make her twice as good as even her husband was when he was campaigning for office, and her too often unseen wit and personal charm which has made her a powerful and effective senator--a leader of the Armed Services committee who has worked successfully and grudgelessly across the aisle with Republicans Lindsay Graham and Trent Lott, both of whom championed her husband’s impeachment. Since 2000, she has a proven record of methodical and strategic successes, and little showboating. I still believe that she would make an excellent president, that she would beat her Republican challenger in the general election, and that her policy positions are the most politically sound and achievable.

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