The revitalization of John McCain’s campaign should really worry us Democrats. The fact of the matter is that McCain will beat Hillary in a one-on-one election.
For what seems like 20 years, Hillary has been running for president. She’s been positioning herself and jockeying for position so long, I wonder if she even remembers what it’s like to be a normal person. And, her entire campaign has been built around one thing: experience. She talks about how "experienced" she is and how she’s "ready to be president on day one." Her message seems to be resonating and Obama may have reached a plateau.
If the Dems nominate Hillary and the GOP nominates John McCain, we should be prepared for another long, cold Republican winter. Hillary’s number-one asset, her supposed experience, goes right out the window. Does anyone seriously think that she can claim to have more experience than McCain, the war hero, long-time senator with a laundry list of legislative achievements? (Granted, I’m using the word "achievements" loosely, but it will be an easy case for him to make.)
Hillary will be left running on the same platform as John Kerry. She’ll be wishy-washy on the war, she’ll be overly political, she’ll have old ideas and she’ll have her husband’s baggage to boot.
This is yet another reason for us to look somewhere else for a nominee. Obama is fresh. He is not hampered by the war issue and he hasn’t been making statements for several months that will be turned into a GOP joke (i.e. "I’m experienced"). He offers something new and exciting. He will open the process and bring in more voters than Hillary. He will expand the base and appeal to independents and Reagan Democrats. And, he will break barriers and change politics while he’s at it.
If we want to win in November, we need to vote for Obama now.