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Can we get a new crop of presidential hopefuls?
By Wiley | December 18, 2007
The sad, fact of the matter is that the only people in a position to run for high office - read: rich, well-connected, and socially and intellectually sterile - make the least compelling candidates.
Off the top of my head, I can’t think of any Democratic candidates beyond Obama, Clinton, and Edwards. Weren’t there upwards of nine at one time? And looking over the Republican field, who is there after Romney, Huckabee, Thompson, and McCain?
There isn’t a one among the entire lot that’s offered any true conviction or an innovative idea. Sorry Hillary, but no one cared for your universal healthcare idea when you were first lady. And while the sentiment is understandable, distancing yourselves from Bush isn’t a position. We’re a country at war, with a slumping economy, and a dire housing market. We, as a country, need someone who isn’t afraid to make grown-up decisions - which, more often than not, tend to be unpopular decisions.
Is there a Democrat who’ll stand up to MoveOn.org (and the loud, non-voting contingent of activists)? Are any of the Republicans up to the task of working with a Democrat controlled Congress. And just as a side-note, it’s time for that Democrat controlled Congress, with it’s 22% approval rating, to get its act together or they’ll be ushered out soon too.
Here’s a thought for all these primaries that have been moving up the dates to increase their state’s relevance: how about we add “none of the above” to the ballot, so the slate can be wiped clean before it’s too late to make changes to the field of hopefuls?
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