Georgia will say no to a second dose of Clinton

    Senator Hillary Clinton has now officially thrown her name into the pot of democratic hopefuls for the 2008 Presidential election.  The question is, does she stand a chance?  My answer to that would be no, at least not this early on.  It does not seem that she has enough support at this time from the key caucus states such as Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.  Nor do I, in my wildest dreams, believe that she could pull off Super Tuesday with a victory. 
    Let us suppose for a moment that she does make it to Super Tuesday, the primary in which Georgia votes.  Will she gain the favor of Democrats and the ever-swaying moderates in Georgia?  Not likely.  The Georgia electorate has shown us time and time again in recent years that this is a solid red state.  The moderates are more conservative than in other parts of the country, and many of the Democrats are of the old school, which means that they too are considered conservative by the rest of the country.
    What if she does win the Democratic Nomination?  Georgia will become even more of a Red state.  She will do what her husband did several years ago.  President Bill Clinton ran his campaign as if he were a moderate Democrat, thus shifting those moderate swing voters farther to the right.  I do not want this country to go any more right, because right is wrong.  What Senator Clinton needs to do is not pretend to be a moderate, but to come out swinging as a full blown liberal.  Maybe then we can balance out the scales of American Party alignment. 
    If she is to stay on her current path, Senator Clinton will appeal to only a few liberal voters in this state, unless the republicans decide to nominate Trent Lott or David Duke, then its a toss-up.  Not that it matters though.  The majority of Georgia voters are more likely to write in a vote for a can of potted meat for president than they would for Hillary.  What does she have to offer to a Georgia voter, her ever-changing stance on Bush’s war in Iraq, her experience as a Senator of New York State, or those stunning pant suits?  The answer, none of the above. 
    While I do agree with Senator Clinton on many of her stances, I do not believe that the state of Georgia will ever elect her for President.  That is why I am supporting the Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) Campaign.

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