Election musings and poll

[owlmoose]

So John Edwards dropped out. Since I had finally settled on him, and was actually looking forward to casting a vote that mattered for a candidate I liked, this throws me into a bit of disarray.


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Comments

[anzubird.livejournal.com]

I think part of the reason that Edwards felt he had to bow out is that he is in fact a white male, and in many ways he would have been standing in the way of history.
Still, I was somewhat bummed that he dropped out- I was just starting to get fed up enough with Hillary and Barack that I was considering voting for him!
I have to remember to listen to the democratic debate tonight.

The other thing I find interesting is that the candidates that seem to have to most appeal right now (aside from Hillary) are the ones who are not "party line" politicians. Especially among Republicans (we've seen where that party line gets us), but also among Democrats. It's actually kind of encouraging.

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

I think part of the reason that Edwards felt he had to bow out is that he is in fact a white male, and in many ways he would have been standing in the way of history.

That's a really interesting analysis, and I bet that's at least part of it.

I also agree that it's nice to see the politicians who aren't strictly on their party's line getting more attention. (Although I would argue that Romney shifted his views to match the party line more closely.) A reflection that we're getting sick of the two-party system? Maybe. I can only hope.