The problem with Hillary for prez. [View All]

I tend to listen a lot to what is going on around me.

Yesterday, I heard one young woman I know leans more in a democratic direction in a conversation with someone else saying that if Hillary got the nod, she would march right up to republican headquarters and join because she "can't stand that woman".

Sadly, it's not the first time I have heard conversations like that about Hillary from various sources.

I think the right-wing has done pretty good job instilling an almost visceral negative reaction to Hillary Clinton that defies all logic. When pressed, these people who dislike Hillary Clinton can't really put their finger on what they hate about her or why....they just do.

Personally, I don't understand it. I like her a great deal. She is not as liberal as I would like, particularly when it comes to corporate matters, but I think she would make a fine president.

I also think the repubs have done a great job of twisting the nature of elections. Instead of elections being about who will support the rights of the people, freedom, quality of life in the country, and management of the government for all Americans (which when you think about it is the REAL reasons to vote for a candidate based on reason)...they have pursued a tactic of degrading elections into a matter of who is more "likeable" and "just like me" and "who I'd like to have a beer with". In a sense our elections now seem to be more akin to High School Homecoming Queen election than an election to a major political office. From my standpoint, I'd vote for Leona Hemsley if I thought she could do the job well, even though I find her about a negative 10 on the personal likeability scale.

Quite frankly, it's sad and frightening, and I am not sure how we counter that. I guess it comes down to how to adjust our strategy now that the age of reason in America has passed.