Obama vs. Clinton (A Disaster for Liberals Like Me)

We are all aware (and sick) of the blood battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, and I for one want it to end.

The fact is that while Clinton and Obama (yes Clinton haters, the insults have been coming from both sides) have been doing their best to bring each other down and tear the Democratic party to pieces, John McCain has had the chance to rise above this mayhem and show himself as a strong upstanding presidential leader. Obama and Clinton have shown themselves as at best, unfit for the office, and at worst, two bratty, immature 5 year olds.

Maybe I’m being harsh. It’s just that I’ve been waiting a long time for a democratic candidate who actually has a chance of winning.

As a donkey-loving liberal, the thought of a republican in office for four more years scares the sh*# out of me. And yet that seems to be what everything has come to. If they can’t unify their own party, how will Clinton or Obama have a chance against the Arizona senator who is trying to gather bipartisan support?

For a democrat to have a fighting chance, the primaries must be resolved quickly. But the question is who should democrats rally behind? Since Obama and Clinton are very similar when it comes to policy, what’s more important is who has a better chance of winning in November.

Honestly, after the North Carolina primaries, Clinton doesn’t have a chance of winning unless a miracle occurs. Whether or not she should drop out is subject to debate, but in my mind, there’s only one viable candidate in the democratic primaries.

I won’t lie; I’m not crazy about Obama. He has shortcomings when it comes to experience. His speeches discuss hope and dreams and fluffy things more often than not (though I’m happy that he’s starting to tackle the issues a bit more, and I was truly impressed by his speech about race). But he has something that Clinton doesn’t. He has the ability to inspire a crowd. He can get the new generation of voters excited about casting their votes for him. Clinton, for all her strength and “experience,” is far too polarizing to win a general election.

So my vote for Obama is based on calculation rather than pure passion. I want this fight between democratic candidates to end soon. I’m definitely ready for a strong democrat in the White House. Let’s hope that Obama shows more promise and presidential behavior as the race continues and that there are people more passionate about him than I am.

– Isha Mitra | VOX Staff