And look at this. Obama and Clinton both voted against the proposals: they know which side the nomination is buttered on.
Eli Stephens of LeftI, made a spot-on comment at on the above linked Tomb post -
As far as Clinton and Obama, the interesting thing is that both waited until the bill had already passed (that is, until enough Senators had voted "yes" to ensure its passage) before voting no. Not that there was much doubt that it was going to pass, but on the off chance that it was going to be close, it's quite possible that one or both was prepared to vote "yes" if necessary. This is standard operating procedure in the U.S. Congress. Vote for your constituents when it doesn't matter, vote for the ruling class interests when it does.
I think Bill Richardson will be the next president. He's a governor and that's who's gets to the white house. He's got the most substance- 7 house terms, ambassador, cabinet secretary, governor-
ReplyDeleteand here's the psychology part-
White liberals will eventually get cold feet and flinch away from nominating the black or the woman. They will feel guilty about that, and make themselves feel better by going for the Hispanic, who is conveniently situated as the top second-tier candidate.
Historic, but not as earth shattering as nominating a black or a woman.
I round out my math with the given that the next president will be the Democrat. If he isn't, God help us.