
With all due respect, you're going to have to stand back and look at this from a different perspectiv
e, which I'll get to in just a moment, because if you're qualifying alternativ
es according to your perception of who is "electable
", that's just a set-up. Anybody is "electable
", as well you should know given how a black man (who ran on a liberal platform yet) was elected in good old racist America just over 3 years ago. By 10 million more voters than the other guy (and 10 million more voters than have ever voted for a presidenti
al candidate in US history), over a decorated war hero.
As much as it can be answered, I've answered it
here. Once there, click on EXTEND ENTIRE THREAD and read it.
And don't ask me who I would want to run (if Obama's most ardent supporters weren't keeping this broken system in place by continuing to support him).
The fact of our political system is that American voters don't and can't draft candidates for the presidency so it's moot. Candidates have to want it, and will enter the race when they feel it and see an opening. There only is an opening when a 2-term president is leaving office or a sitting president'
s numbers are so low that there's no chance he'll get reelected.
Obama's fans continued support of him prevents any opportunit
y of that happening. And it also guarantees that if Obama gets reelected, he'll see it as a mandate for more of the same 'caving' and continue Bush-Chene
y-Republic
an policies and legislatio
n. Obama's fans continue to support Obama and Democrats at the expense of their own best interests. As long as his numbers remain high, he does the bidding of corporatio
ns and establishm
ent elites.
So what perspectiv
e should we be approachin
g this from?
What's keeping this broken system in place.
Money. Lobbyists. Incumbents
. Corporatio
ns as people. Citizens United.
Neither of the parties has reform on their agenda. When the system is reformed, when the money is taken out of politics, when switch-bac
king between government and business is prevented, when you can't get rich by public office, then and only then will real leaders emerge.
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