It was amusing to browse the list of election coverage headlines yesterday. The AP headline said "Clinton will concede." The Reuters headline just below it said "Clinton will not concede." At least you can't say it's just another election.
I usually follow election coverage peripherally until about mid-summer of election year, since by then, we pretty much know who will be on the ballot. When it appeared these two were in for the long haul, I started paying attention earlier. Don't hate me, Angel, but Hillary really started getting on my nerves with her evasive answers and the whole "I mis-spoke about being under dangerous crossfire" when the video clearly showed she wasn't. I might have given her the benefit of the doubt that she may have been thinking of another incident in which she really was under fire, but she took so bloody long to say she mis-spoke, even when faced with the evidence.
It took me awhile to warm up to Obama, but I think in the end, he ran a better campaign, was a better speaker, and took a lot less for granted in the smaller states. His grassroots campaign contribution program is impressive as well. That's one shrewd dude.
Dunno what I think about Hillary as the VP candidate. I'm not sure that's the best way to "re-unite the party." And they snapped at each other so much that it would hardly seem like they could get over that quickly and form a genuine partnership. So it'll still be interesting for awhile.
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I really don't like any of the nominees this time (not that I've loved any of them before). I think that this election will truly be (for me) a choice of the candidate whom I hate the least. :(
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