Election ‘08 - Hold on Tight
Has it been a wild ride? No doubt. This election year is putting even the savviest pundits to the test. Heated debates. Dramatic revelations. Explosive accusations. And a possible brokered convention for the Democrats. Every week there is some new contentious issue brewing.
Is this any way to select the leader of the free world?
The reality is though, this truly is nothing new in American politics. We have survived worse.
A few from the record books: the 1968 Democratic convention | the Republican convention in 1948 and 1940. Or even further back in history, the famed election of 1800. (That year, when the electoral votes were tallied there was a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. The election was ultimately decided in the House of Representatives.)
As usual, perspective can offer some comfort. But it makes one wonder. How might history treat today’s front-runners? Clinton, McCain and Obama. Who will be remembered, and for what? And who might soon be forgotten?
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June 16th, 2008 at 12:05 am
The news of how some of Clinton’s delegates were given to Obama by the DNC is just a more blatant example, to me, of how rigged the elections have become. What is even more disturbing, as a voter, is how many of our elected officials have staff double-dipping as lobbyists. To me this is a conflict of interest issue.
These reasons, and more, are why I’m voting Ralph Nader.
Thank you.