http://womenforunitedamerica.wordpress.com Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:38:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://womenforunitedamerica.wordpress.com http://womenforunitedamerica.wordpress.com/2008/01/28/hello-world/ http://womenforunitedamerica.wordpress.com/2008/01/28/hello-world/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:55:45 +0000 schultz ]]> We are a group of Democratic women who would be thrilled to see the dream of a woman president become a reality.  But we are also concerned about the future of our country and the possibility of more of the same – politics over policy, a stalemated Congress, and a Republican in the White House while big business and lobbyists call the shots.  That’s why we have decided to vote for Barack Obama rather than Hillary Clinton, and here are the reasons we hope you will do the same.

• We need someone who can unite our country – Senator Clinton is the most divisive figure in American politics other than George W. Bush
• Senator Clinton’s negative ratings among independent voters make her unelectable in a country almost equally divided among Democrats, Republicans, and independents; Senator Obama’s vision has made him a viable alternative to any Republican candidate as shown in head-to-head polls.
• Senator Clinton has less experience in elected office than Senator Obama; if Senator Clinton’s “experience” as First Lady qualified her for the Presidency, Laura and Barbara Bush would also be qualified.
• The negative, manipulative tactics used by the Clinton campaign are indicative of the “at any cost” mentality that has damaged our country enough.
• We want a woman in the White House who gets there on her own, not one who rides into the Oval Office on her husband’s coattails.
• From the beginning, Senator Obama has opposed the war; Senator Clinton voted for the bill that authorized the President to invade Iraq.
• Senator Obama is unifying our country with a vision of hope for the future; Senator Clinton emphasizes the red/blue divisions of the past to gain support.
• The nomination of Senator Clinton is widely believed to be the event that would trigger the independent candidacy of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a move that would further threaten the election of a Democratic President.
• Senator Obama is a new kind of leader who Caroline Kennedy believes inspires people in the way that her father did; Senator Clinton perpetuates the Bush/Clinton “monarchy” – a status quo that our country can no longer afford.
• Senator Obama would bring to the White House the respected and powerful Michelle Obama; Senator Clinton would return to the White House with Bill Clinton, a shadow president whose constant use of the word “we” provides an unsettling view of the Clinton vision.
• After contests in each region of our country, Senator Obama has the most votes, the most delegates, and the most diverse coalition of Americans we’ve seen since 1968.
• Senator Obama inspires young and old alike; Senator Clinton’s support is based in a past America needs to leave behind.

 

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