I believe that the 2008 Democratic candidate for President will be Barack Obama. I do not believe this because of his policy views or experience, nor his youthful good looks. However, unlike any candidate since President John Kennedy, Obama brings his vision of hope, his underdog status (underdog insofar as he would be the first black President versus Kennedy being the first Catholic candidate) and his youth to the table. These attributes appeal to alot of voters, especially those in my generation (X) and the younger generation (echo boom or Y), which vastly outnumber us.
In fact, one needs only read this article to see how serious this is:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article1752381.ece
The essence of the article is that even many Republicans are defecting to the Obama camp. Of course, I am not sure Senator Obama will win the national election, but I think he has a good shot. And after briefly watching the Republican debates, I'd say it is better than 50/50.
This, of course, does not mean I will be voting for him. It is important that I agree with most of a candidate's policy stances, which I do not. Further, it would violate my recently adopted more of only voting for candidates with which I agree that don't have a chance in hell at winning. Of course, if the candidate passes the first objective (I agree with most of his/her policy stances), then s/he likely also has the second (absolutely, positively no chance to win).
But to those who doubt an Obama candidacy, I say do so at your own peril.
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