Lola wrote:
Yes, and this is exactly what I was talking about. It's not that Obama didn't have a right to run, it's that I think he made more trouble for all of us, himself included by running in this election. One minority candidate at a time would have been a challenge. There are many situations in life in which we have a right to do something we want to do, but sometimes if we assert that right and act on it, it creates more trouble than it's worth. I'm afraid we've already lost this general election and it's too bad because we were so set up to win it. I'm so disappointed.
I think Obama does have a right. I just think it wasn't wise to exercise it now.
That's certainly one way to look at it. But there is another way. What if, just what if, nominating Hillary is like nominating John Kerry. What if she just couldn't win now. What if she would have done better in 2004 against Bush, with the electorate already totally divided but with her candidacy reminding everyone of how much better a president her husband was than Bush is. What if Obama running is actually the only real chance that the Democrats have to win this election, with the Republicans already internally acknowledging that they need to move center and the evangelicals planning to stay home.
Of course, I'm pulling all of this out of my ass. I don't know if Hillary can win in November. I don't know if Obama can. I'm just saying that wisdom is in the eye of the beholder.
