Make that - Hillary has a huge hidden vote among vulnerable, cry-baby women. You know the type - those who never believe their trouble-making kids are at fault for anything, those who stay with husbands who commit adultery or abuse them, those who have no clue about how they are being manipulated. Those women.
But the alternative, Obama or Edwards are just as unacceptable to lead our country. It is pathetic that out of all the qualified people in the Democratic Party, these are top contenders. The others are just "also rans."
Unfortunately, there is no great spark in the Republican Party, either. Most of us like Thompson, and he could/would be a strong leader who could take charge in a commanding way, but the fact is, he just isn't doing it. His campaign is lackluster, and he does not seem to project either a message or confidence.
This is a sad election - where contenders are hyped by the media, who try to make celebrities of the candidates rather than give our country good, solid facts and information. They forecast without any concern for the country, and are only interested in being the media who "called it right." So in the end it is being run by the talking heads who push their favorites instead of just reporting. What a mess.
All the candidates are talking about is "change" - which is ridiculous. The fact that there is an election is, in itself, what will bring about a change, no matter who wins! That is a given. As it is every time there is no sitting president running. People who fall for that simplistic blabber about "change" arent't looking for quality, and wouldn't recognize it if it was there.
This field is just so mediocre (and even frightening), and no one has said anything of substance, IMHO. I don't feel any of them stirs up my confidence.
I define mediocrity as not being fully up to the task of governing in a given situation or range of situations. The term related strictly to ability. You here, many of you, seem to define mediocrity as adherence to ideology. One has nothing to do with the other. Romney and Giuliani each have executive experience as does Huckabee and that speaks to their ability (proved) to get the job done. The others have no practical experience running anything and as such their ability is logically called into question.