tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post1213687022955953484..comments2024-01-03T05:23:36.046-08:00Comments on The Citizens: The Debtaes . . . YawnUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-16250042917415429242007-05-24T11:39:00.000-07:002007-05-24T11:39:00.000-07:00I did not bother to watch the debates. Too early,...I did not bother to watch the debates. Too early, too many candidates to get more than a soundbite or two from each.<BR/><BR/>For the Democrats, I see Clinton as the clear front-runner with Edwards, Obama, and Richardson (in that order) trying to nip at her heels. The rest are just also-rans. I put Edwards above Obama because I share USWest's view that he is more charm than substance. I think he may be the Howard Dean of the 2008 campaign--the big flash in the pan that ends up yielding to the party machine of the more traditional candidate.<BR/><BR/>For the Republicans, I still believe McCain will be their nominee. Giuliani's stand on abortion rights will cost him the evangelical votes he needs to win the nomination... his luster is fading fast. Romney's religion will also cost him evangelical support. None of the others have a chance. Maybe Fred Thompson will come riding in on his white horse, but even so, I think McCain will sew it up. He has the machine working for him, too.Dr. Strangelovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407042105777411150noreply@blogger.com