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Just another example of the Dem circular firing squad.;)
Even if the Democrats win the White House, the ability to turn a landslide into a close race is an amazing display of ineptitude. And should they "snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory", we should be thankful that that kind of clown is not in charge.
Well at least the dems make sure they choose some serious candidates. Biden is not the most vibrant person (indeed necessary to get elected) but he is a serious politician that (also as least rich member of the senate) should give people (even when they are not agreeing with his opinions) a good feeling.
The dems know that even when you put a serious candidate against an incapable, inexperienced oil baron with a bought education you can very easily lose.
And indeed the reps choice of candidates is just ridiculous and an insult to the world seeing that the US president often has more to say in other countries than the local politicians have.
We have had some discussions here (also recently) about the republicans claiming religion etc.etc.
I agree with that but now I find that instead it is something else, something also visible in other countries.
Last week Bill Maher ended his show with saying that Americans (his words, I also think Europeans are like that.....hope this is enough not to be called eurotrash by occhi again:) )are so narcissistic that they want a candidate that is 'a normal average joe' like them....even though they themselves are herding cattle or flipping burgers at Burger King. And this is something what the republicans understand very good. They successfully make people believe that the democratic candidate is an elitist snob that doesn't like normal people. That they themselves are rich oil baron or industrialist that just care about themselves does not seem to bother people.
And coming to my last point as a reaction on Occhi's call for a big third party; of course that would be great, but I don' see it happen. The difference between the reps and dems for many Europeans seems very small (our political spectrum is much wider) but (and maybe because there are just 2 serious parties) the hostility between the parties and their hardcore supporters is greater. And what you will always see in such a case is that instead of voting for a party that you really agree with, you vote against the party that you don't want to win. If only a small percentage doesnot do this (and votes for what they really stand for) it goes wrong (as was the case when Nader ran against Bush and Gore). So an unofficial two party system can never turn back to be a multi-party system in my opinion.
And so you end up with a presidential election where the 'only' arguments are experience of the candidate, abortion, patriotism and various mud throwings.
edit. changed republican for democrat after Petes pointing out of the mistake