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In what direction should this blog go?

I don't need a forum to share my thoughts on movies, books, or music.

My personal life isn't terribly interesting. I am in school and I don't date.

However, I slipped up and hinted at my political leanings recently: oops. It got me thinking, though. So here's more:

Democrats

Contrary to popular belief, Democrats are the majority of the United States' population.

At every point left of dead-center on the political spectrum, though, individuals distrust and demonizes one another. Leftists look upon the Democratic party with mocking disapproval, and center-leaning Democrats either ignore or write off the far left.

However, it's hunky-fucking-dory when you get right of dead-center. Do you think George F. Will finds southern Evangelicals to be kidnred spirits, or vice versa? Hell. Naw. Everyone in the Republican tent gets their little piece of the pie, be it supply-side economic policy, neoconservative war games, faith-based initiatives, or tokenist homophobia. So they all turn out and elect these guys, all the while turning a blind eye to the remainder of the policies that they either disagree with or don't understand.

Everyone who isn't part of the above equation should take note. Wishy-washy soccer mom Democrats who are married to Republican dudes need to find some commonality with aging hippies, as well as the academic set, the ABA, liberal college kids, anarcho-leftists, pro-Choice activists, environmentalists, people who actually understand foreign affairs, and so on.

Policy does not need to be formed to appease these different groups; it should just be made clear that Democrats are the best thing going for any of the respective causes, that the leadership is conscious of these causes, and political inaction will compromise these causes considerably. For example: the environment won't be fixed with a Democratic president, but at least the Democrat won't actively work to make it worse. It's not the Revolution, but it's as close as you're going to get at any macroscopic level.

The 2008 Democratic presidential ticket: Mark Warner/Barack Obama.

Warner had an 80% approval rating in a conservative state, and he fixed a big-ass budget mess. No Congressional baggage. Would almost certainly carry Virginia, and might do well throughout the South. Quoting Dan Rather, "Ballgame."

Anwyay, Kerry, Clinton, and Gore all have super-high negative ratings. Edwards was already on a losing ticket. Biden is sleep-inducing. Vilsack sounds like a venereal disease. Evan Bayh is Joe Lieberman II, sans the Joe-mentum.

The Democratic base would collectively wet their pants if Obama was on the ticket, plus he would probably bring in voters from the far left and center who might otherwise be disinterested in voting Democratic. He has repeatedly said he won't seek or accept the Vice Presidential nomination. However, this has NO BEARING on what he will actually do. What is he going to say? "Yeah, I'd love to be Vice President!!" It would be like Sean Young's pursuit of Catwoman.

2008 Republican ticket: Mike Huckabee / (some moderate; maybe McCain, maybe a woman or minority)

McCain will spend the next two years trying to undo any bipartisan moves he's made to un-offend party insiders. Probably a little too little and a little too late.

Giuliani is pro-choice.
Condaleeza Rice does not merit a comment.
Frist is a joke.
Brownback = Bob Dole 2.

Huckabee will get the Evangelical crazies out as well as appeal to the northern suburban types. He lost a shitload of weight, too, and has a cool book. Tight with the party.

Slipping a token woman or minority on the ticket might gain some of the center, but will probably only happen if the Democrats are far ahead with burbanites. This move might backfire and turn off the creepy 10% who would balk at non-white male veep candidates... McCain seems like a fine compromise.

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There! Now can I get a suite at the next nominating convention to blog from? I am in the blogosphere now?