The biggest problem with the presidential primaries, I think, is the fact that parties fight with each other and whoever wins gets to fight with the other party. It’s more about getting the nomination over your opponents than about which candidate is best suited to lead the campaign.

I saw a headline that read, “Clinton aims to halt Obama’s momentum,” or something along those lines. I didn’t read it.

I understand that each candidate really really really wants the presidency and will do anything to get it. I feel the same way about burritos. But the most vicious, conniving, mud-slinging individual winning the race doesn’t necessarily help me as an American citizen. What I would like to see is not a bunch of candidates from one party trying to stop the momentum of other candidates in their own party, but rather each candidate trying to build their own momentum, and if they don’t win the nomination, use their energy to continue to boost the candidate that did win the nomination, and carry it all the way to seeing that candidate win the presidency. That would be something worth paying attention to. Right now, it’s like a bunch of squabbling hippopotamuses. No, they’re like tribbles…Yes, exactly like tribbles. Nobody from the Democrats will take a firm, decisive position on anything worthwhile, and nobody from the Republicans will take the right stance on anything good and moral. It’s not as though if Hillary lost the nomination she would then get behind the Republican candidate. She’ll get behind whatever Democrat wins it. Same with Obama. Same with Richardson. So why not just worry about finding the best candidate instead of only worrying about getting yourself the nomination? I mean, I get it, I’m not some idiot kid. I just wish it could be that way.

Stupid system.

Filed by Bil at 1:35 pm under Politics