I was at a conference this past weekend and bumped into a fellow colleague. He is a major Republican. While discussing the state of affairs relating to the conference, politics came up. So I was curious to see what my colleague’s thoughts were regarding the current political Democratic nominee race.
He said that he was probably voting for McCain and his wife had been hoping for Hillary Clinton. He said that it was very scary that people were even considering and voting for Obama. He has been perplexed by why people would vote for Obama because he has accomplished NOTHING. He has no real record of doing anything. He summed it up by saying that those that voted for Obama were either naïve or just plain stupid. He also added that being black is not suppose to be the main reason to vote for this Obama for president, but unfortunately that is why people voted for him. You are suppose to vote for a president based on real issues and experience, not by what color they are.
Interestingly, he said that he has to give major credit to Hillary Clinton. She just keeps fighting. She has withstood major biases by the media. She has had to endure lots of sexism. She has been bashed. She has not been given her due credit This democratic race has been unfair to her. He stated, Hillary Clinton is the Democratic candidate with real substance and accomplishments, not Obama.
Shocklingly, coming from my Republican colleague, he shared that Hillary Clinton would make a good president. His reasons? Because she has withstood all this pressure, that shows strength, tenacity and smarts. He added again, she would actually do a good job as president. She might be what our country needs right now. This was quite interesting coming from a Republican.
He further commented, I know you, you are a declared Republican though you vote for who is best suited for the position, even if it was a Democrat. I know that you would first vote for Hillary Clinton. If she is not the nominee, you are intelligent and I know that you would vote McCain. I agreed with my colleague and added that I would never vote for Obama.
Tags: bashing, bias, Election 2008, good president, Hillary Clinton, issues, John McCain, nominee, Republicans, sexism
