This campaign is not just about relieving the American political scene of this scurge of right wing corporate religious Republicanism. It is also about preventing another dose of Republican Lite centrist pseudoDemocratic Clintonian politics from having another go at it in the Whitehouse.
The era of Clintonian soft Republicanism is over.
So she's got the GOP fearmongering mixed with the trashing of a more progressive tax structure. That just about covers it all, and now it's just a question of how much she ruins the Clinton name.
Edwards's basic strategy -- and Joe Trippi has been very open on it -- is essentially to "hang around the drain and hope he doesn't get sucked down it." His only prayer, at this point, is for Clinton to get out, and for Obama to screw up. If Obama doesn't screw up, -- and he doesn't seem to be prone to it thus far -- Edwards is left to play for a spot in the administration (Veep, Attorney General, Secretary of Whatever, etc).
The more interesting bit to me now is the GOP side. My thinking is thus: If McCain does not win the nomination, the Republicans lose the White House. He'll probably win tonight, but if Romney somehow pulls it out, it's difficult to see where McCain goes. In my view, he's their only semi-credible candidate, being able to play against Obama on experience. Romney's trying to play the "change" card, but he lacks any credibility. WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
This is a man wreathed in the garlands of past failed ideas, there is nothing of the future about him. Even his website smells of mildew. keep to the Fen Causeway
McCain can run on experience against Edwards and Obama. I don't think it'd be enough to win the day, because I lean towards the belief that he's ultimately doomed by the war.
Your Nixon comparison is one I've thought of. McCain would look old and tired next to either E or O, and it likely becomes a Kennedy-Nixon thing, but I'm just hesitant to count him out because of the cult built around him by the media.
Certainly against Clinton, I'd worry it would completely ruin us. WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
I think I'd still bet on Hillary, but I'd worry. WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
