On Friday, I got to drive 20 minutes and sit 8 rows away from the next president of the United States. (http://democratheraldnew.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?userphoto=&image=18810085 I'm in the black shirt in the background)
And tonight, the previous president of the United States gave a speech 5 blocks from my house.
It's cool to have Oregon's primary actually matter this year, and on such an important election year, too! This should definitely happen more often.
I'm sorry that this race turned out to be between Obama and Clinton, because I would have loved for us to have a woman president!, but I like his attitude and a few of his positions better, and I think she, sadly, has too many enemies. It's his message of hope and unity and working together; of soft lines, not hard ones -- diplomacy, not retaliation; a different way of thinking and of approaching problems. You should watch the ads at obamain30seconds.org -- they are pretty amazing!
And even though I'm not voting for Clinton, I don't want her to drop out of the race until after all the primaries are over, because I know how important it is for people to feel like they have a choice and that their voice matters. We totally need some major election reform. Soon.
