A couple of months ago, when there was a big push for Clinton to capitulate, I tried to make that case, and people thought me crazy. Although I don't support any Democrats, it seemed logical that the long season would only serve to keep people engaged and interested.

Clinton and Obama are so close philosophy- and platform-wise that they really couldn't and didn't argue policy positions. The only substantial differences are race and gender, which was used to the fullest extent.

On the flip side, the Republican Establishment has done us a great disservice by the premature coronation of McCain. When Romney dropped out "for the good of the party", it only served to cut short the primary season and quell the momentum of Ron Paul's candidacy.

Since there was very little separating McCain, Romney, et al philosophically, the reason for their rapid departure was to stem the tide of Paul, who offered a diametrically opposite philosophy that once was the core of the party. A brokered convention was to be avoided at all costs, and the more popular Paul became, the greater the threat of that happening.

Griff, is there any chance of keeping the Paul movement going even after the election? I am willing to continue to make the divide between whoever wins in November to Paul. If there is enough interest I will open my new website just for that reason. It is already to go.

RichardKanePA
No difference between Hillary or Obama would mean that Griff believes that Hillary’s hysterical praise of Israel is just election hype. But as an upward bound woman she may have a deep anger at Muslim culture, with Muslims quicker to take offense with a woman President.

And no difference between McCain and Romney also assumes that McCain’s pledge to “Restore freedom in Cuba” is also hype, however, McCain speaks fluent Spanish, is on a lot of Hispanic boards and needs a lot of new immigrants to join the armed services to back up the tough new foreign policy, McCain is proposing.

McCain and Obama would both prefer no guns on the street, but Obama not wanting to put illegal gun owners in jail makes a big difference in implementing a no gun policy.

I would like to see Third Party Candidates condemn only McCain and on election day in states where the election is close actually hand out ballots with Obama’s name on the top but where a third party candidate most likely to win locally, and perhaps a local Republican will be substituted for the other candidates to pick and ballot questions to vote for.