Why The Democratic Race Should Continue...To The Convention

The race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination that is playing out is a healthy sign of Democracy at work and at its best.  The American people have two final candidates who are in a close race (despite what the news media says) and the voters are taking their time in their assessment of the two.

 

Those who want Senator Clinton to drop out the race appear to be afraid to let the people vote in the final primaries and are dead wrong.  Those are the same people who say they do not want a brokered convention, but are clamoring for that in the primaries.  The primaries need to play out and the people need whatever time it takes to make sure that the best candidate is selected, not just as a nominee, but as a potential President.  That process will not hurt the Democrats chance to win in the general election in November; if anything, putting the best candidate forward will help the Democrats to win.    

 

The delegates who end up casting their votes should not rush to judgment before the voting process is completed.  There seems to be a movement for change, but who between the two candidates has actually articulated what they would change; how they intend to do it and carry it out.  George W. Bush ran on change in 2000---to change the tone in Washington.  He did not define it nor how he would accomplish it, but we all know that the change under his administration has been a disaster for our country.

 

The voters have to look beyond mere slogans of change, and instead focus on the issues and who can best handle those issues with a plan and deeds.  Experience at the federal and national level does matter; that is what the President has to manage and deal with.  Which of the two candidates has actually accomplished more for the people since they have been in Congress? That is a good indication of who would do better as President.

 

The larger problem that the voters face in the upcoming primaries is the news media having already made up their minds and pushing the candidate of their choice, failing to fairly and accurately report on this race.  I would hope that the voters exercise their own thoughts, listen to what the candidates actually propose to do, disregard what they hear in the news media, and then make their own judgement.  That would be the democratic way to choose the Democratic nominee for President.