Mainstream Media Vs. Hillary Clinton: What They Wish for You

If you are a political junkie, you may be worried by the current flooding of campaign news portraying Hillary Clinton as the next president of the United States. Polls after polls conducted in all the early states give her a substantial lead amongst his Democratic counterparts. But what the pollsters don't want you to know is that over 60 percents of voters are not paying any attention to the presidential debates.

In the most recent Rasmussen poll released few days ago-a more accurate polling so far, have her unfavorably rating is still at 50 percents. Yet, the Washington intellectual establishment who wishes her to be the next president is not talking about this main hurdle awaiting her come 2008. If at this stage of the campaign, which most voters are not paying any attention to the campaign, yet her favorably rating is still below passing grade (48%), and then, she has a lot to worry about in her quest to occupy the White House.

If we should go by recent history of past presidential elections, what majority of voters looked for in a candidate is not just the so-called "experience" but how likable is the candidate to the electorates. This quality is not just pertinent, but very essential when voters cast their vote. This is considered because, a president is someone that will be appearing on TV screen in voters' bedroom or living room for a minimum of four years, and it is incumbent on voters to know if they will be able to accommodate this person for that period. And of course, this is the greatest deficiency of Hillary Clinton-likeability problem.

If at this early stage that the media and the Washington establishments and their hysterical minions are overzealously pushing her inevitability on voters, and yet her favorably rating is not skyrocking, there is need for them to do a rethink. Due to this unending push, her party loyalists are praising her, but quietly saying, "we do not like you." That is, her likeability amongst Democrats is very poor considering the clouts and loyalties that her husband has amongst Democrats.

In my discussion with many Democrats, there is the sentiment of fear of losing this election to the Republican candidate if they willfully cast their votes for Hillary Clinton. Many of them clearly told me that on the outside, they want to vote for her because of her husband's record, but deep inside them, it does not pleases their conscience. Therefore, at the moment, they are passively leaning their supports to her in the hope to make a turnaround during voting season. Historically, Voters don't just vote on want, but by conscience and conviction.

There is impermeable quest for a progressive change in the way this country is run amongst Democrats, and they see Mr. Obama and Al Gore as the two national figures that could reliably bring about the kind of change the party wants. They are tired of rhetorical pandering which at the end of the day will yield no results. They sure know that Hillary Clinton will not propel their agenda to the forefront where the party will no longer be on the defense on issues that are critical to the party-a reputation which Reagan brought to the Republican Party during his days in White House.

In my encounter with most independents or swing voters, they seemed to have the view that in the past sixteen years, they have been defeated by the polarizing figures from both parties. As such, they are not enthused by the candidacy of Hillary Clinton because she will be more polarizing than George Bush. Independents are more than willing to support a candidate from either party who will not bring the badge of polarization into the White House. This fear is not just growing amongst independents but also Democratic voters as well.

As a result of this avalanche of concerns, Mr. Obama whose message of unification is currently ignored by the media may have a better chance of becoming the nominee of his party, and just might make it to the White House. This silence majority that are currently ignored may end up becoming the decider of who bears the mantle of leadership come 2009. Mr. Obama has the opportunity to embody that emerging consensus, a broad national conformity reached from observation of what the voters are seeking in this current presidential election.

My prediction is that Washington bozos and their cronies may not be the deciders in this presidential election. So, let's see if Mr. Obama or any of his party candidates (beside Hillary Clinton) could stamp on this open opportunity and articulate this long-awaited message of unifying the country to attain its tip-top condition.