DISQUS

I am a progressive Democrat and I would be very supportive of Bayh as VP. He has many qualities that would make him an excellent VP. Many of the readers of this site and others like the Daily Kos seem to forget that they generally are from the leftist fringe of the Democratic party and don't represent where the vast majority of Americans are. Sure, it's nice to have your idealistic views about who should be picked, but reality dictates that Obama winning is the most important thing and a candidate like Bayh appeals to many of the voters in the middle of the political spectrum, whose votes are going to decide who wins, not the readers of sites like this one. So, cut Obama some slack, let him pick a candidate that will appeal to critical swing voting blocks and then celebrate his victory and 4 or more years in the White House. Most Democrats in the House and Senate at the time, including Hillary Clinton, voted for the war resolution for a number of (perhaps bad) reasons. But Bayh and the rest are Democrats who largely support many the many other issues that I, and you, should care about. What I most care about is Obama winning, and you should too. So, if Bayh is picked, I suggest that you accept it and work for the Obama/Bayh ticket, unless you really want John McCain as your president.

I am a progressive Democrat and I would be very supportive of Bayh as VP. He has many qualities that would make him an excellent VP. Many of the readers of this site and others like the Daily Kos seem to forget that they generally are from the leftist fringe of the Democratic party and don't represent where the vast majority of Americans are. Sure, it's nice to have your idealistic views about who should be picked, but reality dictates that Obama winning is the most important thing and a candidate like Bayh appeals to many of the voters in the middle of the political spectrum, whose votes are going to decide who wins, not the readers of sites like this one. So, cut Obama some slack, let him pick a candidate that will appeal to critical swing voting blocks and then celebrate his victory and 4 or more years in the White House. Most Democrats in the House and Senate at the time, including Hillary Clinton, voted for the war resolution for a number of (perhaps bad) reasons. But Bayh and the rest are Democrats who largely support many the many other issues that I, and you, should care about. What I most care about is Obama winning, and you should too. So, if Bayh is picked, I suggest that you accept it and work for the Obama/Bayh ticket, unless you really want John McCain as your president.