Hillary is already running for President.. Dems should follow her lead

[Quixote1818]

All this stuff about finding common ground on Abortion is Vintage Bill Clinton. Now I am 100% behind Clark so don't get me wrong but this was a brilliant move on her part. You should see all the positive posts about her on an AOL board and they strike me as middle of the road people not necessarily Democrats. Let me tell you, their are never this many positive posts about a Democrat on AOL.

She will always be a polarizing figure, however so is Bush but he still managed to get elected. She is only polarizing to about 35% of the electorate which leaves 65% open to what she has to say. This kind of stuff will get her more than enough votes in the middle to do very well. Does that mean I am for Hillary? NO. I prefer Clark by 100 times.

Now I know a lot of people on DU want us to pull way over to the far left but I will flat out tell you that is political suicide! Hillary is positioning herself to do very well in a National Election and the other candidates better take note. Does that mean we abandon our core values? NO! It means reaching out to the center on divisive issues (mostly in a symbolic way not with policy) yet at the same time sticking up for the things we care about most. It's a balancing act but it has to be done!

Now we may not agree with the Right but that does not mean we cant RESPECT their opinions on things like abortion. I am Pro Choice ALL the way but I do understand how things like abortion can be very important to those on the right the middle and YES even on the left! Many people really believe it's wrong. Currently the Democratic Party is viewed as having a litmus test on Abortion and if you are Pro Life then you are not aloud in our tent. This is flat out stupid politics. We are not putting Abortion at risk here we are only reaching out and saying we understand your moral dilemma and you are absolutely welcome within the Democratic Party EVEN if we have no intention to end Row vs Wade. Many don't care if it's overturned they just want to feel like they are understood. Clinton was a MASTER of this! "I feel your pain". He always started a rebuttal by saying "I understand what you are saying but....."

If we start showing respect to those who think differently than we do BECAUSE that is what being American is all about "celebrating differences of opinion" I guarantee you we will win. Then we can do things like fight corporate power and level the playing field for all Americans because those kinds of things are widely accepted across party lines. I just fear that many Democrats still don't get it. Well, we better wake up.