Will you vote for Hillary Clinton in the Democratic Primary, if she runs?

[John Q. Citizen]

Poll question: Will you vote for Hillary Clinton in the Democratic Primary, if she runs?

The mid terms are over and the 08 campaign has begun. Though Senator Clinton is so far undeclared, many people expect that Hillary Clinton will run for the Democratic nomination for President.


Please also post your reason(s) for your vote on this poll. No need to post your gender unless you want to, many DUer are "undeclared" in their profiles and I respect your privacy.

However this poll goes, or whatever your personal preferences, please let's treat each other with respect.

And away we go.....


I voted NO, I won't vote for Hillary Clinton if she runs in the Dem Primary.

Reasons:
1. I don't think she can win the general election. She would galvanize the opposition, IMHO she doesn't inspire many rank and file Democrats or independents, and because I'm not sure if a majority of women in America are ready to vote for a woman for President. (I know this reason may inspire hate mail. I base it on extensive polling/focus groups that is admittedly a couple of decades old, but the data then suggested more men would be willing to vote for a generic "woman for Prez" than women would be. Weird, I know, and as a man, I'd be more than willing to vote for a "generic" woman for President, and I know lots of women who would be willing to vote for a woman for President, but that's what the data said then. I haven't seen any newer hard data on this. Anybody got any links to some? I suspect it may be changing or have changed, but I don't know this based on hard data.)

2. I don't agree with many of her Senate Votes (such as the war, flag burning, and her pro-corporate votes) and many of her statements seem too calculated to win over the center right, at the expense of the Dem base. I think triangulation has a big political price in terms of how people perceive the values of the triangulator. I prefer the direct principled approach, ala Wellstone.

3. I'm opposed to Presidential family dynasties. Just been there and done that.