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...issues, the differences between the major Democratic candidates are inconsequential. This is true both because there are very few, if any, meaningful stated differences among them and, more importantly, because whatever differences that do exist are insignificant in relation to the more meaningful question of whether any of the candidates?? public policy proposals can ever actually be implemented. Voters may develop the impression that there are meaningful policy differences, but this is a tribute to their prejudices or to the skill of politicians in creating a general impression that important differences exist when, in fact, they...
...experience as a prisoner of war, he has ardently opposed torture and criticized many in his own party who do not. While campaigning in Iowa, he refused to “drink his morning glass of ethanol,” as he jokingly refers to other candidates?? support of ethanol subsidies to pander to the Iowa constituency. Time and time again, he has come out against special interest groups and wasteful government spending, all in the name of serving the people...
...margin of Obama’s victory might seem inexplicable. After all, every Democratic candidate supports withdrawal from Iraq, a broad expansion of health care, a comprehensive solution to the threat of climate change, and a host of other progressive reforms. In the absence of major differences between the candidates?? policy positions, Obama’s victory might seem to be a fluke—a function of some factor as arbitrary as the weather or the Orange Bowl...
...thrilled with Edwards’ results. We were far outspent and we were up against two celebrity candidates??—Obama and Hillary,” said Markus R.T. Kolic ’09, who is chair of the Harvard Students for Edwards...
...confidence necessary to override the president. The 2008 election is the most significant political event on the horizon. With this much at stake, it’s simply lazy to bemoan the length of the election. Instead, we should make use of the coming months to analyze the candidates?? honesty, ability to lead, and commitment to the issues that matter to us. Slow and steady wins the race. Daniel C. Barbero ’11, a Crimson editorial comper, lives in Canaday Hall...