Jennifer Lind

To me the media always seems to be biased one way or another on issues, specifically on political issues. Fox News leans more conservative and CNN leans more liberal. On the democratic side though, Obama’s campaign has been more favored by the media since the beginning of the primaries.

Skip to more recently, and all I hear on the news is how Clinton should drop out of the race. I think this is a huge problem with politics when candidates are expected to drop out early when not all of the states have their chance to vote, even when the candidate is only a couple percentages away from the leader. If it were a true democracy, Edwards, Clinton, and Obama would stay in the race until the end when all the states and super delegates have voted. The final victor should be decided at the convention. Here are a few benefits of all the candidates staying in the race through the primary election process:

• Better chance to really understand each person and have a better understanding of what each person can bring to the table. Each person has their own strengths. What do we need as a country at this time? This cannot be decided in 1-2 months.
• More time for all the dirt to come out on each candidate so there are no surprises later. We’ll know exactly what we are getting into before this person goes against the other party or becomes President of the US.
• Increased competition leads to a more intense race and a more knowledgeable decision for the public.

 It’s how the process is set up anyway. Obviously the politicians thought it was a good idea at the time. What’s changed?

Kudos to Clinton for toughing it out. Now if more attention was givien to the major issues of today, it would be a better environment and we could learn something about these candidates that would set them apart. A duking contest between Clinton & Obama doesn’t benefit anyone.