Well, looks like Obama's impressing conservatives as much as liberals, but is that really because he's so great, or because the GOP front-runners are so, uninspiring?
OR, most likely, is he winning praise because he represents "The Boy Who Lived?" (For the moment anyway....)
"What we're seeing at this early stage, among people looking forward to the November 2008 election," the pollster told Campaigns & Elections, "is that Obama is the Democrat Republicans are most likely to vote for."But what if he doesn't get the nomination? I put this question to Stephanie Frederick. She says, "I know one thing for sure: I will do anything not to have Hillary Clinton in office."
"I know that sounds terrible, but she's just not somebody I have a whole lot of respect for, and I really think it would be a disservice to our country to have her in office," Frederick says. "I think she lacks morals. Totally."
When I mention Hillary Clinton at Hutch's Cafe, Heidi and Vicki react as if I've uttered the name Voldemort. The prospect of another Clinton administration seems merely to disgust Vicki, but Heidi is positively terrified. "God forbid," she says, looking around the tiny room as if for hidden cameras. "There's nothing that woman won't do."