Divisive Hillary Clinton finds it hard to be second best

Susie McCauley will brave a Midwest freeze today, so cold that it stings the skin, and head to the Democratic caucuses knowing who she wants to be the next president. Before the night is out, however, she will probably face disappointment and a dilemma.

Her candidate is Bill Richardson, whose vote in many precincts tonight is expected to fall short of the 15 per cent threshold. Under caucus rules, his supporters are then encouraged to “realign” behind more popular contenders.

So who is her second choice? “Definitely not Hillary Clinton,” Mrs McCauley, 59, says. “She can’t bring the country together – it’s just because of who she is.”

Mr Richardson’s supporters had gathered for a meeting with the easygoing New Mexico Governor in Winterset, Madison County, where the wooden bridges that once provided the setting for a steamy Hollywood romance are now shrouded in ice.
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There is little love, or warmth, to be found for Mrs Clinton. Not a single Richardson voter among about a dozen interviewed by The Times said that they would switch to the former First Lady in the realignment round. Tom Roach, an electrician and local union activist, explained: “We don’t want to see the Clinton dynasty carrying on.”

Polls bear out such snapshots, showing that the second preference for supporters of Mr Richardson, as well as the likes of Joe Biden, Chris Dodd and Dennis Kucinich, skew significantly towards Barack Obama or John Edwards – with whom Mrs Clinton is locked in the tightest of fights.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article3123836.ece

crying and whinning like he usuals does, he knows Michell will pinch his butt if he looses so he wants Oprah the cleb to help help help.

please, i'm begging you - make this an OP. :hug: