Dear Hilary,

Dear Hilary,

The Hilary that I hear about is the one that you would want to have a beer with, as opposed to Bill. The Hilary that is friendly, and understanding. Everyone who’s worked for Hilary is fiercely loyal to her, and really believes in her. The problem is the Hilary that I see. The Hilary I see is the classic politician, textbook stances on things like Cuba, textbook example of how a politician becomes more and more powerful. The Hilary that has run a campaign that is pretty much a normal campaign, it’s shifted a little once your opponent showed that promoting change and recruiting the youth vote helps. A campaign that’s also tried some very underhanded politics this time around.

Hilary, I think you’re definitely very good at politics. You’ve built a team that’s very good at politics, a team that can look at numbers and statistical data and tell you what to wear and what to do and what to say. The problem is all this is just to get people to vote for you. In the end it’s all just politics. The problem is, in 4 or 8 years there will be another person just like you. There will be another politician that has built everything up the same way and is good at politics. But it’s not every 4 or 8 years that we see someone that can bring a whole generation into politics and that can stir up so much excitement. A candidate that can bring hope of change and move people to tears with powerful speeches is hard to come by.

There’s two ways you win from here on out. You win the popular vote, more delegates, and the big states. Half the population that voted in the democratic primaries drops off the face of the world. You could win or lose, it’s a coin toss. That’s the best case scenario. What if it’s close but Obama wins the popular vote but you somehow pull out a victory with delegates, what will happen then. For all the Democratic Party’s complaining about winning the popular vote but losing the election. For all the times people talked about what “the people” want. Would you take this victory at that expense? Would you take victory at any expense to democracy or to the Democratic Party? At what expense would you take a victory? Where would you draw the line? From where I’m standing it looks like you’d sacrifice almost anything, arguing now about how superdelegates making the decision are okay sounds like you’d give up an ounce of democracy for the win.

I think you’ve been in politics too long to see it now. The layers and layers of politics that you’ve surrounded yourself with no longer apply in this society. People want to see real, and true people, they actually want to see who you are. From everything I’ve heard it’s down there and can be revealed. Lose this one, take 4 – 8 years and peel off all the layers and layers of politics. Get away from the Washington DC-ness that you’ve become. Let the next election not be about what your opponent did or did not do but about who you are and what you will do. It needs to not be about attacking the other person, or trying to point out faults, or doing things to make them look bad. Get away from the politics and make it about what type of person you are, or what you can do. Look at what getting away from politics got Al Gore? Get away from the politics and actually be there for the people, get away from the politics and then you’ll really be change. Otherwise you’re just another good politician, not a great leader for America.

Sincerely,

Toilet Top Toast