The Choice

New Yorker by George Packer | Jan. 21, 2008 (Special Report)
The Clinton-Obama battle reveals two very different ideas of the Presidency.

Obama offers himself as a catalyst by which disenchanted Americans can overcome two decades of vicious partisanship, energize our democracy, and restore faith in government. Clinton presents politics as the art of the possible, with change coming incrementally through good governance, a skill that she has honed in her career as advocate, First Lady, and senator. Full Story »

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Jon Wilbanks
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 by Jon Wilbanks - Oct. 1, 2008

It is a good investigation into the differences between the top two candidates. It did seem to favor Barack Obama and the idealist agenda he proclaims. The author states that , "These rival conceptions of the Presidency—Clinton as executive, Obama as visionary..." I think the Democratic Party longs for a candidate with both qualities.

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