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Barack Obama may be experiencing a surge in the polls after last Friday's debate - no he didn't win and I don't think McCain did all that well either - but he has lost a lot of momentum in his campaign since the announcement of Sarah Palin as John McCain's vice presidential candidate running mate.

There have been numerous reports of Hillary supporters flocking to support John McCain presumably - as the media would have you believe - because of Sarah Palin and the fact that she is a woman, and the Hillary supporters are more or less gender-motivated, sexist if you will.

So what would be the smart move for Obama to ensure victory? Drop Biden like a bad stock and announce Hillary as his running mate. Though, I believe Obama is too egotistical for him to make that move, even more egotistical that Hillary's would-be "First Dude." I also believe Obama is quite aware of the mysterious demises of those associated with the Rodham Clintons and knowing the whole "one heartbeat away from the presidency" line, I don't think Obama is all that desperate to give her that shot.

I worked with a woman last school year - I was a government indoctrinator in the field of Art - and one day one the young, mid-20s, female Art teacher was talking to the other male Art teacher (late 30s) about the primaries. She said she was hoping for the "dream ticket" of Obama-Hillary or vice-versa because, and I quote, "It's about time for a minority to be president."

This, I fear, is the motivation for a lot of Obama and Hillary supporters. This is exactly the kind a voter logic our Founding Fathers did not want to attract to the voting booths. This kind of thinking can lead to the demise of a country. The Founding Fathers did not want emotional voters picking our country's leader, they wanted informed intelligent ones. Note, please, that I am not saying voting for Obama or Hillary makes you stupid, but rather voting for them based on his pigment or her plumbing does.