The Problem with Obama The Problem with Hillary

I will go ahead and say this now. I am a Hillary Supporter, but I'm not one of these cult following die hard supporters that will paintball your garage, or even pull your Obama sign out of your yard. I try to be unbias'd as much as possible in everything I see, hear, and say.

Here's my breakdown, the plus's and minus's I see with each candidate.

Starting with Obama:

Obama is a phenomenal nominee. I continue to tell my friends, that the Democrats problem this year is the fact they have two extraordinary people running for President, and we can only choose one!! damnit. But throughout this campaign i've started to see trends.
#1 Obama is a politician. He started out clean cut, very sharp. Everything he said was inspiring and new. He brought a new typing of politics to our doorstep. But over time, we've started to see a change. (and not the good kind of change). Obama has peeped out of his shell a bit, and has shown, that deep down, under the rhetoric, he's still another politician.
#2 Because of the divide in the Democratic party, this causes Obama alot of problems if he were the nominee going into the General Election. If McCain had less time in office, if McCain didn't have the political/foreign affairs experience, then this wouldn't be a problem at all. But Obama lacks these things, (Or at least the Clinton supporters believe he do). The majority of Clinton supporters, support her because of her political experience. And tho Clinton can offer Change, just like Obama offers, Obama cannot however, offer those supporters the experience the believe Clinton to have. This will be a nasty problem come election time, when the divided Clinton supporters turn their votes to the more weathered McCain, because they trust a more experienced candidate during this time of turmoil.
#3 Obama's lack of capturing the large demographics of swing states. Obama has yet to prove he can beat McCain in a General Election from what he's won in the primary season. Yes, he has won more pledged delegates, but look at it this way. Put McCain where Hillary is right now, with her wins, and turn the Democratic Delegates, into the Electoral College.... Doesn't look so appealing anymore does it :( Obama needs to win PA. If he can't win PA, I don't see him getting the nomination based on General Election Rules. The DNC needs someone who can win the General Election.

Now for Hillary:
#1 Hillary's Negativity could be an assett, but the problem is, she used it at the wrong time. Clinton should not have gone negative against her fellow democratic nominee. Tho it would have been great to have seen in a General Election against the Republicans, this has opened Obama up to Republican attacks i'm sure they are saving for the General Election. If Obama wins the nomination, you can count on the Republicans to manipulate the damage already caused by Hillary.
#2 Hillary's Secrets arn't really all that damaging if you think about it, But Obama driving her tax returns into everyone's head really turns a large majority of people off to her. What is she hiding? most people will say, and given the Clinton scandals in the past, you will conclude that the income was made in sinister. I can attempt to offer a new explanation, tho it still hurts her to quite a few people. Bill Clinton is a world wide renowned figure head. There are many foreign countries who would pay to hear him speak.... pay to hear him speak.... pay to hear him speak.... There could be income from all over the world to the Clintons. Just a thought.
#3 Hillary Clinton can be seen as polarizing. I hear it all the time. She's divisive, she's deceptive. I can sum this up in one word. She's politics. People don't like politics, and the Clintons are champions at it. Obama stands for change, a different Washington, whereas Hillary is what we're accustomed too. She is Washington.

Fears:
This is my biggest fear in this race:
Obama becomes Democratic nominee, Hillary does not accept ticket, or Obama does not offer it to Hillary.
Obama has pumped everyone up about a different Washington, and building his following up with promises of change. Obama becomes President, but hits a brickwall, and is unable to keep his promises to the people who voted for him. He has promised us so much, so he will be scrutinized very carefully. Tho he is able to do small things, the voters do not see him as accomplishing what he set out to do while in the primary run of 2007/08. His first term goes by uneventful, and Republicans are able to use this to their advantage by gaining the presidency.