You are right, we make choices between imperfect candidates.  I think Chitown Denny has made the reasonable choice of Hillary Clinton.

he's a weirdo, for sure.  Either of ours is head and shoulders, but she's the best, and looks like she's positioned to win the GE.  She's got those working class white guys who never vote for a dem prez, but vote dem down-ticket. They're big on national security and she has a great relationship with the military, who totally back her Iraq exit plan which includes outlawing private armies and canceling Bush's no bid contracts. She also has hundreds of years of foreign policy wonks and retired diplomatic corps people.  But the poll that they like her moxies, she doesn't whine, or complain, she just keeps going toward the goal. She's practical and she's relentless and for some reason these guys are voting for a girl. That is amazing, she can bring the country together. Pug women like her too, even though they disagree with her policies they also want out of Iraq, and they know she'll clean up the bush mess.  It's always that way, if it's dirty enough let the girl do the hard cleaning. I"m sure they'll expect to take it back in 8 years when things are smooth again and we all have insurance, but I think getting a taste of a responsible and competent president will lead us away from the big personalities and maybe let some more girls in the door.