Clinton: “I’m In, I’m in it to Win”, SU debates her bid for president

As America debates over President Bush’s decision to send more troops over to Iraq, attention off of the country’s war on terror can be found in the recent bids for the 2008 presidential elections.
First a black man, now a woman, which leaves the question…Are Americans ready for a woman to hold the position of President?
On January 20 former first lady and New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton announced to the nation her plan to become the first female president on primetime television.
“I’ll be in a great contest with a lot of talented people and I’m very confident of this election,” Clinton said on a video posted on her Web site, www.hillaryclinton.com.
Although, Clinton’s intention to become the first female president of the United States, her Democratic rival for the election include Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill), also a fervent contender, with the possibility of being the first black president.
According to Clinton, this intriguing adversary does not hinder her, she said the competition only urges her to use old-fashion tactics and campaign early to fulfill her promises to the nation.
“We’ve got thousands of unanswered questions,” Clinton said. “We try to make sure that I’m communicating directly, frankly, in an unfiltered way so people can figure out whether they agree with me or don’t agree with me,” she said in an interview with the Associated Press.
“What I wanted there and what I want here is just a chance for people to get to know me as I am. Not as they may have heard about me from cable TV or radio or somewhere,” she said.
In recent news, many people want to know if her new tactics by hosting a Web chat can bring her closer to the title as the first female President.
A CBS News poll released Monday showed Clinton as a strong leader with the right experience to be a good president, but four out 10 people surveyed doubt she can be elected. “Hillary Clinton will do justice for states and nation,” said Chloe Hawkins, a sophomore nursing major from Baton Rouge. “Bush has done a fairly poor job as president to our nation; this only means one thing: that a females can do everything a male does, but just better.”
While others believe in the potential success of Hillary Clinton becoming President, others oppose of her possible title in leading the nation back into a more tranquil ease pre September 11.
“A woman can’t handle a man’s position,” said Travis Spikes, a sophomore criminal justice major from Baton Rouge. “Think about it, is there a woman leading anything in the Bible? I am pretty sure she can do a great job, but if a female becomes president, the world will end.”
Clinton’s final words of her presidential campaign: “I’m in, I’m in it to win and that’s what I intend to do.”