We all know it's gonna happen sooner or later- there is gonna be A (singular, solo, uno) Democratic Nominee. And if our Wednesday open thread is any indication, about half of us are gonna be elated and the other half are gonna be drowning their sorrows in their cocktail of choice. BUT the day after whatever day that is, we're all gonna pick ourselves up, dust our selves off, and join the cause- we're just those kind of people. I have been so relieved to see that regardless of our passion for the candidates, none of us seem to be making the "if X doesn't get the nomination, I'm voting for Nadar" claims (if I missed them, let me stay ignorant).

That said, Thom Hartmann (I am such a sucker for that show) was asking his callers today to make their "elevator speech" for the candidate they are NOT supporting currently. The idea being that when push comes to shove, Obamamanicas like me may be riding the elevator with an undecided voter and have to give a "here's is why I am totally voting for Hillary!" speech (or vice versa). As good patriotic democrats, we should not only be willing to do it if pressed, we should be happy and able to.

So it's early, but it's good to be prepared. If you would, please, post your elevator speech- but for the other guy. We'll know if you're cheating. This isn't a thread for debates, though of course there's no censoring or anything. If a poster is genuinely stumped feel free to give a few pointers about your candidate of choice, but do your best to stick to praising the other guy/gal. I think there are a million good reasons for each candidate, and it'll be interesting to see what everyone comes up with.