Let me first state for the record that I tend to vote republican. But for the first time ever, I am routing for Hillary. The fire between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama continues to rage, but I do hope that Hillary pulls ahead. Iowa, New Hampshire, whatever the case… democrats should to come together and pull for their leading lady.

Please, hear me out.

Republicans need Hillary Clinton on the campaign ballot. She is just the kind of change the 2008 election needs.

By my research, it appears that somewhere around 122 million people voted in the presidential election of 2004. The results show that Bush edged out Kerry by just 2.62 percent (or roughly 1.5 million votes). Now from 122 million people, a disparity of only 1.5 million people is really pretty small.

If we have Hillary running for president in 2008, I think we can crank that disparity up to about 10 million, and really produce a run-away election, grand-slam style.

Here's the deal. There are a lot of people who like Hillary. But the thing is, "like" doesn't drive people to the voting booths. I suppose "love" might get people to the vote for a cause. But how many people "love" Hillary, or any candidate for that matter?

The truth is, we're talking about the United States here. And there's just not a lot of love out there. But there is a lot of "love to hate" running around. Just take a look around. Our magazine racks? Our news? Lifting people up (love) just simply just isn't cool and trendy right now. However, tearing people down is. With that said, our people are probably more likely to vote against someone, than for someone.

This is why Republicans so critically need Hillary Clinton in the race. So long as she is running, Republicans will turn out in mad droves, just to vote against her. And this my friends, is what will produce a run-away election, and will put the Republicans in the White House, again.