Originally posted by Soothfast
For many, of course, there's an even simpler motivation for rooting for Hillary: she's a woman, and it's time to have a woman for president.
I think it highly unlikely that that would be a motivation for many.
My own opinion (I'm not an american so it doesn't really count) is as follows:
1. I wouldn't want Trump for obvious reasons, or any of the other republican nut cases.
2. That basically leaves Clinton or Sanders. So its not really about do I like Clinton vs anyone else, its just Clinton or Sanders.
3. I dislike Clinton largely because she represents the established, moneyed, 'family business' politician. She appears to be the front runner for no other reason than she has been in the game for so long and she has all the right connections.
4. In reality I have not seen much of her and don't know much about her, but she does seem confident and competent.
5. I like Sanders policies as I lean towards socialism myself. It appears however that he has either not thought a lot of them through or has failed to publicize his solutions effectively. Clinton has the advantage that she doesn't need to explain any of her policies because she would stick with business as usual. Sanders on the other hand has to demonstrate that his policies are actually viable.
6. Sanders seems a bit wishy washy about international policies (and as a foreigner that's actually more important to me).
7. Sanders seems very old and does not give an air of confidence. These are both very bad reasons for not liking someone but they do put me off. The US gives the impression that the president runs everything (not entirely true, but they do push the myth) and so personality does count.
If I was american I would be undecided at this point. I would want Sanders' general ideas but a different figure head to implement them.