This is my first attempt at a diary, and the intent is to begin to understand how so many supporters of the two Democratic candidates can be so angry at the other side as to say that they won’t vote for the other in the GE.
As will become apparent, I have been a strong supporter of Barack Obama, and I would have thought that those who support Hillary Clinton would have little reason to keep their votes from Obama, should he win the nomination. I was very surprised to learn that I was wrong about this.
Along with a background in science, comes the tendency to look for rational explanations for surprising facts. As an Obama supporter, it was easy to understand why others would say that they will not vote for Hillary Clinton if she is nominated, but maybe I didn’t really understand this.
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