When Hillary suggested that supporters needed a cathartic moment at the convention, my reaction was, "Ugh, just support Barack and stop dragging this on!" When my mother (a Hillary supporter) was explaining the logistics of how a roll call would work (including Hillary, followed by everyone getting behind Obama), again I felt, "This is going to be a complete mess."
Now after my third night of crying like a baby at this convention, I'm wondering what's going on. Watching New Mexico yield to Illinois, and Illinois yielding to New York, and then Hillary speaking and finally the group roar of, "AYE!" as Barack was finally and officially the nominee. I was crying. I saw grown men in the audience crying. What does this mean? Are the Republicans going to overpower us with their dry-eyed steely attacks? Are we weak?
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