Passions are hot, people are saying things that I certainly hope they will reconsider when we get into the general election season. One of two people will be the next president of the United States. They will decide what the Supreme Court will be like for at least the next decade, they’ll decide if we move forward trying to stop the civilization ending on coming train that is Global Warming, they’ll decide whether 100 years of progressive gains will be erased in the short term of a presidency…
One of the probable people who will be fighting for the presidency this fall has been described as a neo-fascist and just yesterday refused to denounce support from the KKK. We don’t live in passive times. We are constantly walking the razor’s edge between amazing gains in human civilization and collapse. We no longer have the liberty to say this election is important and I’ll just sit out that election because who cares who controls the Senate… From here on out, ALL ELECTIONS ARE IMPORTANT!!
So in the midst of hotly contested primary fight, here’s a reminder that we’ve been here before, and the importance of coming together to win the White House and the Senate can’t be underestimated.
Here’s a CNN Poll from May 2008:
(CNN) - Just how badly is the Democratic Party divided?
According to the exit polls, half of Clinton's supporters in Indiana would not vote for Obama in a general election match up with John McCain. A third of Clinton voters said they would pick McCain over Obama, while 17 percent said they would not vote at all. Just 48 percent of Clinton supporters said they would back Obama in November.
Obama gets even less support from Clinton backers in North Carolina. There, only 45 percent of Clinton supporters said they would vote for Obama over McCain. Thirty-eight percent said they would vote for McCain while 12 percent said they would not vote.
Obama voters appear to be more willing to support Clinton in November. In Indiana, 59 percent of Obama backers said they'd vote for Clinton, and 70 percent of Obama backers in North Carolina said they'd support the New York Democrat.
Now keep in mind how that election finally ended.