This was originally a comment on David Sirota's diary at Open Left.  It was so long I decided to make it a diary......I am hoping that this will be treated with the some consideration.  I did have some trepidatio posting this...but we'll see

Also I think it is important to transform the negative energy about anger that whites aren't voting for him into a positive understanding that women are just as proud and energized by the first serious women candidate for president.  And no matter which one wins the nomination...it is important not to turn those who voted for their candidate but not the other candidate into bigots....however hard it is to resist.

That's not a good general election strategy.  People (except for guilty white liberals) okay most people,  who will vote in the general election, but have not voted in the primary,  will not respond positively to being characterized as bigots if they have concerns about a candidate. Categorizing an undecided white voter...male or female....as a racist if they have hesitatancy about Barack Obama is not a way to get their vote... only their resentment.

Women voted for Clinton, not against Obama