For Some Clinton Supporters, Sexism Is the Only Explanation
So reads an article by Russell Goldman from abcnews.com today.
Many Women's Hopes of Seeing First Female President Are Tied to Clinton Going the Distance
As Sen. Hillary Clinton has raced toward the end of what appears to be a losing bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, she has voiced what her most fervent supports have been saying -- her campaign has been dissed and damaged by people "who are nothing but misogynists."
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The article goes on to say that Hillary Clinton along with her female supporters are blaming her loss only on misogyny. And that they are organizing to vote against Obama should she lose the nomination.
"Women are just apoplectic about the sexism that has come out in course of the campaign," said Cynthia Ruccia, spokeswoman for Clinton Supporters Count Too, a women's group threatening to boycott the election and abandon the Democratic Party.
While Ruccia and members of her group, made up of women from Ohio, Pennsylvania and other swing states, believe Clinton remains very much in the race, they are preparing for an Obama nomination.
"If Hillary Clinton is not the nominee, we will not support the nominee," she said.
Nevermind the fact that Obama has run a much better campaign or that he is the better candidate. Nevermind the fact that Obama has been facing his own battle with media generated hype including both implicit and explicit racism some of which is coming from the Clinton campaign. Nevermind the fact that Obama has captured the hope and spirit of an electorate that is grieving for a change in government and politics. Nevermind the fact that the Clintons have embraced the likes of Richard Mellon Scaife, Karl Rove, Rupert Murdoch, and other right wing extremists whom we Dems spent 8 years defending the Clintons against. I have never felt so betrayed.
So, go ahead Hillary, Cynthia Ruccia, Geraldine Ferraro, and the whole lot of you. Go ahead and vote for McCain. Then you can celebrate as you lose your right to choose and more young Americans are killed in Iraq and most likely Iran.