As we hear Barack Obama make his acceptance speech, we also continue to hear self-claimed "Hillary Supporters" (on CSpan, etc.) claim they will vote for McCain instead of Obama.
If someone were a real Hillary supporter, s/he would be working for the future instead of destroying that future for Senator Clinton.
In this country, in which many more people are registered Democrats than registered Republicans, the nominee of the Democratic Party should win any election. This time around, given the record of the sitting Republican President, Obama should win by a wide margin if all Democrats vote their political values.
I believe this will happen. I believe that Senator Obama will become President Obama.
But then we hear these voices of alleged "Hillary supporters" saying they will not vote for Obama.
What a short-sighted stance (or could it be a manufactured Republican ploy???)!
If someone is a true supporter of Senator Clinton, s/be would want to ensure Hillary's future. Real supporters would want to keep Clinyon politically alive.
Let's play this out.
Obama wins, with a large display of party unity. Senator Clinton's efforts, even with her personal disappointment, will be remembered, and I am sure she will have a significant role in the future. What her real supporters desire has been empowered.
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Obama is bested by McCain, in part attributed to cross-over votes of "Hillary supporters." The balance of the party will know they were betrayed, forsaken. Clinton becomes a political pariah. She is dis-empowered by those who claim to be her supporters.
Now, I hope that all this talk of "Hillary supporters" deserting Obama and the party is just a GOP ploy.
But, if it is a real expression of people who claim to support Senator Clinton, I hope they will realize that their personal indignation will condemn their favored candidate to being an footnote in history (i.e., first prominent female presidential candidate of a major party, 2008)instead of a future political force.
So - those who claim to support Senator Clinton by refusing to support Senator Obama - think about what you are doing! Are any of your personal issues/feelings worth destroying the future the very person you claim to support?