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Originally posted by Hometown
There is implicit unfairness in demanding a different kind of treatment for Obama supporters versus Clinton supporters. That is condescending towards Obama supporters.
I'm a Clinton supporter and if I am prepared to accept the outcome of the process I want Obama supporters to be good Democrats and show the same kind of spirit. The process was set in place long before anyone knew who was going to be running.
Obama supporters you need to face what Clinton supporters already have -- your candidate really might lose.
The strange part of this argument is that the polls I've seen indicate that Obama's supporters are actually
more likely to vote for Hillary Clinton if she wins than Clinton's supporters going for Obama...
The poll I looked at stated that 4 out of 5 Obama dentists surveyed would vote for Hillary in the general...
I, however... am the 5th dentist. [
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http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_174a.htmlThe ONLY serious candidate in the dem primary I wouldn't vote for in the general is Hillary Clinton. I don't like the incessant parsing in her positions... I find the very idea of a former president as politically active "first husband" to be troubling... and her two-faced campaign the past few weeks has made it impossible for me to change my mind about her.
And the ONLY serious candidate in the repub primary I would consider crossing over to vote for is John McCain. Problem is, I'd be much more likely to support John McCain circa 2000 over John McCain's latest pander-flip-flop 2008 tour...
Most elections end up with you going into the voting booth and pulling the lever-- poking the hole in the butterfly ballot-- coloring the empty space with a No.2 pencil......... for the perceived "lesser evil."
For most voters, this year will be no different. But if Obama wins, for me it will be "the first time I've been proud" ... to vote... (and not because of "white liberal guilt").
For HRC supporters, I don't expect them to blindly vote for the dem party's nominee... how does blind loyalty to your political party deliver "change"???... I just expect you to vote your conscience (if you have one)... [
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