Is the Bush Nightmare causing the intensity of our internal fight? [View All]

[JMDEM]

I'm not addressing the candidates themselves, but rather their supporters on DU.

Has the 8 year nightmare of the Bush Administration caused the intensity of the infighting at DU and other Democratic-oriented blogs?

Hillary supporters -- if you KNEW that Obama would win and end this nightmare, would you be so opposed to him? Conversely, Obama supporters -- would you feel the same way about Hillary?

So many of the arguments that rage deal with the electability of the candidates. I am beginning to think that each side thinks the other side's candidate is unelectable, and is terrified of being thrown back into the Bush nightmare. And therefore we fight like hell with each other.

The real "enemy" is the Bush nightmare, and we really need to pull the country out of the tailspin it is in.

I don't like Hillary for a number of reasons, but if she WAS elected President, I do think I would feel a great sense of relief, as I would if Obama is elected President. I could live with her. I could live with him. Easily. My first choice was Gore, then Edwards. I was bitterly disappointed when Edwards had to drop out, but I recovered, and started looking at the remaining candidates.

My main fear with Hillary at this point, is, again, that she will blow our chances in November. I think she needs to cease and desist the attacks against Obama for this reason alone. The real reason is the terror of 4 or 8 more years of the Bush Nightmare.

But if some miracle happens in the next few primaries and Hillary somehow pulls out a victory, I would support her to, again, end the nightmare. And I would like to please ask Hillary supporters to do some introspection and look at what they are really afraid of if Obama wins -- and I think they will find it is the same fear that Obama supporters have. One way or another, we have to end this nightmare and get back on safe ground.