Reply #22: The mature thing to do would have been for her to drop out... [View All]

[Triana]

...at LEAST by the beginning of this month (the 6th) (if not back in February) and thrown her support behind Obama and encouraged her supporters to do the same. It would have saved all the infighting, division, and animosity here and outside of DU. As is, her continued presence in the race only prolonged the agony and divided supporters further.

Maturity doesn't seem to be the Clintons' strong suit - at least not behaviorally.

Heck, Edwards could have stayed in it until now too if he chose to - but he didn't. He dropped out saying his being in it and losing would not help the party or the process and he wanted the race to play out as it should - and it has. THAT (what Edwards did) is mature.

I supported Edwards. I was HEARTBROKEN to see him leave the race and was unsupportive of any other candidates for a couple of months until I decided to throw my support to Obama. I can understand how Hillary's supporters feel. I have no animosity towards *them* at all. But Hillary herself has not behaved well in this race nor has she handled her campaign well. And it has cost her. I wanted to support her - a woman! But when she started with the Republican-like attacks (and supported theirs against Obama), started getting cozy with Republicans and I could see that old-style politics from her again - the same stuff we've seen for the past 8+ years - and against a FELLOW DEMOCRAT no less (within the party) - the word that came to mind was DIVISIVE and I couldn't support that - no matter WHO was doing it. Not Dem on Dem destruction to win. Nope.