As a Clinton supporter, I like the overconfidence of the Obama camp [View All]

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I like to see them letting down their guard and gloating. If nothing else, that behavior gives me hope that some of his supporters are so convinced of victory that they've taken to aggravating Hillary Clinton's followers, taunting and ridiculing, to the point where their behavior threatens to snap back in their faces from the would-be supporters offended by the assumption put out there that Obama already has this sewn up.

This is way too early to be declaring Clinton out, despite the despicable, speculative articles and posts which are attempting to discourage Clinton supporters. I think the gloating by some is a reflection of an inexperience in these types of elections by some of the newer folks to the process who have been energized to support our Democrats because of Bush's unpopularity. A lot of conventional wisdom has already fallen by the wayside in this campaign, but I don't believe that the old adage,'pride goes before a fall' is out of fashion or out of relevance in this contest.

Personally, I'm not at all disturbed by whatever internal mess the Clinton campaign is dealing with. I'm pretty satisfied with the contests she's won so far, and I haven't seen anything, yet, which would indicate that the upcoming contests in some of the larger states where Clinton is favored have shifted in any significant way to Obama.

There are still large hurdles for the Obama camp to overcome, before they can claim some inevitability or Clinton's demise. One of those is the status of a presumed frontrunner. There's more scrutiny, and more expectations of success which are ripe for disappointment among Obama folks if Clinton's supporters stay steadfast and in support of their candidate in the upcoming contests in Texas, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

So, besides the obvious aversion to the baiting posts which are trying to declare the Clinton campaign dead, I'm kind of encouraged by the apparent overconfidence in the Obama camp. I don't think the boasting and derision of Clinton does their campaign any good at all. I can't imagine that the Obama camp doesn't need some of these Clinton supporters to regard their candidate with some favor, at some point.

I wish the Obama campaign well. They have shown great energy, and generated great enthusiasm around the nation for our party. But, for folks like me, who are supporting Hillary Clinton as a second or third choice, there should be some consideration from her opposition of how these folks will ultimately regard the Obama campaign if he manages to dominate the rest of the primary to his nomination. Nothing worth a damn is going to come from a divided party, in the end.