I am a white middle class woman in her 40’s. I think I am supposed to be part of Hillary’s base. But for some reason I am an Obama supporter. I wonder why that is? Maybe my college degree is what disqualifies me.
All I know is that every day I am becoming angrier and angrier, not at Hillary wanting to complete the Primary process, but at the possibility that she will keep this fight up after the Primaries are over, and at her supporters who are saying they will vote for McCain or not at all when she isn’t the nominee.
Just for a moment dear Hillary supporters, take all of your arguments and substitute the name Barak Obama for Hillary Clinton and see if you would agree. Imagine Hillary in Obama’s position, and Obama in Hillary’s. How would you feel if Obama were playing number games and saying it would be perfectly alright for the nomination to be given to him over her after she won the majority of the delegates and if she won the majority of the states. If you can try and have one moment of rational understanding I beg you to try and look at it from our point of view and understand why we want this process over so that the entire party can start concentrating on beating McCain in the fall.
If the Hillary supporters stay home or vote for McCain because she isn’t the nominee or in the vp slot and McCain wins, Roe v Wade WILL be overturned. McCain has pledged to do that. Just take a look at his own words from:
http://www.ontheissues.org/Social/John_McCain_Abortion.htmAbortion issue shows what kind of country we are
Q: Some people argue that, in the general election, the most important issue is going to be national security, and an issue like abortion should be de-emphasized. Do you agree with that?
A: I think the respect and commitment to the rights of the unborn is something I've fought for, and it has a lot to do with national security. Because it says very much what kind of a country we are and our respect for human life, whether it be here in the US or anyplace else in the world. So I think it is connected.
Source: 2007 GOP Iowa Straw Poll debate Aug 5, 2007
Q: In 1999, you said, "In the short term, or even the long term, I would not support repeal of Roe vs. Wade, which would then force X number of women in American to undergo illegal and dangerous operations."
A: That was in the context of conversation about having to change the culture of America as regards to this issue. I have stated time after time after time that Roe v. Wade was a bad decision, that I support the rights of the unborn.
That is only one issue.
Then there are the Bush tax cuts he used to be against but now is for and the endless Iraq war and the steady slogging toward a war with Iran.
I wouldn’t want to have all of that blood on my hands. But understand clearly that if you stay home or vote for McCain, you will have the blood on your hands of every woman who dies in a botched abortion or in the escalation of this war or in the start of any new one.
Is that a price you are willing to have other Americans pay for your vanity? No to mention how bad it makes women in general look if you get angry and take your ball and go home because you won’t vote for anyone but a woman for president.
I half way think that even after Hillary comes to terms with what is happening and finally endorses Obama, if her word is good and she campaigns for him in the GE many will still not vote for him.
Wake Up and Grow Up! This isn’t a game. This isn’t about 2012. This is about 2008.
Either of these candidates would make a good president and I would support either one. If Hillary were the nominee I would vote for her, but she isn’t going to be and the longer she and her supporters play this numbers game the more its going to hurt the party, but even worse the Hillary supporters are going to hurt the American even more by refusing to participate in the process and support the Democratic party.
If you can live with that then just become a Republican and be done with it.