Democratic Unity

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There's been much written about Clinton and Obama tearing the Democratic electorate apart during this primary season. Part of this may be that no one expected Obama to do so well, especially after Clinton was so far ahead in the early game. Another factor might be that there's a lot of personal animosity involved: Clinton supporters don't like Obama stealing their thunder with his 'new kid on the block' routine, and Obama supporters don't like the Clinton's 'dirty tactics' and use of Pres. Clinton to Sen. Clinton's advantage.

Regardless of the reason, one of these people will be the nominee and I want to know: will the supporters of the loser fall in line?

Perhaps it's my bias, but I have trouble seeing the Obama supporters lining up behind Clinton if she ends up taking down their golden boy. Conversely, though I know many Clinton supporters will be roiling inside if they end up losing, I don't doubt they'd swallow their pride and tow the party line.

There are a lot of Obama supporters on here. What would you do personally? What do you imagine your fellow Obamaniacs would do?

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Ugh. Sometimes I hate being so right.

Though I don't take this response as indicative of much else, I still can't help but ask: why?

Why would you refuse to support the winner of a primary that you, yourselves are competing to win? Surely there's more that's drawing you to the party besides Obama's magnetism? For instance: perhaps you share the same values that drew Obama himself to the party in the first place. Those values, incidently, are probably the same ones that drew Clinton to the party.

Also, what makes you think that a Clinton-lead Democratic Party would be so antithetical to your interests, values, and views than an Obama-lead one? Clinton and Obama have worked together on legislation and (despite the rhetoric) agree on most key issues, albeit differing on specifics. There's also more to the party than the position of the President. A Democrat in the White House means like-minded appointees to the Supreme Court, the rest of the justice system, hell, the entire bureaucracy! I admit that depending on the Republican candidate some right-leaning Dems might have a legitimate case for jumping ship, but Obama really isn't attracting those votes: he's a lefty. Presumably as supporters of a lefty, you don't want a party so captive to the right to retain power. I find it confusing, then, that you wouldn't go for Clinton considering your options.

Guess I just needed to vent.