I pledge to vote for the Democratic nominee whoever that person may be.
It’s a been a rough few days. Bluntly, I am disillusioned about the election and I am angry at Hillary Clinton. I’m kinda understating it just so we’re clear. I strongly support Obama and I’ve been asking myself the past week why I am a Democrat. I always preferred to be an independent, but when you vote Democrat consecutively for several years I suppose you just kinda think what the hell I’ll register as one. And up until now, I haven’t really thought a lot about it.
Not too long back, we were so unified. I went to my caucus in Washington State and everyone was in agreement that whoever the candidate was that was who we would vote for. Not so anymore. I keep hearing people say they’ll vote for the opposition in November if their candidate doesn’t make the ballot. If you’re not a Democrat, then no problem. But if you are, I have to wonder, are the candidates that different on their opinions? Can you put aside anger for the good of the country?
McCain is a dangerous candidate. I worry who he would nominate for the Supreme Court and thus worry about a woman’s right to choose being compromised. The court is pretty stacked against women right now, so it’s not inconceivable. I worry about a man who thinks that this war is possible to win. I worry about a man who won’t accept a reality that it’s not. I could go on, but if you’re a Democrat then you know what I’m talking about.
I pledge to vote for Hillary should be the nominee in November. I’ll be honest, I don’t like her and I’m real angry right now, but as a Democrat I know the stakes. We’ve had a rough 8 years with the Republicans and it’s time for something new. I’m not going to allow my anger to get in the way of getting these bastards out of office. I hope the nominee is Obama, but if it’s not I’ll deal with my anger and vote for her. I ask all Hillary supporters to do the same. We need to stick together.
I can’t agree more. Even after all the crap she’s been pulling, if Clinton’s the nominee, I’ll rejoice when she kicks McCain’s butt. Which she or Obama can do with one hand tied behind their backs.
I admire your idealism. However, I’m not that open-minded. I am an Obama supporter. I have been a supporter of Bill Clinton. Under no circumstances will I vote for Hillary. For the first time in my adult life (I’m 52) I will not vote. I don’t trust her, her casual racism has been exposed, she and her supporters have ruined the party. I’ve been a democrat since I was 18. I’m changing my registration to independent. I’ve always known that the party took African American support for granted. For me, its over. I’ll take my chances with McCain (at least he seems to be an honorable man). I know Bill and Hillary have no honor. I survived Regan, Bush and Bush. I’ll survive McCain (we all will).