Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s primetime speech at the Democratic National Convention last night was exactly what the party wanted: A call for her many supporters to throw their votes behind Barack Obama.
But since New York is Clinton country, LIBN wonders if supporters of our junior senator are convinced. Will you support Obama, or not? We’d love to hear from you.
FYI: Clinton supporters in Arizona are backing Obama.
From the New York Times story:
Mrs. Clinton, who was once certain that she would win the Democratic nomination this year, also took steps on Tuesday — deliberate steps, aides said — to keep the door open to a future bid for the presidency. She rallied supporters in her speech, and, at an earlier event with 3,000 women, described her passion about her own campaign. And her aides limited input on the speech from Obama advisers, while seeking advice from her former strategist, Mark Penn, a loathed figure in the Obama camp.
But the main task for Mrs. Clinton at the convention — reaffirming her support for Mr. Obama in soaring and unconditional language — dominated her 23-minute speech, and she betrayed none of the anger and disappointment that she still feels, friends say, and that has especially haunted her husband.
Declaring herself to be “a proud supporter of Barack Obama,” Mrs. Clinton urged Democrats to put aside their loyalty to her and unite behind Mr. Obama — or risk continuing Bush administration policies under the presumptive Republican nominee, Senator John McCain.
“Whether you voted for me, or voted for Barack, the time is now to unite as a single party with a single purpose,” Mrs. Clinton said, beaming as the convention hall burst into applause. “And you haven’t worked so hard over the last 18 months, or endured the last eight years, to suffer through more failed leadership.”
She added, “No way, no how, no McCain.”
For the life of me I can’t understand why a Clinton supporter would cross over to vote for McCain. Why abandoned all that the Democratic Party stands for because you are angry that your candidate didn’t win the nomination? Are the ideals that Clinton stands for no longer valid? Do you want more of the same? Stop and think and get the emotion out of your decision. If you didn’t see Hillary’s speech last night, do yourself a favor and at least read it. Its posted in several places. And remember, John F. Kennedy was not a long experienced politician either.
i just can’t believe that these two are the BEST our country has to offer us as leaders… yuck.
Of course I’ll support Obama, unabashedly and wholeheartedly. He’s brilliant, ethical, has good policies and is in all ways not John McCain.
The controversy about Clinton supporters not voting for Obama is largely a myth created by the McCain campaign with the (possibly unintentional) complicity of the mainstream media. An informed voter who supported Clinton on the issues would have to choose Obama on those same issues; someone who supported Clinton on a personal basis would follow her direction to support Obama. {ProfJonathan}