(Bumped back onto the front page. - promoted by Clem Guttata)
It pains me, I feel the need to write this diary... but after reading the coverage of the West Virginia primary around the blogosphere this needs to be said.
When I voted for Barack Obama last week, I was voting for Barack Obama, not against Hillary Clinton and not against John Edwards (also on the W.Va. ballot).
I happen to think Barack Obama will make an even better president than Hillary Clinton. Just because I prefer Obama over Clinton doesn't make make me anti-woman, anti-white people, or anti-anything else. I voted for Obama, it's as simple as that.
So, for the love of God, why do some people insist a West Virginia vote for Hillary Clinton is a vote against Barack Obama? Further, why do so many insist it's a vote against Obama just because of the color of his skin?
Yes, there are some West Virginia Democrats and Independents who will vote in the Democratic primary next week who will vote for McCain in November. Unlike other states to our south, a generation of the most conservative Democrats have not left the party in droves. Even so, President Bush has an astoundingly high 85% disapproval rating in West Virginia*, so there's no telling where those votes will end up in November.
Indeed, the vast percentage of Clinton voters will turn out in November for Obama -- right now they prefer Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama. That doesn't make them racist, misandrist, or prejudiced against people from Illinois.
You know, that vote for Hillary Clinton is probably just that: a vote for Hillary Clinton.
* Correction: 85% disapproval rating is among those planning to vote in Democratic primary. |
