http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/5/17/045...

I believe there was a similar number of Bill Bradley voters refusing to support Gore. Some voted Nader in the end. But most voted for Gore.

There is always a rump of disgruntled primary voters, and the media (and opposing party) love to exploit them. But they rarely figure much in the general election.

A CBS/NYT poll BEFORE the end of the primary showed Obama only losing 12% of Democrats to McCain. In 2004, Kerry lost 8% of Democrats to Bush. And that was when the party ID of the electorate was MUCH more Republican than now.

And then there's the fact that according to CNN today, 44% of Republicans are dissatisfied with John McCain as their nominee. Roughly 10% of Republicans cross over to Obama. More importantly, the GOP base is demoralized. Conservative Christians – who did all the GOTV legwork for Bush – are tepid at best about McCain. GOP diehards don't trust him at all. If Hillary Clinton were the nominee they'd come out in droves. Just read Peggy Noonan's column today to get a sense of how motivated Republicans were to defeat Clinton. But with Obama, much fewer Republicans will be outraged by him (although I'm sure Sean Hannity will do his best to convince the GOP base that Obama is a Muslim terrorist alien Marxist).

So, yeah, some people will be lulled by McCain's “experience” in the Senate – the most significant accomplishment being a deeply flawed campaign finance law. Others will find his biography much more compelling than Obama's. But coming on the heels of George W. Bush, I see the number of Democrats actually voting for McCain in November to be very low.

LOL! I have to respond to this, it's just too rich to pass up…. I don't see Hillary pushing for any reforms to the Democratic Party as a Senator.

And I don't recall seeing Bill as President pushing for any ant-corruption reforms for the Democratic Party.

Bill and Hillary have had two decades, and have held positions of great power throughout that time to put through such reforms. If anyone really thinks that Hillary will wake up one day to enact these reforms, especially after having all the years, opportunity (and experience to do so) is drinking the same kool aid that Bush and Cheney are, only in mega doses.

Furthermore, Hillary even helped write the rules declaring that the FL and MI votes wouldn't count. (Well, technically she had her staffers write them, but it was done at her direction and she made speeches about the voters in FL and MI not counting). She did not even trying to overturn that. When it became apparent that FL and MI votes could only help her, because she was losing to Barrack, she asked the Rules and Bylaws Committee to allow the delegates from FL and MI to be seated. She didn't even ask for the rules to be overturned, just the outcome. Talk about corrupt.

“Sen. Clinton should be the Democratic presidential nominee. Obama did not get the nomination fair and square. He clinched a stolen nomination with hijacked MI delegates, and de facto Obama surrogate House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rigged the nomination for Obama.”

So Obama hijacked the election…even though both of them agreed to the rules put forth? C'mon…I think if you were willing to vote for Hillary, then what really is stopping you from voting for Obama? It's an honest question, looking for an honest answer. What really separates the two? Please, articulate for me, why you would be so willing to vote for Hillary, but not ready to vote for Obama (might I add, a member of the same party).

Of course there are some Hillary supporters out there who find more in common with McCain and will vote for him. There's absolutely nothing wrong with voting for the candidate who reflects one's views. I am more than happy to debate the issues with both Obama and McCain supporters as long as the Obama supporters and the McCain supporters seek a genuine dialogue- doesn't even have to be about changing someone's mind as to who to vote for, but I know there are some issues that I am in agreement with McCain and positions I am in agreement with Obama.

Let the debate over the issues begin!

Like the Ayatollah in signing a truce with Saddam, Obama has to “drink the poisoned cup.” Choose Hillary, bitter as it is, or lose in the general…..

Sen. Clinton's supporters in the swing states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida and Michigan should work for Obama's defeat and vote for McCain. Obama must win atleast three of these states in November. I will volunteer and vote for McCain in a swing state.

Sen. Clinton won the primaries for all four swing states. She was the best qualified and the strongest presidential candidate to win the general election in a landslide victory hands down. This was trumped by Pelosi's rigged nomination for Obama.

The key for Obama to win in November lies with Sen. Clinton's supporters in the swing states; for Obama, that key is lost for 2008 but it opens the door to 2012 for Sen. Clinton, when she can reform a corrupt Democratic Party.