Clinton supporter at acclamation: “That was done, now we move on”

The BBC interviewed me last night and, not surprisingly, their concerns focused on Clinton holdouts and the tight race for Obama. But I got cheeky with these concerns because I’ve been spending hours interacting with the individual bloggers in Denver – via Twitter, direct messages and the bloggers’ own posts of video, audio and writing.

For example, read any of the threads at BlogHer and you will find a spectrum as broad as the colors of the rainbow in terms of love and dislike for Obama, for Hillary Clinton and for the democratic process. There are also many interviews, like this one with women of color bloggers who are at the convention.

And what did I see in these communications that convinces me that voters are now, like they’ve been since the start of this country, working to make up their mind and make the best choice they feel they can? This post – and the place from which I grafted the title of this blog entry – from dear friend and DNC official state blogger, Jeff Coryell of Ohio Daily Blog, says it all. I’ve met the woman he’s speaking with and can assure you that she is a bona fide HillRaiser-type supporter. I can also assure you that she means every word Jeff attributes to her:

After the celebration had died down I went over to Lana Moresky, an Ohio delegate who was Ohio Finance Co-Chair for Hillary Clinton. I asked her what she thought of what happened with the roll call and the nomination of Obama by acclamation.

“It was great,” she said, beaming. “It was done perfectly. It allowed Hillary Clinton people to cast their votes, and it allowed Hillary Clinton to be officially recorded in history.”

“That was done,” she continued, “and now we move on. Now we are going to work hard and elect Barack Obama president.”

It’s partly hidden under the collar of her jacket in the photograph, but Ms. Moresky is wearing a pin that says “Hillary Supports OBAMA So Do I!!”

God bless you, Lana. I cried as I watched Clinton partake in this historic moment, moving the convention toward nomination of Barack Obama. Could have been because the BBC interview was so late last night and I have to get up so early with my kids. But more likely, it’s because of how proud I felt, in that moment, about Hillary Clinton, about Barack Obama, about being a Democrat and about the democratic process.

Yes we can – make this system work and make it work better. Even, and maybe especially, one person at a time, like Lana.

*Warning: if you are about to write a cynical and/or snarky comment, be prepared – I’m still feeling very cheeky after my exchange with the BBC!