I've been thinking about this for a couple days now, and this video kind of crystallized it for me. I had decided to support Hillary in the fall if she wins, regardless of an ugly convention battle etc. I convinced myself she would be better than McCain (this was difficult). But now that Hillary Clinton has decided to openly embrace racism, how could I ever vote for her? Under any circumstance? Her campaign has turned really ugly. Yes I know that she says she isn't personally racist, but her campaign is pedaling this crap as a reason to vote for her.
I will never, ever, ever vote for someone who says they are a better candidate because racists prefer them. What is she thinking? That in a banner year for democrats we're all going to turn into jingoistic race-baiting republicans? This is not what the democratic party is about.
We would not have to vote for Hillary unless she won the primary.She would never have done this or a number of other "strategies" that made us throw up in our mouths if she hadn't already essentially lost.
This is ugly but its politics. The fact she is doing it is basically an admission of defeat.
What I am saying (poorly) is there was never any chance of us having to choose between someone who ran on racism and McCain because Hillary didn't (and would not have) decided to run on racism until she had lost anyway.
Now why she won't drop out is beyond me.
If the choice comes down to Hillary or McCain, I'll hate it. But, my vote will go to Hillary, as I hold my nose and choke down my utter disappointment.
Why?
Two words: Supreme Court.
No matter who she's appealing to, no matter what crap she's pulled, there's no way that McCain winning won't screw us for generations through Supreme Court nominees.
