Who are you really hurting...

Tonight in Denver Hillary Clinton gave one of the greatest speeches in support of Barack Obama that has been heard. She also refurbished her somewhat tarnished reputations as a sore loser. It was a moving speech filled with political zinger for the McCain campaign like, "no way, no how, no McCain". She challenged her supporters to answer the question, were they in this political fight for her or for what she stands for. Meanwhile, in a beautiful park in Denver on a picture perfect summer evening, a group of her supporters and passers by watched her speech on a big screen TV that was set up in an open air theater. They were for the most part unmoved. When I interviewed them they were literally hostel towards Barack Obama. Many of them said they would vote for John McCain. Their love of Hillary Clinton boarded on obsession. For them the love they feel for Hillary was not transferable. Not by a speech, not by persuasion. Hillary Clinton had become a cause bigger than herself. She was a symbol of their lives. Of their success and failures. Their anger and resentment over how they perceived she was treated during the primaries was real and unrelenting. They look at Barack Obama as less experienced and arrogant. Everyone wants to make history. If Barack had lost in the primaries do you think the reaction among his supporters would have been any different? But to vote for McCain out of spite? To cut you nose off despite your face? When there will be more than one retirement on the Supreme Court within the next 4 years. When the economy for the middle class and the less fortunate is decenter grating. When unequal pay for women is still a common occurrence. Your going to cast your vote for a man that doesn't know how many houses he has. Worst yet, in the year that we celebrate the 88th anniversary of the women's right to vote, some are considering sitting out the election. Who are you really hurting?.