Linda Bergthold at the Huffington Post makes a good case that supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton are really pretty selfish if they decide not to vote for Obama because of sour grapes.
But now that Clinton is not going to be the nominee of the Democratic party, we are hearing a terrible moaning and whining on the part of Clinton’s women supporters, even to the point that some are saying they will not vote for Obama in the Fall. As much as many of us would have liked to see a woman President, it has become apparent that to insist on a woman candidate is mainly about “us” not about what the majority of Democratic voters may want or need. It is selfish of us to insist on a Clinton victory, and appalling to hear such women leaders as Geraldine Ferraro implying she might not vote for Obama because she is so disappointed that Hillary cannot win. A McCain victory would be anathema to the causes that Hillary Clinton has always supported like choice, a repudiation of No Child Left Behind, health care for all, and women’s rights.
-Linda Bergthold, The Selfish Gene Is Female, The Huffington Post
It’s less selfish and more disappointing. They would regret it.
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