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A Little Hillary Never Hurt

By Max Power

A quick interruption of the EW lovefest [An aside: Apparently EW didn't realize that his TNR bookmark was actually directing him to N&B these past few weeks, but his confusion has been rewarded with heaps of praise from the commenters. I'm enjoying the EW posts myself, but I can assure you, anonymous commenters, that if you ever met the myth that is EW, you would never again seek him out for advice on anything].

I voted for Obama this morning. This does not make me special, as, with the exception of one person, EVERYONE I know voted for Obama (or at least all young people I know). As this Slate article points out, young Hillary supporters (and particularly young male supporters) are about as common as Armen-embroidered tote bags. More locally, a friend who is in school in SF told me she wasn't feeling great about her Obama vote because of all the pushy Obama supporters on campus.

It seems that as the candidates have ratcheted down the animosity, many of their supporters have ratcheted it back up in preparation for Super Tuesday. I don't understand why--never before have we had so much reason to be "pro" our preferred candidate without being "anti" their opponent.

Personally, I voted for Obama because, among other reasons, I think we need to move on from the Bush-Clinton dynasty, and I do think it is true that Hillary will be more likely than Obama to inspire partisan rancor. I also like Obama's chances agaisnt McCain better. So I will be a bit disappointed if Obama isn't the nominee. But--if on November 7 I am voting for Hillary, instead of Obama, I will be proud to do so. It will be a historic vote, and it will be one for a more-than-qualified candidate.

Full post as published by Nuts & Boalts on February 05, 2008 (boomark / email).