A current media theme is that Clinton delegates don't really support Obama and there is a rift in the Democratic Party.
It's not true. This is a GOP talking point being pushed by partisans, and reporters who favor expediency over accuracy.
This kind of thinking should be strong in Massachusetts, where Clinton crushed Obama 56-41 ... if the traditional media (no longer "mainstream") was accurate.
But it is not accurate in this instance. This is what three top Clinton delegates, strong leaders who help make Massachusetts one of the most awesomely pro-feminist states in the union, have to say about Obama:
Martha Coakley, Clinton delegate and hardly one to mince words, speaking yesterday: "It is possible to be disappointed and think that it was time for a woman to be President and still work hard for Obama."
Rep. Kay Khan, 11th Middlesex, interviewed this afternoon on the street on her way to the convention center after voting for Clinton this morning at the delegation: "Senator Clinton has been moving us through the steps to support Obama. She is a real leader. She is bringing us together to support Obama. He is very lucky that she was his opponent."
Rep. Ruth Balser, 12th Middlesex, another Clinton delegate who voted for her this morning. "The media likes conflict. A victory by John McCain would go against everything Hillary Clinton has fought for her entire life."
Reps. Khan and Balser, both admirable progressives, are pictured with their "Clinton delegate for Obama buttons," which they put on as soon as David and I told them Senator Clinton had taken her name off the ballot.
There you have it. Reality direct from the streets of Denver. Don't believe everything you read in the newspapers and see on TV. |
