Addendum to Election '08 by Gus, Part 9

Just one more thought:

There seems to be a lot of hysteria on the Democratic side about Hillary Clinton needing to drop out right this instant, or the Republicans are going to have a much easier time of it in November.

Personally, I don't buy that argument. Given that she's come this far, I say stay in it until the last primary. That's only another 3.5 weeks off, and it would be great to get Democrats fired up in places like South Dakota and Montana, whose elections have rarely ever had a great deal of impact to the larger electoral picture and who normally go Republican. More energy in those places could start making them more in play, which helps.

Plus, if Obama wins after taking every last hit Clinton could give, it helps toughen up his image, I think, and that could help also.

The other thing I hear a lot is folks saying the Clinton supporters aren't going to vote for Obama in November. Again, for the vast majority of her supporters I don't buy it, because if they're anything like her they really detest Republicans and it would take a _lot_ of bitterness to want to hand the election over to the Republicans. And in the end, a lot of it will come down to her, and whether she is gracious in defeat.

That remains to be seen, and I am very curious about it.