And after giving it more thought I think my fear of Hillary supporters voting for McCain will soon be put to rest. Once Obama and McCain start squaring off the decision will be easy.

While Obama has a lot to prove he has an energy and magnetism about him that McCain has never had in his entire life. Truth is that we vote with our hearts not our heads and if Obama can tug at those strings he’ll have us on his side, for better or worse.

I do not agree with your claim of racism. Yes, there was certainly some racism (from blacks and whites) and his getting over 90% of the black vote is partly racist. The fact is, he does need the white vote because whites make up about 55% of the population where as blacks make up about 12%. He cannot win with just the black vote.

It is also important to note that this was a democratic primary so all this racism that people claim and all the sexism that happened took place among Democrats. The so called party of diversity is full of racists and sexists.

I oppose the idea that if whites do not vote for Obama they are racists. Most conservatives (white or black) will not vote for him because of his policies and positions and it has nothing to do with race. The black Republicans have completely denounced him and it would be hard to prove racism.

I will not vote for him and I ma not a racist. I would vote for any qualified man or woman, black or white so long as I agree with their views and they represent what I believe in. Obama (and Clinton) do not meet those standards. I am not a racist (or sexist) if I fail to vote for one of them. Anyone who claims otherwise is a race baiter who is trumpeting race to win an election.

I also visited Hillary’s site and saw the 20+ page blog thread with people saying they support Hillary but not when it comes to Obama. So much for backing her up 100%.

This campaign was like no other and really showed where this country is when it comes to sexism and racism. And now that Hillary has (sort of) dropped out we’ll see just how far we’ve come from removing racism from not only public places (like water fountains only for “coloreds”) but, more importantly, in our hearts. And I don’t buy that people won’t vote for Obama because “they don’t trust him” because from an issue standpoint they’re pretty much on the same path with a few differences in how that path is shaped.

If they don’t trust Obama then they probably didn’t really trust Hillary or even support Democrats at all if they’re willing to throw their support behind McCain.

Lastly, if Hillary does run as an Independent it will show that she doesn’t care what party she falls under, so long as she wins. And if she does run as an Independent will she change her position on certain issues? If not then what separates an Independent from a Democrat? And what’s to stop Obama from filing as a Democrat and taking all of his supporters with him?

Jos last blog post..Week END Wrap