Catherine Candisky in the Columbus Disaptch describes a news conference held at Broad and High Streets in Columbus, Ohio yesterday where Clinton supporters said the New York senator has been pounded by sexist insults, her superior credentials ignored while Democratic leaders have remained silent.
‘“Our party has been witness to the most outrageous display of misogyny and sexism in modern campaign history,” said Cynthia Ruccia, a former congressional candidate from Columbus and Clinton supporter. “If Sen. Barack Obama is our party's candidate, we will actively campaign against him.”& amp; amp; lt; /p>
“Mary E. Davis, a 65-year-old retired judge from Pittsburgh, said she will vote for Republican Sen. John McCain, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, if Clinton is not on the November ballot.
‘“Davis said Clinton's credentials have been disregarded as party leaders try ‘bullying her out’ of the race.
‘“One candidate is well-qualified. The other candidate is not well-qualified, but the qualified candidate happens to be a woman,’ Davis said, referring to the Democratic contest between Clinton and Obama.
‘“I will take four years of John McCain rather than have a candidate not prepared.’
“While Clinton trails Obama in the delegate count, her supporters argue that she has won several key states, including Ohio and Pennsylvania.
‘“To be told at this point to sit down, be quiet, get with the program and take a back seat to an opponent with a clearly weaker resume because the party thinks it can take our loyalty for granted is a supreme insult,’ Ruccia said.
It appears the outrage at the sexism and misogyny that has been simmering below the surface in this campaign for months is rapidly coming to a head, and Democratic party leaders had best pay heed.
To read more of Candisky’s article in the Columbus Dispatch, go here.
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I would like to get in touch with this group. I am in California and many women are feeling the same way. No to Obama and the democratic party. We are on sites such as
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www.savagepolitics.com
We want to mobilize and confront this sexist behavior. There are many of us and we need to start networking.
I agree - the media and party leaders in the DNC have conspired to pick our nominee for us despite that he cannot beat McCain. Thank goodness for this group that is speaking up. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteIt is about damn time we stood together and said enough is enough. I have felt frustrated for a long time regarding the rude behavior of the Obama supporters & party leaders--I have even given up my PC seat with the Dems and am considering registering as an Independent.
ReplyDeleteI will not vote for Barack Obama who I believe is not in the least bit prepared to handle the tough job that awaits the next president.
I won't vote at all--McCain is a night mare too.
Dear DNC, Pelosi, Superdelegates, Ted Kennedy and the Elite.
ReplyDeleteStop manipulating this selection process….Americans are tired of your continued attempts from the beginning to hand this nomination over to Obama.
If the nomination is given to Obama without all 50 states being counted FIRST and without anyone receiving the 2209 delegates needed we are going to send a loud message to you in November!
This is an important election and the unfairness and sexism displayed by the good old boy network of Washington is appalling.
The facts are that neither candidate will receive the 2209 needed and millions of Americans want them to proceed to the Convention and make their case to the Delegates according to the rules and the Democratic process.
Once the Convention Delegates decide then the results will be accepted by all.
Any further manipulation and pre-mature crowning of Obama as the nominee will be seen as a FRAUD and an illegal Democratic Nominee!!
Thank goodness for these women. I have already changed to independent. The Democratic party no longer care about my vote. Even my Governor had email me back said he would endorse as a Superdelegate whoever won the popular vote in WV. After the election on CNN he said he was going to wait until after all of the primaries. He lied. The all men club at work.
ReplyDeleteWith the Republican party having evolved into a group of Big Spending, reckless hawks, and hypocritcal theocrats, my hope had been on the Democrats to restore this country.
ReplyDeleteBut the inability to choose a candidate, and the childish threats to essentially try to tank party efforts if their candidate loses has shown me that the Democrats, as a party, are unfit to govern.
This should have been this year, but once again the Left has demonstrated a talent for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Whether it's an inability to stand up to Bush, or tearing the party apart in a poorly planned process, how can the public trust the party to govern effectly when they can't even run their own show?
The email address for Clinton Supporters Count Too is:
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I'm in.
ReplyDeleteA warm thank you to everyone who has commented to this post.
ReplyDeletePlease stay in touch.
Virginia
I voted in the Michigan Primary and will only vote for Senator Clinton in 2008, either as the Democratic Presidential candidate or as a write-in vote.
ReplyDeleteStates that had Caucasas need to be investigated.
ReplyDeleteWere the voters intimidated or paid to vote for Obama?
That is a rumor that I tend to believe.
Money and fear speak very loud.
I just graduated from college in DC, and I had to fly home to vote for Clinton in Minnesota's caucus. The system was ridiculous. No one was checking to see if people were legal voters, you didn't have to show voter registration, proof of residency in the precinct or anything to vote. You just signed in, wrote your candidate on a piece of plain white paper and put it in the ballot box. Anyone could have snuck in without signing in or voted multiple times as the rooms were overcrowded with people moving in and out regularly. It was chaos. Oh, and there were Obama signs all over the school where it was held, but the only Clinton signs I saw were on those of us who wore pins, hats, tee-shirts or other Clinton attire.
ReplyDeleteOn a different note. I think it is much better to write-in "Hillary Clinton" in November than to vote McCain or stay home if she is not on the ballot. That way it makes a statement that people can't deny. They won't wonder if McCain was just better at appealing to women or women were too busy to vote.
That's my plan anyway.