I am absolutely a Democrat and I am sorry if I gave the impression that I thought people did not vote for Sen. Clinton because of sexism. Aside from massive voter fraud or the violation of the voting rights of any citizens, the reasons behind Clinton's loss can only be instructive insofar as future campaigning is concerned. The fact is that she did not get the requisite delegates. Crying over perceived slights is pointless now.

It is incredibly reductive to say that only sexism dictated the negative coverage of Sen. Clinton. As recent revelations have shown, media coverage of current events is not driven by ethics or facts. Getting angry over Chris Matthews' opinion of Sen. Clinton is not productive. This is the same guy who called Bush the new Ernest Hemingway, called Bush sexy when he saw him in that absurd flight deck stunt. I wonder why his buddy Keith Olberman, who does a daily update on the number of days since the "Mission Accomplished" spectacle, never points that out.

I saw the Olberman thing when it aired and I do not think it was a joke. He obviously has a personal beef with Sen. Clinton and I think he would welcome the news of Sen. Clinton getting a beat down. But, who cares now? If anyone should be mad it is the executor/executrice of Edward. R. Murrow's estate because Olberman is trying to pass himself off as the inheritor of Murrow's mantle. Now THAT is a joke, not saying someone should be taken into a room and beaten until s/he cannot come out.

Concerning the allegations that Clinton voters got physical with Obama voters I can only this: I deplore violence. I am sorry that Clinton volunteers or whomever got violent with their counterparts in the Obama camp. I do not know if it is true, though. If they did that then they should have been arrested and charged based on their offenses. That sort of behavior reminds me of a time when violence against black voters was used to keep them from voting. Yes the campaign got ugly at times, but I doubt either candidate would have been pleased to learn that their supporters were hurting others.

In any event, I do not care for Sen. Obama and I do not want anything from him. I am not looking for him to address me. His partisans on this site have no time for my concerns surrounding Obama, so I am not going to repeat them. Let's just say that I have a grievance with him that cannot be mended and leave it at that. There are other Clinton partisans who have different problems with him who also won't be swayed. He is in this election to win it and he would be better served reaching out to voters who are open to the prospect of voting for him. I am not that voter. I had my horse in the Democratic primary. That race is over, my candidate lost, and I am making a choice as to how I am going to remain politically active in a way that is driven by a desire to change my community, not by distaste for Sen. Obama. It would be silly for me to make my life about a person whom I hold in contempt. I never said I would not vote. I am just not voting for a major party candidate. Voting for Obama does not equal a patriotic act.

I am not the only Clinton partisan who will not vote for Obama. Instead of wallowing in disappointment, I want to do something positive. I think those who feel the way I do should not cultivate a legacy of being spoilers or whiners. Say there are enough of us to sink the Obama campaign and we do it. Then what? Life goes on after November 7, politics exists outside of our rigid two party system, and Clinton partisans who see themselves as no longer having a spot in the party should continue to nurse the causes they believe in, not a grudge. We can use our outsider status to fuel a mission to help those outside the system. That would be a service to Sen. Clinton's legacy and to our own, not to mention helping millions of other people.