Letters to the Editor
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Obama's surge
As a Clinton supporter I am forced to agree that Obama may have too much momentum at this point to be stopped. Texas and Ohio will tell the tale, or end it for Clinton. I would point out, however, that caucus voting suppresses the vote (No way, for example, could my parents stand out in the cold for an hour in order to cast their vote for Clinton.) Caucuses favor younger and more affluent voters and those voters in this election favor Obama. Further an open primary in VA leaves in question which candidate VA Democrats actually preferred.
That said, we have two good candidates competing for the nomination. Obama supporters feel their candidate can energize the party by attracting young voters and expanding the traditional base of the party. Clinton supporters worry about experience and think that Clinton has more and is the best choice to make the necessary course corrections after eight years of criminal Republican misrule.
Can we just tone down the rhetoric please? I must agree with Krugman that there have been very few attacks on Obama so far. Joseph C. Wilson's piece is the first I've actually read. The shrill defense of Saint Obama over evil Clinton will not serve our party well in the coming months.
soisam