Letters to the Editor
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Shapiro, you ask why Obama can't close the deal,
why in the hell can't Hillary? This campaign was hers to lose. She has had more money, an established machine, more name recognition, every conceivable advantage, but even now she can't catch up, in delegates, in popular votes, in endorsements, NOTHING.
Many of the groups who vote for her are willing to vote for McCain. Their support for Democratic ideals and for the party are soft at best (nearly 30% will go for McCain if Obama wins). After 8 years of the worst presidency in history, these people are STILL willing to throw their support behind more of the same. These are the people that are voting for Hillary. These are the people who care about innuendo, flag pins, and other bullshit long before they will open a newspaper or research candidate positions online.
Americans are stupider and more racist than I ever imagined (the worst part is that their ignorance is often WILLFUL). I have to keep learning this lesson every election season.
To paraphrase one commenter on Wonkette, I am sick of having uneducated people from the middle of nowhere ruin this country. When will we get a clue?
/bitter
Sorry if I offend. I'm tired and disheartened.