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You are dead wrong. There are messages all over the Internet from Clinton supporters who are seeing purple. Even red. And for very good reason.
I know plenty of Clinton supporters in real life. I don't know about Indiana - when's the last time they voted for the Democrat for president? I also wonder how many of the Clinton supporters in Indiana were planning on voting for her in November if she were the nominee. On the internet I see plenty of trolls saying they will vote for McCain if Obama is the nominee. Also many angrily accusing Obama of playing the race card - even the New York Times editors said this is a complete reversal of the facts and most people know this. Clinton tried to play the race card several times and failed each and every time so stop spreading lies.
All the Clinton supporters I know will vote for Obama in the fall. At work I never talk politics, especially now since there are many women at my job. But recently I was talking to a group and one of the women said "I can't wait until she drops out!" and another said "I know, I will cheer". It turns out they are all waiting for Clinton to drop out, even the ones who supported her at first (and yes, they are all Democrats, which I already knew). Bottom line: They are Democrats first and Clinton or Obama supporters second. Half the country voted for Clinton but that doesn't mean all or even most of them were die-hards. On the internet you see die-hards and outright GOP trolls writing post after post. (It is encouraging that we have yet to see more than a couple people actually admit to supporting McCain-goes to show just how uninspiring he is.)
