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The media will continue to harp on the supposed PUMAs because it satisfies their Jerry Springer styled news focus. (I really do wish they would lay off. Do they realize that they are playing right into the "irrationally angry, shrieking harridan" stereotype? Whose cause dot hey really think they are helping? Certainly not their own. )There are some Clinton supporters who will remain pissed until the election and vote against their own best interests, just as there are some Obama supporters who will remain pissed at Clinton and her supporters no matter what she does. Then there are the even larger numbers of trolls out there trying to stir crap by posing as a member of one group or the other.
You just can't rationalize with people who let themselves get consumed by their own anger. It's unfortunate, and I wish there was some way to get them to breath and look at the whole situation with some dispassion, but you can't win everyone over. Best to stop poking at them, chiding them or really paying any attention to them at all.
The majority of Clinton and Obama supporters see it more for what it is. Clinton did a masterful job last night. If she keeps it up, she will easily slip into the power void left as Kennedy and some of the other senior Dems retire. It'll be interesting to see if Bill can match her and if Obama can bring it home.
