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I have read hundreds of posts by people who have legitimate concerns about Obama but foremost have legitimate reasons to prefer Hillary Clinton. It's standard practice for voters to cross over to the other side during elections. Check history and you will find what I say is true. So of course there will be some HRC supporters who stay home or vote for McCain in November.
Also, Clinton has not lost. The convention is in August. Furthermore, Obama has greatly benefited from DNC and media treating him much better than Clinton so many Clinton supporters do not feel he won fairly and there is massive amounts of documentation that prove that the media and DNC did treat Clinton much worse. How many less votes would Obama have gotten if the Wright story had been on the news 24 hours a day the week before super Tuesday?
Plus, I have read hundreds of blog posts about Obama supporters abusing Hillary Clinton supporters. This is unusual. Many times I've read people say they have been a Democrat all their lives and when their favored candidate lost they easily voted for the nominee, but there has been so much abuse hurled at HRC's supporters from the Obama supporters that this year a lot of lifelong Democrats say they will be voting for McCain or staying home. I think that the media should not underestimate the power of emotions and how they affect voters. People vote with their heart, not just their mind. The following is one example of the dozens of blog posts I have documented of abuse of HRC supporters:
"Yes, I am afraid. I have been from the beginning when the bullying started and the threats. I know one delegate from Texas who had her life threatened. I saw a girl told this team leader of Obama's would "rape" her and he went into gruesome detail...uh....since then....yes, it's not like this is a normal and respectful process this time."
