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I believe that the blowback from the base - people like me who worked the primary (in freezing, horrible weather), who donated regularly and significantly, who attended rallies, pounded pavement, made phone calls on our own dime, evangelized, visualized, prayed, took off work, donated time and talent, and participated in the process from early last year until now - will be FIERCE if Obama does not live up to our ideals.
If he does not give Holder a green light to investigate war crimes, if he doesn't close Gitmo pronto, if he doesn't condemn the past 8 yrs of constitutional evisceration, if he doesn't set up a viable medical insurance alternative, and if he straps on the knee pads for AIPAC, I can guarantee that his hard-working base will BALK.
He cannot afford to alienate us. No effing way.
