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I have no doubt that Obama would be a better president for working-class Americans than John McCain. But they're the ones who will have to decide that for themselves.
I'm glad you understand that, Joan. But far too many "progressives" don't really believe in democracy, or that the "low information" working-class voters should be permitted to play a significant role in the election process. Hence their preference for caucuses over primaries, and hip urban centers over rural towns - and their insistence that any group that doesn't prefer Obama is somehow illegitimate. (Not to mention how gleefully they want to throw Michigan and Florida under the bus so their guy will win the nomination.)
Boy. And they say Clinton will do anything to win, including destroy the party.
