Letters to the Editor
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Settle down now
OK -- now maybe the Democrats can settle down. Barack Obama has proven he can win across many different demographic groups, across Red and Blue states, across the country. It would be an act of tremendous statesmanship for the Clinton's to give this up and agree to pull together with the party, support Barack Obama, and get on with defeating John McCain. He has proven he can win the election; his policies are not that different from hers; she will have a huge influence in the coming government and there is no one in the Democratic party who will write her off and not expect her to play a major role. So now it's just about ego -- dragging it out. If she wants to prove she is not a divisive figure, this is her moment. If she keeps on going negative and desperately trying to hang in to the end she could blow up the party and weaken the chances of a Democratic win. So the question now is: Is this election about Hillary and the Clinton legacy? Or is this election about a change in direction and a relief from the misery of the last 7 years?