Letters to the Editor
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On the fence but voted for Clinton
I love the energy and ability to craft a message that Obama brings to the Democratic party - something that we have been desperately missing. The night before Super Tuesday I filled in Obama's name on my absentee ballot. The next morning, I woke up, surrendered my ballot and voted for Clinton. There were three reasons that I made this change.
First, I think that Obama statements that he is battle ready and compares the campaign that he has fought with Clinton to the campaign that he would need to fight with the Republicans and the fight the he would be facing if he were elected shows how naive he is. I don't like everything that Clinton does, but I can see how much of it has been in reaction to the lessons she learned trying to redefine health care in this country.
Second, one of the reasons that I like Obama is that he represents change, big change. Except, that he has made sure that when he could stand up for change he has taken himself out of the controversy. Examples are his "present" votes on abortion issues in Illinois, his refusal to be seen in the same room with Gavin Newsom, and his unavailability during controversial senate votes.
Third, Obama's statement that Clinton would never get the votes that he is bringing into the party sounds too much like a veiled threat to me. While neither candidate has pledged to support the winner (a pledge they should both make), it is only from the Obama camp that I am hearing what sounds to me like threats to walk and take his supporters with him if he loses.