I tried something like this before, but it was apparently too long or whatever, so no one read it and no one cared, and things seem just as bad as they ever were. So here I am to try again.
The amount of bickering on this site has gotten ridiculous to the point where supporters of both candidates spew so much venom that they not only hurt the candidate and their general election chances, but are also extremely insulting to the SUPPORTERS of those candidates, further decreasing the chances for electoral victory come November. So, I'd like to make a pledge in an effort to calm this place down a bit, and I hope you'll support it as well.
Let me start this diary by first disclosing that I am an Obama supporter in the primaries, but would have no reservations whatsoever about voting for Hillary in the general election. None at all. I think both candidates would be fantastic presidents, and those people saying that they'll refuse to vote for one candidate or another I think are being really short-sighted.
The reason for this is that, as others have noted here and elsewhere, my #1 consideration for this election is winning, namely because I want to make sure that a democrat is appointing the next Supreme Court justices.
· New Mexico: Udall Support Cut in Half; Obama Holds Steady (fbihop)
· MO-09: Democrat Baker Leads in New Poll (HellofaSandwich)
· MN-03: First debate today (MN Campaign Report)
· NV-2: Exclusive Q&A with Jill Derby on Iraq, FISA, Net Neutrality and more (Sven at My Silver State)
· NC-Sen: Hagan and Dole Tied in New Poll (HellofaSandwich)
· MN-03: Blog Day for Ashwin Madia (MN Campaign Report)
· Blogger Running for CA Dem Party Vice-Chair (Bob Brigham)
· Does McCain Want to Reenact the Draft? (fbihop)
· SD: New Poll Shows Tim Johnson Romping (lowkell)
· Iowa commission takes one small step against CAFOs (desmoinesdem)
· LA-06: Cazayoux's Gittin' It Done! (DailyKingFish)
· Secrets of the American Future Fund (chase martyn)