In the latest Rasmussen poll, just 22% of Democrats feel Clinton should drop out. That may seem like a high number...that is until you look at the number of Democrats who want Obama to drop out: 22%. That's right---it's a tie. So, before everyone goes on another crusade, signing petitions and the such telling Clinton to get out, maybe I should do the same for Obama. After all, Democrats want him to drop out just as much as they do Clinton. But you know what? I'm not going to do that and no one should. Let's let the Democratic voters decide. There are still 10 contests left and the issue with Florida and Michigan to be resolved.
A second interesting tidbit comes to us from Gallup and it is the number of Democrats who wouldn't vote for the other candidate should theirs not get the nomination. Remember when Obama claimed he would get Clinton supporters, but she couldn't get his. Not so says the voters. An astounding 28% of Clinton supporters say they would not support Obama. Even more disturbing, they say that instead of just staying home, which is damaging enough, they would vote for McCain. To compare, just 19% (still a lot, I know) would not support Clinton.
The point of this post: let's throw conventional wisdom out the window. The media and Obama supporters want to push Clinton out the race and silence the voters in the upcoming states as well as Florida and Michigan. They want the clouds to open up, angels to sing, and a voice from above to anoint Obama the nominee. The voters think differently, however. So let me ask everyone out there: who should decide our next President----the voters, or Obama supporters and the media? I would hope the answer is clear. If not, we have a bigger problem then just a prolonged nominating campaign; we have the destruction of democracy itself.
