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All That's Fit to Print
The reasoning behind this request is said to prevent Clinton and Obama, the remaining candidates, from beating each other up and dividing the Democratic Party. Pshaw. I don't think it has as much to do with harming the party as putting a damper on the party, the one scheduled for August. In other words, none of the power brokers in the Democratic Party want to make hard choices at the convention. They prefer that the nice lady just quit now and save face - theirs. I hope she doesn't. While I have never been a big Hillary Clinton fan, I do believe she has the right to continue her quest for the presidential nomination. The process allows her that right and no where in the rules of engagement for political contests does it say a candidate must quit because everyone else gets tired of playing. If the Democratic Party is not strong enough to withstand its own presidential primary, is it strong enough to lead this country? If a candidate can't take the heat of this campaign, can he or she stand the roaring inferno of being president? In many primary years, millions of votes never get a chance to cast a ballot and declare "this is my choice." This year has been different, especially for the Democrats. This year, even the late primaries are giving voters the opportunity to have a voice. They shouldn't be denied just to make it easier for folks at the convention. Apparently math says that Hillary can't win the nomination, but if she quit before the last vote was cast then she wouldn't be Hillary. And, for all the reasons I'm not necessarily a Hillary fan, I do admire her tenacity and her courage. While I don't think her courage is in the same category as John McCain, she still has a remarkable strength and determination. You don't tell someone like that to quit and go to the house. Democratic Party power players might think this continuing political race is weakening their party, but I believe it is invigorating to voters, engaging people who might not otherwise cast a ballot. For once, voters have a choice and the choice wasn't hand-picked by a bunch of guys in suits in a back room somewhere. You can't win if you quit the race. You might not win the big prize if you stay in it, but sometimes just finishing something you started is a reward in itself.
Staying in a tough situation and seeing it through says a lot about a person, so does trying to take the easy way out. The guys in suits should remember that. The voters will.
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