Reply #18: BARBARA BOXER, hello! [View All]

[Tatiana]

Her support amounts to "I'll vote for you. That's all." That's very telling and illustrates your point quite nicely, I think. On the surface, she would appear to be a natural ally of Hillary Clinton and an enthusiastic supporter.

And then there's Bob Casey, who's a moderately conservative Dem. Seems like he'd be inclined to support the Clintons, but he's not.

Obama's support encompasses the complete Democratic political spectrum, from conservative Dem to very liberal Dem. If you look at newly elected Congress members like Patrick Murphy, they are drawn to Obama as well as older liberals like Kerry and Kennedy. Hillary is drawing the support of people who "owe" the Clintons or the party's loyal traditionalists like Ed Rendell and Charlie Rangel. This literally is a contest between changing the direction and discourse of this nation or more of the same.