Honest question. if you're a Hillary supporter

[PretzelWarrior]

and she drops out, will you turn around and contribute to/support Obama with all you've got? I know I will do likewise. But I didn't like one Hillary supporter who said the "Democratic base" wouldn't support Obama if he wins and Obama will need their money.

What do you think? Are you going to hit the "SEND" button on contributions to Obama if he wins the Democratic nomination?

[PretzelWarrior]

1. anyone? anyone?

[MonkeyFunk]

29. you give yourself three minutes

before implying people are afraid of your question?

Foolish.

[PretzelWarrior]

40. no. wasn't that. was just dropping FAST

due to the number of new posts and I wanted it to at least be seen. from the looks of it since that time, I'm glad I did self-bump it once.

[MonkeyFunk]

44. Well honestly...

this question has been asked a thousand time by both sides. Why do you need to ask it again on a big primary night?

[PretzelWarrior]

47. simple flat out curiosity about the opinions

because even though I've had periods of great activity on DU, I haven't been logged on enough in the past days and weeks to see all the threads about which you speak. so I felt....I bet I'm not the only one wondering how people feel on this so I asked.

[MadMaddie]

2. I voted for Hillary in our Caucus in WA but if Obama is our

candidate I will go out and register voters. Either way we win right?

People need to grow up and realize that the "Nadar" days are over this is about more than our petty likes and dislikes..this is about the actual survival of American democracy.

Wake up my friends let's let our candidates fight it out until the end and expect the candidate that does not win to show the way and support the winning Democratic candidate!! That's all...

[PretzelWarrior]

3. YAY! thank you for that sentiment

you just got a heart from me for that.

[MadMaddie]

6. My Pleasure PretzelWarrior

he..he..I just got it..PretzelWarrior..could be the brewsky I am sipping on.

Thank you for hearting me.:yourock:

[w13rd0]

4. I've said this before...

...and I'll say it here now. I've actually come into a bit of a windfall this fiscal year, and no, it's not been due to the Bush economy or tax cuts, but I will give the maximum permissible and legal donation to the Democratic nominee for the general election. And this isn't over yet, as much as I, as an Obama supporter, might want it to be (because I can't wait to see Obama tear into McCain in that polite yet scathing manner he has), so that check could very well go to Hillary Clinton as the nominee. And I'd be ok with that, because I have kids, and they have spent their ENTIRE LIVES under the umbrella of fear and hatred and hopelessness that Bush has clouded this nation with, and we know McCain would just be a continuation of the same Bush policies.

Another four years of the GOP is simply not an option.

[PretzelWarrior]

5. very well put

we are all feeling the same way. and I believe there are quite a few GOP'ers who let pride get in their way and wouldn't admit their vote for W was a giant fuckup on their part.

[KAZ]

7. Obama supporter here, and if the tide turns...

... I'm hitting the "send" button to ANY DEM!

[NastyRiffraff]

8. I'll vote for him.

I doubt that I'll contribute.

[PretzelWarrior]

9. well, I guess votes are more important than dollars

so I take that as a great sign. THANK YOU! we're all in this together.

[Hoof Hearted]

10. Honest answer. Yes, but I would guess a little less often, unless she's on the ticket as VP

I am simply more excited about her than I am about him.

HOWEVER

As soon as we get a nominee picked a sign goes up in my yard the next day! I want it to say Hillary/Obama '08 BUT even if it says Obama/X I'll be glad to put it up too.

[Autumn]

11. Well of course

I really like Obama, Hillary is my first choice, if Obama wins the nomination then he is my Democratic nominee and I will be more than happy to vote for him.

[intheozone]

12. No, I won't contribute or work to support him. Sorry, but I won't. nt

[PretzelWarrior]

17. ok. but will you vote for him if it comes to that

against McCain?

[intheozone]

31. I will only if the polls make it look really close, but I'm in CA

and there is no way CA will go for McCain. It won't even be close so I'm thinking my vote won't be missed.

[TheDebbieDee]

36. Same here! AFAIC, if we nominate a candidate

that is docile (for lack of a better word) enough or tame enough to encourage repukes to cross over to vote for.....well, the Democratic party might as well cease to exist!

He'll spend his time in office trying to keep his base support of repukes and timid/center Democrats in tact, which means he'll give in over and over and over again.

He may get my vote in November, but not much else.

Obamacans......Puhleeeeeeez!

[yeswecan08]

13. Now people are trying to find a life raft aboard the Titanic.......

[PretzelWarrior]

18. what do you mean?

[theHandpuppet]

14. I'm afraid not

Unless he makes certain campaign promises -- for example, to fully protect a woman's right to choose; to not make compromises with regard to the marriage amendment; to fully commit to stem cell research, among others. I'm sorry, but I don't trust him on some issues and the for the compromises he seeks there will have to be sacrifices. I don't women and gays to fall into that category. I also have real issues wth some other items in his platform. I will support the Dem candidate, but don't ask me to cheerlead. He hasn't sold me.

[PretzelWarrior]

22. I think he should protect a woman's right to choose and

get some judicial nominees in front of the senate ASAP because we'll likely have no filibusters coming from the hateful Repukes.

[Tennessee Gal]

15. No, I will not donate to Obama.

[PretzelWarrior]

24. well, can't win 'em all.....but will you put a sign in your yard

supporting him?

[theHandpuppet]

45. When there's a sign that says...

"Barack Obama -- Fighting for Gay Marriage!" I will be quite happy to put that sign in my yard.

[rodeodance]

64. ah give him time--He will do anything for vote--he might just flip flop on that one yet

[PretzelWarrior]

27. ok. well, would you make calls for him?

or would you have a bumper sticker or yard sign?

[judaspriestess]

16. No I will not contritubute nor support Obama with all I've got

Will I vote for him? most likely yes, I have to vote DEM in the end.

[LadyVT]

19. Nope.

[AX10]

20. I will have to think about it.

Not a chance in HELL I would give him one penny or volunteer for his campaign.
I vote for Obama from me should be considered an "anti-GOP" vote.

[Colobo]

30. Obama will win you over.

[Sapphocrat]

60. That, Katz...

...has the opposite effect as well. Don't you get it? People don't like being told what to do, and they really don't like being told they'll "come around."

Think back to when you were a child, and you were angry or upset, and some well-meaning ass of a grown-up tried to cheer you up with the old: "Awww, come on now, Grumpy-Wumpy! I know you have a smile in there that wants to come out! I can see it! You're gonna smile any second! Tickle-wickle! Koochy-koo?"

Didn't you want to, oh, I don't know, push the person out the nearest window?

[Hill_YesWeWill]

21. You know what? I did before I switched over to Obama! nt

[OzarkDem]

23. I'll vote, but no work, no money

If he gets that far without my help, he won't need it. If he gets in trouble, which is likely, all the work and money from me won't make a difference.

[PretzelWarrior]

25. interesting.

who do you like better, Obama or McCain?

[OzarkDem]

65. My country

as for Obama or McCain. If by some slim chance Obama is allowed to win, he will not govern as a Democrat. He will be under control of corporate America and things will continue pretty much the same as they are now.

I'll say it again, if Obama is allowed to win, he will not answer to the people who elected him, he will be just another puppet of corporate America.

I love my country too much to support a failed candidacy. Someone, sometime has to stand on principle and begin th long road to taking our country back.

[Colobo]

32. He'll win you over.

[OzarkDem]

41. He's opposed to health care reform, I doubt it

He's already shown he's willing to put winning ahead of his own health care reform plan. I can't think of little else a politician could do that's worse.

[PretzelWarrior]

43. what??? no he's not. he may not want it mandated....

like Hillary says needs to happen, but he definitely wants to get a coalition of doctors, hospitals, insurance, drug companies, and government bodies to make health care a RIGHT that all can attain to quite easily instead of the gigantic expense it is today.

[OzarkDem]

53. Obama's use of right wing talking points re health care

will also be used against his own health care plan by opponents. Unless he's really dumb, he knows this, but chose to use them anyway, intentionally dooming his plan altogether or forcing him to make it even weaker than it already is.

[Neshanic]

26. I will vote fo him.

[adapa]

28. depends on how he treats her- this is about respecting our fellow democrats

if an Obama supporter mouths off with wicked witch statements, yeah I'm gonna be pissed at the Obama camp.

people need to learn 'you reap what you sow'

[PretzelWarrior]

34. I hear ya. I think the witch comments are stupid

I don't think she'd be bad at enacting policy. I don't agree with the "pragmatic" way she and her husband choose to govern which almost makes party irrelevant and which made Bush's claim that a vote for Gore or Bush was one and the same have some credence...but I do know she would accomplish some good things.

I support either one as a major improvement over Bush or Mccain.

[adapa]

49. I would much rather have someone who would get stuff done & not be flashy then

be flashy & get nothing done. I could careless about the charisma issue- I want wonky, roll up the sleeves accomplishments!

[Straight Shooter]

33. No money. No time. No more correcting people's erroneous judgments.

Been there, done that for Kerry. Not going to do it anymore. Media killed Dean. Media killed Edwards. Media is gunning for Hillary. Media will probably slam Barack. If people want to watch TV and get their info, get led around by the media, that's their business.

I can vote against McCain, but that's not the same thing as a vote for Barack, is it? Ever since Carter, all my votes have been against somebody, not for.

[BlueStateGirl]

35. I will vote for him. And 3 weeks ago I would have said that

I would donate to him and canvass for him as well. But now, all I can say is that I will vote for him.

[PretzelWarrior]

38. what happened to change your mind?

these crazy Obama supporters? I know quite a few are insulting. It's like that with anyone hopping on a bandwagon of support.

[BlueStateGirl]

46. It is not the insults. It is the glee in Hillary's loss that bothers me.

It's that some of his supporters on this board relish tearing down the Clintons. When we buy into the RW meme about the Clintons we do so at the peril of our party.

I am really not feeling any "unity" right now.

I think if I took a break from this place for awhile, that might change. Or once Obama gets the nomiantion, and the Repubs start attacking him, that might change. But right now, I am just disappointed in what is increasingly looking like a loss for Sen. Clinton.

[Uncle Sinister]

37. I'm not a Hillary supporter anymore, but I'll answer.

I started out an Edwards supporter. My support for Hillary after John dropped out was pragmatic. I thought she had the best chance of winning in Nov.

I was wrong. The more I see Barak, the more impressed I am, and I know two anti-war republicans that he's converted. (and I don't know that damn many repubs).

Barak IS our apparent nominee; and the longer I think on that, the more OK with it I am. Even if not my 1st (or 2nd) choice, we had one damn fine group of candidates this year. I think even my 3rd choice has the potential for greatness. (And, my first choice had no more than potential, either)

Whoever we elect will have dirty hands. Whoever we elect will have problems that Jesus and a band of angels couldn't solve. I think electing a candidate who can inspire and move at such a time is not a bad thing.

I'm now of the opinion that it's time to rally round our apparent nominee, Barak Obama, and start helping get ready to ensure his victory in November. Not just his victory, but his 50 state victory with coat-tails long and deep.

Our country has been taken away from us, and right now, today, Obama is our last, best, chance to take it back. Let's do it.

[TheDebbieDee]

39. I'm glad he impresses you, but his name is Barack.

[PretzelWarrior]

42. I've made the same mistake before

it just feels like the "C" at the end is extra when I go to type it.

[Uncle Sinister]

54. You are correct. I am a casual speller at best. My bad.

[cboy4]

48. I would vote for him, but I can't imagine anything more than

that.

[grizmaster]

50. When I'm convinced that Obama has a proven record of success

I'll support him.

All I've seen so far is pretty rhetoric. Rhetoric that I assume he is sincere about.

But I've yet to get a substantial answer when I ask for actual past successes of Obama that would support trusting that he is capable of delivering on his promises.

In the mean time I'll will continue to support the candidate with proven experience and past successes (and failures).

[TankLV]

51. No. He's shoved me under the bus already - REPEATEDLY...

He's already indicated he doesn't want let alone need me...

[BlackVelvet04]

52. No, I won't. n/t

[Dogmudgeon]

55. Scores will be settled AFTER the Inaugural Ball

This is a serious election. If Jackie Mason was the Democratic candidate, I'd vote for him.

--p!

[NMMNG]

56. He doesn't want or need my kind

He's made that blindingly obvious. So that would be a "no".


And no, Katz, he's not going to win me over.

[Sapphocrat]

57. How many of these do we have to put up with?

Listen to yourself, and to every other Obama supporter tonight: "Dad, are we there yet? Dad, are we there yet? Dad, are we there yet? Dad, are we there yet? Dad, are we there yet? Dad, are we there yet? Dad, are we there yet? Dad, are we there yet? Dad, are we there yet? Dad, are we there yet?"

Do you have any idea what the cumulative effect is of all these "Come on, come on, come on, Hillary supporters, come on, come on, will you promise to vote for Obama if Hillary drops out, will you give him money, promise, promise, please, please, PLEEEEEEEEASE?!?!?!?!" threads?

It's NOT the effect you WANT.

[rodeodance]

58. this has been only last several days. I keep hoping that LIMIT post sets in NOW

[Sapphocrat]

61. I may have to make my farewell run BEFORE he gets the nom officially.

I don't know how much more of this I can stand.

And I don't know how much more of this I can stand before I lose it and make an oath not to vote in November, period.

[rodeodance]

63. I am fast approaching your first point. as for the 2nd??--i do not know at this

point as i have never been in that position to even consider NOT voting.
A month ago I actually told someone they were selfish to say that. but that was a month ago!!

[nonconformist]

59. No. nt

[DURHAM D]

62. No. n/t

[Mezzo]

66. "I'd have to think about it..."

as long and as hard as Michelle Obama would. :) lol.

Would you make the exact same cry of your colleagues?

[dsc]

67. Not until I hear at least an acknowledgement from Obama

of what McClurkin did at his concert and that it was wrong of Obama to invite him. Otherwise he has my vote and not a thing else.

[Perry Logan]

68. The no's have it. Quel surprise!

[Maribelle]

69. On the basis of the damage Obama has done to future Democratic chances in Florida, I would say NO

If Hillary drops out, I believe any support Obama would receive in the GE in Florida would be overwhelming negated by the huge percentage of 10 million registered voters that would not take too kindly to how Obama has treated their fellow Floridians that are registered Democrats. I would imagine his strength would somewhat remain in the congressional districts he won in the primary, only. And this would prove weak at best.

[candymarl]

70. Hell No!

:evilgrin:

[usrbs]

71. I'll vote for him, but let you fans do the rest.

Which should be no problem for you, after all.

I'll put my money and effort into the Congressional races.