Most Clinton backers say Palin's too far a stretch

[ClarkUSA]

There's more to the article but the best part is below.

Sandy Goodman was deeply disappointed when Hillary Rodham Clinton didn't get the Democratic nomination, then again when she was bypassed for the VP spot. So Goodman, a longtime Florida Democrat, flirted with thoughts of shunning Barack Obama, and perhaps even voting Republican.

Then John McCain picked Sarah Palin as his running mate, and suddenly things became clear to Goodman: The Republicans had no place for her...
An ABC News poll released Friday found the selection of Palin makes people likelier to vote for McCain by just 6 percentage points — half the 12-point margin by which Sen. Joe Biden makes them more likely to support Obama.

And as for Clinton supporters, eight in 10 said they'd vote for Obama in November, according to a Gallup Poll conducted last weekend after McCain announced his selection of Palin.

"Boy, you are sure not talking to ME!" Goodman, 61, says she thought when she heard Palin's views on issues like abortion rights. Now, Goodman is volunteering for Obama."I was insulted when she referred to Hillary and the 18 million cracks in the ceiling," Goodman says, referring to Clinton's line that her primary votes put that many cracks in the glass ceiling that has held women back. "I don't believe Hillary was making those 18 million cracks for Sarah Palin."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080905/ap_on_el_pr/from_clinton_to_palin;_ylt=ArYCCXSUWfrwS25M9K99HCiyFz4D

:-)

[Tarheel_Dem]

1. Palin may be youthful & fresh, but her ideas certainly aren't. I think she may

even be more rightwing than Cheney & Dobson, if that's possible.

[CitizenLeft]

2. damn straight.

"I don't believe Hillary was making those 18 million cracks for Sarah Palin."

Absolutely NOT.

[BeyondGeography]

3. And we haven't yet begun to fight

K&R

[Christian30]

4. EPIC FAIL!

The idea that Palin will win over HRC voters is ludicrous. Had the picked a moderate like Christie Whitman, it may have been a fight.

[PBS Poll-435]

5. I am so deeply saddened that so much concern was wasted

:cry::cry::cry:

It turns out that the overwhelming majority of those who enthusiastically supported Senator Clinton in the primary ARE Democrats.

And the only ancillary effect of the extended primary season was that the Democrats have built an even larger base.

A base that is made up of very informed (and even more likely to vote) people.