Sore Losers in the Democrat Party?
(I say “Democrat” because they are not “democratic”—the anti-democratic, uncommitted, “super” delegate thing.)
Will those who voted for the losing Democrat candidate then defect and vote for the Republican candidate, McCain? There is that concern for the general election. The answer is, probably not.
I argue by analogy. During the regular season, my team played another that was a tough rival within the conference. But when that rival team was playing in the post-season tournament or bowl game, then I rooted for that team out of loyalty to the conference. I think it will be the same loyalty operating in the general election this fall.
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Don’t bet on it. There are a lot of Clinton supporters who feel as if the DNC is throwing the centrist and working class wing of the Democratic party under the bus in its collective swoon over Obama. McCain is far enough to the center that a lot of Clinton Democrats wouldn’t be overly upset to see him in office, if for no other reason than to punish the DNC.