Clinton Is The Unifying Democrat

More from your favorite Clinton/politics/gender/class/race news aggregator/analyst. Sometimes I don’t have time to read my 150 subscriptions but this was interesting from Pam Leavey. So kos doesn’t think Clinton is a Democrat anymore and Armando says a Dem who wants to win in November with a unified party doesn’t talk like that.

Who said this last night?

We are still contesting to determine who will be the nominee. But once that is resolved, I think it is absolutely imperative that our entire party close ranks. I will do everything to make sure that the people who supported me support our nominee. I will go anywhere in the country to make the case. I have seen the damage of the Bush years. I’ve seen the extraordinary pain that people have suffered from because of the failed policies. Those who have held my hands who’ve lost sons or daughters in Iraq. And those who have lost sons or daughters because they didn’t have health insurance. Regardless of the differences there may be between us, and there are differences, they pale in comparison to the differences between us and Senator McCain.

Armando: I wonder who the real Dems are. The ones who say they will unify the Party or the ones intent on destroying Hillary Clinton. Some people need to take a real hard look in the mirror. I do not think that the Some people are Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama. Get a grip, “Creative Class.”

Who said this last night?

I don’t think the Democrats have a monopoly on good ideas. I think that there are a lot of thoughtful Republicans out there. The problem is, we’ve been locked in a divided politics for so long that we’ve stopped listening to each other. And I think that this president, in particular, has fed those divisions. That’s something that we’ve tried to end in this campaign. And I think we’re being successful.

It’s not up to kos and Obama bloggers to say who’s a Democrat and who’s the unifier. Most Democrats prefer Clinton and Clinton is the unifier. In social movements, systems of oppression like sexism and racism are divisive but, ironically, hegemonic groups call divisive those who speak up against sexism and racism.

The netroots are a minority opinion and do not represent Democrats. This week’s ABC News/Washington Post national poll shows only 13 percent of Democrats think superdelegates should support who’s won the most pledged delegates and 46 percent think superdelegates should support the candidate with the most popular votes. 37 percent say superdelegates should support which candidate they think is best. Democrats also believe superdelegates can decide on their own whether to count Florida and Michigan in calculating their popular vote. Most Democrats also believe Hillary should continue even if she loses PA and that the long race is not hurting Democrats chances in November.