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Inside the Bubble
In the new issue of the Stranger, Eli Sanders gets an up-close-and-personal look at Clinton and her supporters in the twilight of her campaign:
Inside the bubble with Clinton, all I heard were older women with misty eyes thanking her, older men telling her to press on with the campaign no matter what, younger men and women saying they couldn't wait to have her as their president. For several days before the event, the pundits had been declaring the race over and Clinton's chances nil—but these voters either hadn't heard or didn't care.
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She didn't seem in a hurry to leave. I wouldn't have wanted to leave, either. It was all praise and support and good wishes in the bubble. It was lovely. It was another world.
I think that for those of us who support Obama, it's important to remember that there are so many people who are still so emotionally invested in Clinton's campaign. These people should not be dismissed as ignorant or racist or crazy. That type of commitment is understandably hard to let go.
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