I'm a long time reader of TPM but I was never inclined to create an account before yesterday.
Hillary Clintons' overtly racial statement about “hard working Americans, white Americans” set me off.

From the start of this ridiculous two year presidential campaign, I was prepared to embrace whoever came out on top of the democratic side. Anything else would continue the disastrous policies of the republicans. But over time I came to see that the Clintons had embraced the same tactics that have worked for the republicans. Divide and conquer, fear and smear.

And while I still wound never pull the lever (in New York we still have the ancient voting machines) for McCain, I am very happy that Obama has every chance to come out on top. I want things to be better in this country and it starts with a change in our attitudes towards each other and how we conduct our business. I haven’t lost hope that we can swing the pendulum back towards a more united country that respects all Americans. Race, religion, political leaning, sexual orientation are not the point. Moving the American ideals forward should be our mission.