Obama supporter in NH on Clinton emails attacking Obama on abortion rights: "It's just appalling."

[milkyway]

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/01/18/trying_to_heal_a_rift_in_new_h_1.html

Trying to Heal a Rift in New Hampshire
By Alec MacGillis

Three New Hampshire Democratic leaders who signed a letter two days before the state's primary at the request of Hillary Clinton's campaign, attacking Barack Obama as soft in his support for abortion rights, are asking Obama supporters in the state to put the rifts of the primary campaign behind them and praising Obama for being "strongly pro-choice."

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"It should never have gotten to the point where anyone thought Obama was not pro-choice," said Wheeler, a founder of the New Hampshire chapter of NARAL Pro-Choice America. "I don't think the Clinton campaign should have done that. It was divisive and unnecessary...I think it was a mistake and I've spoken to the national and told them it caused problems in New Hampshire, and am hoping they won't do it again."

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"What we didn't know was the circumstances of those Illinois pro-choice votes. Since then we've learned that it was the plan of the pro-choice community in Illinois. These were subtleties that those of us in the Clinton campaign here didn't understand," she said. "I for one did not understand the present votes....I did not know the full context."

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One of the Obama supporters who signed the reconciliation e-mail, Mary Rauh, said she did so because she was very worried that the rift created by the primary could seriously harm abortion rights efforts in the state if it was left unadressed. But she said that she remained aggrieved by the Clinton attack and by the willingness of so many Democratic leaders in the state to go along with it, and worried by reports that similar e-mails attacking Obama on abortion rights have gone out in other states preparing to vote.

"We still have battles to fight in New Hampshire and we can't let dirty politics destroy the choice voice here. It's too important," Rauh said. "But for Clinton to do this to the choice community is so appalling. I can't tell you how it distresses me ... how devastating this and how horrified I am that the Clinton campaign would do this. I fear it will happen elsewhere and it's just appalling."

edited subject line 12:48 am est to correctly identify Mary Rauh as an Obama supporter

[aquart]

1. She's NOT a Clinton supporter. Sloppiness or outright lie?

"One of the Obama supporters who signed the reconciliation e-mail, Mary Rauh,"

Is this how Obama plans to govern?

[milkyway]

4. Oops, my mistake. But there are Clinton supporters in the same article who strongly disagree

with what was done.

And what's my sloppiness have to do with how Obama plans to govern? Why are you so defensive, you seem frustrated. It must suck to have what you thought would be a coronation turn into an actual contest for the nomination.

[Skwmom]

5. So how does Gridlock Hillary, the Ultimate Divider plan to govern?

Let's see so far they have divided:

blacks and whites
unions
unions and their union members
(I read an article that said the union rift will be a long time in healing. Hmm... what a novel approach to union busting)
Hispanics and blacks
Democrats

But hey, she is uniting the Republican party.

And the dividing and conquering continues.

[chascarrillo]

7. "Is this how Obama plans to govern?"

WTF, dude? WTF?

[Cha]

2. clintons suck the big dlc teat.

Such assholes.

[Skwmom]

3. Gridlock Hillary. Why would anyone want four more years of partisan gridlock?

What good is a Democratic President if they can't deliver?

[Big Blue Marble]

6. Read the comments to this article.

Most all the responders are furious with these tactics. They are women pledging to not vote for Clinton. One even suggested
starting a website where voters can go to take the pledge. Many agree that the Clintons are willing to destroy this party.