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Last night Senator Clinton asked for emails suggesting how she proceed. However her webform makes your response an automatic vote of support. My email isn't exactly one of support.
Senator Clinton,
Where should you go from here?
You should start out by affording Senator Obama the same respect and graciousness that he demonstrated towards you in his remarks last night. It was disappointing that you elected to talk mostly about yourself last evening, barely acknowledging the historic accomplishment of Senator Obama. You did nothing to begin the healing process that is so desperately needed. Indeed you seemed to revel in adding just a little more gasoline to the fire while pouring a bit of salt into the festering wounds of the primary process.
Four months ago I was an undecided Democrat. Your debate performance wowed me, but I was also impressed by Senator Obama. I ultimately decided to support Senator Obama, primarily because I felt it is time that a new family occupy 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. However, I had no qualms about supporting you as our nominee, if that was to be the outcome.
That was four months ago. In the interim, you took a road of divisiveness and thinly veiled personal attacks. You placed Senator McCain above Senator Obama. You injected subtle, and not so subtle, racism into the campaign. You switched sides on the issue of the Florida and Michigan primaries and decided (and still seem to think) that it is only the voters for Hillary Clinton that matter. You denigrated Senator Obama's appeal at every opportunity.
Quite honestly I lost much of my respect for you and have been extremely disappointed in the conduct of your campaign. But such is politics.
Despite this, I have been ready to support you in a race against Senator McCain. Our country cannot afford a McCain presidency but it seems almost as if you could care less. Certainly a segment of your supporters now think that if if they can't vote for you as President, then they either won't bother voting or will vote for McCain. What is wrong with this picture?
You now have an opportunity to lead your supporters to a united front with our nominee, Senator Obama, against John McCain, or you can squander this historic opportunity to change our future. If you should choose the latter, then I, along with millions of Americans will never forgive you. I don't think history would look kindly upon you either.
Despite what you seem to think, this is not about Hillary Clinton. This is about the future of the United States of America. Right now you are Senator McCain's best hope for victory. What a crime it would be if you allow such a thing to happen.
Perhaps you should be selected for VP. That is something for Senator Obama to ponder. Based on your conduct, I don't think you really deserve it right now but it is likely our best hope.
I trust that in the days to follow that we will witness an evolution in your behavior. There is no doubt you have much to offer, but conversely you can do untold damage to the future of our nation.
The decision is yours. I hope and pray that you do the right thing.
Respectively....
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