Most in the crowd roared their approval when Clinton mentioned Obama’s name, though there were boos and jeers from the third-level balcony that hung over the hall. Some of her supporters tried to drown out those boos by clapping louder.
So bitter are some of the former first lady's supporters to her defeat that in a CNN poll released Friday, while a 60 percent majority of Clinton supporters said they would vote for Obama, 17 percent said they would vote for McCain in November and 22 percent, said they would not vote at all.
Other polls showed that older white women, particularly old-line feminists such as former Representative Geraldine Ferraro (D-New York), were most resistant to supporting Obama. They formed the backbone of Clinton's support and are deeply angered by Clinton's loss, which many feminists blame on sexism and misogyny.
Only time will tell.
Volume III, Number 37
Copyright 2008, Skeeter Sanders. All rights reserved.
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