I remember the night of the Pennsylvania presidential primary in 2008.
I stood in the ballroom of the Hyatt at the Bellevus as Hillary Clinton triumphed and came to chive the adulation of her friends and supporters.
Just a few moments before that I saw Clinton insider Lanny Davis as he scurried across the room and for once he allowed himself a smile. "It looks good," he told me "real good."
The roar was loud. But the evening was bittersweet.
As I glanced at many Democrat friends of mine in the crowd, I knew -- and, on some level, they knew -- that in the overall scheme of things Hillary's impressive triumph that evening (against formidable odds) would make no difference.
The handwriting was on the wall.
The Democrat super delegates (party office holders and bigwigs) all but delivered to Obama. Even as Hillary smiled and waved, the die was cast. In fact, the Obama people boasted about their "juggernaut." So confident was Team Obama that they had already departed Pennsylvania. That now-familiar Obama strut was on it's way to Denver, and then to the White House.
Now, the Daily Beast reports Democrats are beginning to seriously regret choosing President Obama over Hillary Clinton in 2008.
Well, I TRIED to tell some Obama-crazed friends back in 2008 but there was no talking to most of them. They were in a virtual daze. They took leave of their senses.
Still, There were a few who stood with Hillary to the bitter end. They knew. They understood that nothing less than the future of our country was at stake.
Here's a loving shoutout to those who kept their heads.
For now, we can only ask: "What if . . . . . ?"
No comments:
Post a Comment