How many women here are Bernie supporters?

[deurbano]

101. I'm supporting Sanders, but I understand your perspective.

I also supported Clinton in 2008 (after Edwards... and the less said about that, the better!) because I thought she and Obama had virtually identical positions (I assumed he would have voted for the war, too, had he been in the Senate and harbored presidential ambitions at the time)... but Clinton seemed more ready to fight the Republicans, with no illusions about some post-partisan new world... AND she's a woman. A woman president was/is WAY overdue, and that was a significant factor to me for sure, just as it makes perfect sense to me that African Americans would consider race a factor. Even if he was not my first choice, it was incredibly moving and exciting when the first black president was sworn in...

Eight years later, the part where Obama and Clinton hold virtually identical positions is more of a problem, since I like many of those positions even less now... and I also see actual political differences between the current candidates, with Sanders better representing my perspective and interests. (I mean, he would have in 2008, too, had he been running.) But I still remember the way Clinton was treated in 2008, and not just by the right:

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/pressing-issues-by-digby-blogosphere-is.html

If she is the nominee, I will be moved and excited at the prospect of a woman president, while also worried about what lies ahead if we continue on the same path. (But WAY more worried about the prospect of a Republican in the WH again, god help us.)