Clinton's supporters are abandoning her in droves

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The following comments from former Hillary supporters, and life-long feminists and party regulars, deserve your attention.

They were all offered, over the past 24 hours, with signatures to the petition "Super Delegates: Stop the Damage, Pledge for Obama NOW".

Alan F Jones
I have supported the Clintons since 1992 through thick and thin. I am now done with them...


Alice Allen
I voted for Bill Clinton twice; but this time I think the Clintons are very selfishly looking out for themselves. The polls show that McCain is gaining ground and I think HIllary is hurting the Democratic party. ... We need a real change from this slime type of politics.


Wendy Hunter Roberts
I am shocked and dismayed. I wanted to believe we were better than this. Surely we cannot allow such power-lust to rule the day.


Timothy Goldsmith
My party and my country is more important to me than Senator Clinton's political ambitions.


Margarita Rogers
This negativity is truly a shame. I would have hoped that Hillary would have kept a positive attitude toward her fight for the nomination, however I see she will stop at nothing to try obtaining it. It truly makes me ill.


donald heldenbrand
That comment of Hillary's was just the end. She's going to lose us many many votes in November if she continues down her current path.


Xavier Cordova jr
Ms. Clinton has made it abundantly clear that this race isn't about the Democrats recapturing the White House... it's about the CLINTONS recapturing the White House...


Grant Acosta
... I am appalled at Senator Clinton's tactics and lack of long term vision as to future repercussions for the party and its goals...


Heather Clark
I am truly disgusted with Senator Clinton's remark about Senator Obama, is she going to be the one to unite us? I don't know if i can vote for her now...


angela hagerty
Clinton has the right to compare and contrast her record with Obama's. There's always some heat during political campaigns. However, Hillary Clinton has stepped over the line ... It's shameful and it degrades our party and our chances in November.


Ryan Donahue
Senator Clinton should be given a chance to apologize for this. ...If she does not apologise AND amend her ways, she should be dumped from the Democratic Party. I once supported two GREAT nominees, I fought for BOTH Senators. Now I have egg on my face for doing so. I no longer support Senator Clinton. ...


Judy Russell
I am very upset ... I question her devotion to the people of the United States and to the Democratic party as a whole. Before I felt quite comfortable voting for either Clinton or Obama as the Democratic nominee. Now I am not.


Dorothy Anderson
Elections, most importantly this one, is about serving the people, not an individual desire for power... It is NOT about EGO. It is about SERVICE! If the Democratic Party, of which I have been a part all 71 years of my life, wants to survive it needs to return to democratic principles.


Jeanette Brown
As 44 year old life long Democrat, I am deeply offended by the recent actions of Senator Clinton. Ms. Clinton seems to be determined to destroy the Democratic Party if it does not bend to her agenda.


And so on...

You can see the complete list of comments, and sign the petition here: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/SuperDelegatesMustPledgeForObama/index.html

Not surprisingly, as her campaign collapses her most ardent remaining supporters have become increasingly desperate, hostile, and - dare I say it - hysterical. They're slinging around terms like "Obamaturds", "Obamatons", "Kool-Aid", "cult", "Jim Jones", "misogynists", "haters", etc. It's human nature I guess. But disheartening.

It's hard to let go.