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“Seth Berkowitz – Again, pay attention. This is what Clinton supporters are saying to themselves, which was the assignment. It’s from that point of view. Surely you can understand that simple reality. No? Not my problem.”

Wow… Taylor Marsh responded to me personally. Nice.

As for inability to “understand that simple reality” you are right, I do find it difficult to distinguish between the parts of the article where you are voicing what you feel and what other supporters feel.

However, regarding what I said… my feeling is that up until today, you were not only a Clinton supporter, but to some extent an Obama detractor. You’ve always put Obama well ahead of McCain, but your site and your own postings have helped nurture some of the feelings we’ve been seeing where lifelong democrats who became so emotionally caught up in Hillary’s quest that they now strongly resent Obama.

And my point is, even before today, even before Tuesday, even before the string of Obama victories in February that made this inevitable, that Hillary’s Iraq vote made her a flawed candidate. And I say this not because she was wrong on that vote (she was, but so were many others) but because she knowingly voted against her better judgement, out of a desire to be President. Anyone who will err that much on an issue that big out of what can only be called personal ambition, is a dangerous person to own that much power.

Your statement about the Iraq vote included the phrase “especially a woman.” Yes, it’s true that our prejudice puts more pressure on a woman to prove herself tough. But in the end, what would have been tougher than voting her conscience in the hope that time might prove her correct?

I don’t want ANY president, male or female who needs to prove how tough he or she is.

This was a key factor in this race, and when supporters dwell on the sexism that was present, they are using a very broad brush to paint an opposition that deserves better.