CAMPAIGN TRAIL 2008

You don't have to be against one Democratic presidential candidate to support the other. I support Hillary Clinton AND Barack Obama. Either one of them represents a dream-come-true. The irony of this election is that after 8 years of a George Bush nightmare, we now have to chose between two dreams.

It's a painful situation. It's a difficult choice. It threatens to come between friends and family members. It could tear the Democratic party apart and hand the White House to John McCain. We can't have this. This is not our dream. This is doing our opponent's work for him.

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are both qualified for the job. On day one. Each would bring something different to the Oval Office. That's what the choice comes down to. It could be worse. And it has been, for eight long years.

We have to remember that we're on the same side. We're going to need all of us in November. We can't afford to lose the energy and enthusiasm of any of the new people each candidate has brought into the process. We are all going to have to get along.

I have been a Hillary supporter for years, as you will see in some of my other posts. She still remains my first choice. But if Obama wins the nomination, I stand ready to support him with all my heart. Deep down inside, there are times when I'd just like to get it over with so we can all get on with it.

I decided to check out both campaigns "on the ground." Maybe that would reveal something. I took some shots with my new phonecam (I have yet to master the thing).

Before I sit down to write my impressions of each candidate based on working alongside their people, I'd like to share some images. My point, even without words, is that we are all just people here. And we're all Democrats. We're in this together. And we have to win in November. As my friend Beth said the other day, "Think Supreme Court."

D.C. PRIMARY DAY WITH THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN AND
TEXAS PRIMARY-CAUCUS DAY AT HILLARY HQ





















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