Supporters of ALL candidates, I want to express my admiration

[WillyBrandt]

What a long, strange trip these primaries have been. I remember when they were a million years away; I even remember when Bush was the presumptive winner. How times change.

While people like to bitch about how supporters of candidate X are, really, the vilest of the vile, I've got to say that ALL candidates' supporters are extremely impressive.

People gave, called, handwrote letters, shivered in the snow, argued on DU and in person, and impressed the hell out of me.

I tell you what: I was telling my friend that I had little hope for this country, that it could just sink further into the dark, while a blinded populace let it so sink. He responded that America will endure, that it endured the Civil War, Vietnam, any number of tears, and each time bounced back and renewed its soul.

In seeing your actions, I see he was right and I was wrong. We're not merely taking our country back--we're not merely taking it from insanity to sanity--but we're once again, helping to renew its soul.

There's a tremendous passion here, and, if I might permit myself a bit of progressive, jingoistic cheeziness, I'm more proud to be an American because what all of together have thrashed out over the last few months.

Cheers!

[spooky3]

1. Well put! It was NOT that long ago that * was seen as a shoo-in.

I hope Super Tuesday does not bring about the end to the small amount of media coverage that we finally got, and the consequences of it.

[salin]

2. This should be read by many

especially those still engaging in residual candidate wars... a call to step back and look at the whole picture.. the level of interest and willing participation... energy that reached other people... energy that is still so important to the big picture.

Thank you for that message. In that perpective, even the candidate wars that have long driven me nuts, is actually a positive sign.

[Mick Knox]

3. I agree..

DU has a great cast of good Dems.. even the heathens :)

[WillyBrandt]

4. We heathens try

[David Zephyr]

5. Nicely Said, WillyBrandt

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