Chris Cilizza was just on MSNBC a few minutes ago and made the case that it would be a bit of a disaster for the Democratic Party if Hillary Clinton's supporters felt in any way that she had been pushed out of the campaign before she was ready to leave.
C'mon. That is such a patronizing attitude to take towards Clinton supporters. I know they will be disappointed when Obama finally hits the magic number, but the overwhelming majority of them will be able to handle it.
They're not delicate flowers that need to handled with extreme caution. I'm not saying we should taunt them, but blowing smoke up their ass isn't really showing them respect either. When the campaign is over, it's over, and there's no reason not to say it.
© Jed Lewison