Can Dems let go of Hillary?

August 27th, 2008 | Category: Florida Politics Blog

DENVER - They’re loyal Democrats, they care deeply about their party’s priorities and they want to change the direction of the country. So how in the world can so many of them talk about skipping the presidential election considering instead of Hillary Clinton, it’s Barack Obama who broke a historical barrier Wednesday and became the Democratic presidential nominee?

"whether I can’t vote for him it will break my heart, considering I have been supporting minorities my whole career

and he represents the hope of so many humans,” said Hillsborough County Commissioner Pat Frank, recounting that she was 2 when her mother died and that she was largely raised by an African-American woman. "But on the other hand, the mental part says, ‘Can that person handle the responsibility?’ I go through that every separate day, and I read absolutely everything there is about Obama."

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