Obama Democrats will feel aggrieved if the Superdelegates over-turn our votes.  It's naive to assume that we'd happily jump on the Unity Express to join forces against Republican enemies in November.  We have feelings too, even if they're not convenient to the pro-Clinton narrative.  Millions of Democrats -- whether party faithfuls or new members representing the party's future -- have been deeply turned off by the Clinton campaign's neverending spin.  We're ready to face facts, whether they're convenient for Hillary or not.

As a reminder, Barack Obama has an impressive record as a scholar, activist, and politician.  He has inspired people to support his campaign like nobody in history, including Clinton.  He's helped the disaffected to feel a sense of ownership in our political process and our country.  Millions of them are just like me -- actively campaigning and donating for the first time in our lives.

Now, this takes nothing away from Senator Clinton, as she has also inspired millions of people.  But she also started out with an unimaginable head start as the former First Lady, with all consequent name recognition, political and money connections, and the personal wealth she and Bill built as the former First Couple.  She rode that head start hard, with the theme of inevitability and all.  Now it just seems presumptuous of her to have gone there in the first place.  Ever since she lost that first state, we've heard constant spin about why her losses don't matter, why Obama isn't even adequate... Hell, she even compared him unfavorably to our Republican opponent in her attempt to dominate the nomination fight.

We've also heard a lot from the Clinton campaign about race and gender.  We've heard Ferraro say that racism isn't a barrier the way sexism is - that it's an advantage.  We've heard Clinton's campaign go on about Obama's supposedly weak performance with White voters.  We've heard her jump on the Jeremiah Wright bandwagon.  We've heard Clinton appeal to fellow women directly, and to fellow White voters indirectly, in the ways Obama could never appeal to Black voters or men without being screwed by a double standard.  In the absence of a more flattering explanation for this behavior, millions of people see it as cynical identity politics.  Hard to stomach.

In this context, a floor fight that unseats Obama as the nominee - after he's so far outperformed her - would be unacceptable to everyone who's been a part of his victory.  TexasDarlin and others:  Do you expect his supporters would have an easier time swallowing that than you'd have if Clinton loses?  Do you think we're any less passionate than you?  Do you think we'll stand for your ultimatums based on the sexism Clinton faces, but ignore her advantages of establishment connections, wealth and race?

It's natural for supporters of the losing candidate to feel as though their candidate was robbed - to feel wronged and cheated.  One way to handle that is with threats to take our marbles and go home unless our candidate wins.  But of course, the party can't afford for EITHER candidate's supporters to play that way.  For the party to function, we all have to agree that as a party, we'll compete hard, but then unify harder.

Your difficulty accepting Obama's victory is the very reason this can't go to the floor.  In recognition that this will not be easy for the supporters of the losing candidate, we can't wait that long.  It wouldn't give the party enough time to heal.  And we need that healing, so we can turn to McCain and take him on with everything we've got.

This is not personal against Hillary.  She's a standout.  But she's up against another standout, and like her, he's polling great and proving himself in lots of other ways.  With a presumptive nominee like that, no matter how great Hillary is, a floor fight would be a disservice to the party.

I've never diaried before.  If I mess up some commenting etiquette or something, somebody let me know.  Thx.