Some of you might have heard... more than a few of Obama's followers are calling on Hillary to give up her fight for the chance to take on McCain in the general election this year.  That effort to push Hillary to the sidelines has pissed off millions of her supporters, and even a few fence sitters.  For instance, Bill Press just posted this on HuffPo today...

Should Obama Drop Out of The Race?

What's going on? The party is blessed with two of the best candidates ever to run for president. The party's making history with the first African-American and the first woman having a serious shot at the presidency. In every state, the Democratic primary is attracting record numbers of new voters and building a huge, new pool of Democrats that will benefit all Democratic candidates in November. And how do party leaders respond? By trying to shut down the primary. This is insane!

True, even if she wins every delegate in every remaining primary, Clinton can not reach the magic 2024 delegates necessary to secure the nomination. But neither can Obama. True, Obama leads in delegates, the number of states won, and popular vote. But Clinton leads in electoral votes.

It's not over yet so let the process continue.

There's been many a boxing match where one fighter won 14 rounds, only to get knocked out in the 15th.

All these Obama supporters calling on Clinton to drop out aren't helping their candidate, either. They make Obama look like he's afraid of a fight. And they themselves look like a stereotypical bunch of men telling a woman she can't hack it in politics, so she might as well get back in the kitchen.

So let the primaries continue and let the voters decide. If Obama ends up the nominee, I'll do handstands on the White House lawn. But only if he wins it, fair and square.

The AP put out a great article today about how this push to drive Hillary out of this contest is getting the attention of a lot of women and they say push back Hillary!

Women push back on calls for Clinton to exit

NEW ALBANY, Ind. -- Debra Starks has heard the calls for Hillary Clinton to quit the presidential race, and she's not happy about it.

The 53-year old Wal-Mart clerk, so bedecked with Clinton campaign buttons most days that friends call her ''Button Lady,'' thinks sexism is playing a role in efforts to push the New York senator from the race. Starks wants Clinton to push back.

''The way I look at it, she's a strong woman and she needs to stay in there. She needs to fight,'' Starks said at a Clinton campaign rally. ``If you want to be president, you have to fight for what you want. If she stays in there and does what she's supposed to do, I think she'll be on her way.''

She almost certainly will end the primary season narrowly trailing Obama in the popular vote and among pledged delegates unless the nullified primaries in Florida and Michigan are counted -- an unlikely scenario at best. But Obama is unlikely to end the race with the 2,024 pledged delegates needed to win outright either, meaning the nominee will be determined by roughly 800 ''superdelegates' ' -- elected officials and party insiders who can back whichever candidate they want.

Now Big Tent Democrat (over at Talk Left) shows us just how it's entirely possible for Hillary to gain control of the Credentials Committee this summer so there's a very good chance that (barring a new vote) the Michigan and Florida delegations will be seated at our party `s convention in August.  Check out what he has to say at the above link.  Ok now back to that AP article...

But Clinton advisors believe many superdelegates remain at least persuadable, due in no small part to the influence of women voters on the party and in the general election.

''My e-mail is bursting with women who are furious, and it's grown in the last week,'' said Ann Lewis, Clinton's director of women's outreach and a longtime Democratic activist

''These women are the volunteer infrastructure of the Democratic Party who've been proud to support Democratic officials for what they believe and stand for,'' Lewis said. ``They are very angry that people they've worked for so hard would be so dismissive of Hillary and, by extension, of them and what they value.''

Indeed, the gender gap in most of the primaries thus far has been stark.

In California, Clinton bested Obama by a margin of 59 percent to 36 percent among women. She beat him by 54 percent to 45 percent among women in Ohio, an important general election battleground state.

Remember his "your likable enough, Hillary" crack during the NH debate?  Many credit that little quip with the push Hillary got in the final few days before the NH primary.  In his ever-gracious (retch!) attitude toward Hillary, BO's kindly consented to allow Hillary to continue in her pursuit of the Democratic nomination with the following declaration...

''My attitude is Senator Clinton can run as long as she wants,'' Obama said in Pennsylvania, which holds its primary April 22.

A lot of folks have yet to vote in all this gang - millions of voters still want to have their say and after Pennsylvania's primary has come and gone, 9 more states will weigh in.  And if BO keeps up with this condescending BS he's going to push a lot of women to the point of not only voting for Hillary, but actively supporting her with their hard-earned $ and their precious time.

Clinton insists she's in it to the end, saying a ''spirited contest'' is good for the party and ultimately will produce a stronger nominee.

''There are millions of reasons to continue this race: people in Pennsylvania, Indiana and North Carolina, and all of the contests yet to come,'' she told reporters Friday in Hammond, Ind. ``This is a very close race and clearly I believe strongly that everyone should have their voices heard and their votes counted.''

Campaigning across the state Saturday, Clinton was greeted by large, heavily female crowds that shouted ''You go, sister!'' and ''We've got your back!'' in support of her pioneering candidacy. Indiana votes May 6.

Marie Wilson, president of the White House Project that trains women to run for office, noted that women typically have rallied around Clinton when she's appeared most vulnerable...

''Women have always been asked to step aside if it was somehow for the greater good. In this case, Clinton, and a lot of her female supporters, clearly feel that she would make the better president and that it would not be for the greater good for her to step aside,'' Wilson said.

Dr. Maya Angelou posted something to Hillary's blog this afternoon in celebration of Women's History month - check it out...

Celebrating Women: A Note from Dr. Maya Angelou
by Dr. Maya Angelou

This entry is part of a series in celebration of Women's History Month.

You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.

This is not the first time you have seen Hillary Clinton seemingly at her wits end, but she has always risen, always risen, much to the dismay of her adversaries and the delight of her friends.

Hillary Clinton will not give up on you and all she asks of you is that you do not give up on her.

There is a world of difference between being a woman and being an old female. If you're born a girl, grow up, and live long enough, you can become an old female. But, to become a woman is a serious matter. A woman takes responsibility for the time she takes up and the space she occupies.

Hillary Clinton is a woman. She has been there and done that and has still risen. She is in this race for the long haul. She intends to make a difference in our country.

She is the prayer of every woman and man who long for fair play, healthy families, good schools, and a balanced economy.

She declares she wants to see more smiles in the families, more courtesies between men and women, more honesty in the marketplace. Hillary Clinton intends to help our country to what it can become.

She means to rise.

She means to help our country rise. Don't give up on her, ever.

In fact, if you help her to rise, you will rise with her and help her make this country a wonderful, wonderful place where every man and every woman can live freely without sanctimonious piety, without crippling fear.

Rise Hillary.

Rise.

Here's the poem she started out her post with (one of my favorites).STILL I RISE.

Hillary sent a note around to all of her supporters this afternoon to thank us for all we've done, and to ask us to help her meet her fundraising goal of $3 million by midnight tonight.  

You have spoken loud and clear over the past few days with a tremendous show of support. Your actions are drowning out the voices calling for this race to come to an end, and I am truly touched that you are so committed to our campaign.

Now we have just a few hours left before our midnight fundraising deadline. This is our last chance to show our strength in the midst of the onslaught from our opponent who wants this race to end before millions of Americans have their say.

Together we are going to keep fighting and winning. But first we need to show that we have the resources to compete vigorously in the upcoming races, and I'm depending on you for that support.

I wish you and I could share some of the experiences I'm having on the campaign together. But I recorded a special video message for you on the trail recently, and I hope you'll take a look.

Click here to watch the video and make a contribution to show our strength by our critical midnight deadline. (video after note).

We're just short of reaching our $3 million goal by the end of the month -- your contribution could be the one that puts us over the top.

Thank you so much for all you have done and continue to do -- on to victory!

Thank you for everything,

Hillary Rodham Clinton

She needs our help gang - right now - so she can keep up this fight through to the convention.  If you believe in what she's doing - if you want to see her out there asking for votes in the last 10 contests then she's got to have the money to go toe to tow with Obama in ad buys and all the other stuff that goes into campaigns like this.

Help her out - dig deep and send her whatever you can.

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