A BUZZFLASH READER CONTRIBUTION
by Dee Turner

I am one of the many thousands of African-Americans who are actively engaged with the Democratic Party. (I began immediately following my college graduation). I have held my nose and voted for a few Dems that I really didn't care for. I truly loved and supported Bill Clinton. During the Monica Lewinsky debacle, I sent in endless messages of support and had several letters printed in the Atlanta newspaper in defense of Bill. I was even a member of what was known as the "First Lady's Club"....a group in support of Hillary.

After my first choice (John Edwards) left this presidential race, I turned to Barack Obama. It appears that Obama will be the Democratic nominee. I have read that many Hillary supporters are saying that they won't vote for Obama. This is appalling to me and many others in my community who have been extremely loyal to the Democratic Party.

We are all suffering because of the Iraq War, job losses, little or no health care, poor air quality, etc.......we are all in the same boat and John McCain will give us 4 more years of GeeDubya Bush's failed policies. Who will best represent us?

As I observe the next few weeks and continue to receive messages from the Democratic Party for financial support, I will be truly interested to see if my white sisters and brothers turn away because Barack has defeated Hillary or because he is a "black candidate". I can't speak for others, but my dedicated association with the Dems will incur some serious thought if other Dems refuse to support this candidate.

Respectfully,
Dee Turner
Atlanta

A BUZZFLASH READER CONTRIBUTION