As Will Rogers once famously stated, "I'm not a member of any organized political party, I'm a Democrat!" Heading into the endgame of the current nomination season, this aphorism has never been more apt, and the fault lines in the Democratic coalition are becoming ever more clear. Hillary Clinton has gotten the votes of older voters, white women, Latinos, lower-middle income voters, and voters with less formal education. Barack Obama has received his votes from younger voters, African-American voters, those considered upper-class, and voters with increased formal education.
In the general election, most of these Democratic voters will solidify behind the eventual nominee. However, there are two demographic groups - young voters and African-Americans - who could not show up if Hillary Clinton is the nominee. Not only will it likely mean a loss in the general election against John McCain, but it will fracture the Democratic Party at a time when we have a chance to claim a transformative majority in Congress.
Simply put, Hillary Clinton at the top of the Democratic ticket spells doom.
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