It’s hard to accept that Sen. Hillary Clinton isn’t receiving the Democratic nomination for president.

It was tough to go against the grain and support the former first lady when everyone from Jon Stewart to Oprah to media outlets everywhere seemed to be on Sen. Barack Obama’s bandwagon from Day 1. Even as Obama gained momentum week after week, primary after primary, I stayed loyal to Clinton.

Campaigning left the Democratic Party torn in half, as people drew the proverbial lines in the sand between Clinton and Obama. In all of the ruckus stirred up in the media, the focus became Democrat versus Democrat, rather than Democrat versus Republican.

But something profound happened. Obama secured the delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination, and Clinton conceded.

And now, with five months until the election, Democrats need to stop the fighting from within, and
unite as one.

The talk surrounding who Obama is going to pick as his running mate is still dividing Democrats. Political experts, pundits and bloggers across the nation have been offering their two cents as to whom Obama should pick.

FOXNews offered a suggestion that he “needs to select someone with national security credentials and D.C. knowhow,” such as Joe Biden. Clinton supporters who have not yet given their support to Obama could switch to Nader, if Clinton doesn’t get on the ticket.

This divided mentality needs to be erased as soon as possible. Republicans have had a long time to sit on McCain as the nominee, and he has seemingly taken a backseat during all of this Clinton/Obama coverage. This is the perfect opportunity for Democrats to unite, while Obama’s historic victory is fresh in everyone’s mind.

All those who consider themselves Democrats need to stop this unnecessary rhetoric competition that is doing no good. For the good of the party, and for the good of America, the party needs to come together and form one cohesive unit so that in November, there will be change.

Change we can believe in.

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