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The Democratic Race Hits A Nerve A day after Hillary Clinton's strong showing in Pennsylvania, both sides and their supporters angled for advantage and vented their spleens about the state of the Democratic race for President, making clear some of the divisions that have been exposed. Team Clinton tried to ride a wave of new fundraising, which was touched off by Hillary's unusually public plea for campaign dollars during her victory speech in Philadelphia. The campaign announced that it had quickly raised over $3 million online and was on track to bring in a record one day haul of some $10 million, which would immediately erase the campaign's debts reported earlier this week. "We can't afford to let that go unanswered," said Obama campaign manager David Plouffe in an email to supporters. "Please make a donation of $25 today to support this campaign," read the fund raising appeal. Plouffe gave Clinton's delegate gains from Pennsylvania the rhetorical back of his hand, bluntly saying, "She fell short." The fact that Clinton wasn't announcing that she was ending her campaign was clearly making my sister's blood boil as she gave me an earful from Mississippi about how the press was obviously doing all it could possibly do to keep Hillary in the race, even though her chances of victory are slim. Note to self - don't try anymore jokes with Sis about whether Keith Olbermann is about to go on a Howard Beale-like rant live on MSNBC, the longer that Hillary remains in this race. Note to self part two - don't let Sis ever interview Bill Clinton, because that might turn into a pay-per-view WWE Smackdown. The Email Inbox was also attracting some interesting comments from listeners, who clearly are getting more and more involved in this Democratic race, and more convinced that I actually care about who wins and who loses. "I'll look for you on the "Straight Talk Express"....I hear it's a nice ride," jabbed Ed Neubaum of Marietta, GA, who felt like I was out to get Team Obama, and therefore, I must be some kind of suckup to John McCain. Meanwhile, another listener was not pleased with my on-air review of primary voting patterns in the Democratic primaries when it comes to race. "Normally you are very good at bringing up both sides of the story," said Mike Spitler, who wanted more focus on voting decisions by Obama supporters instead of reviews of why working class Democrats in rural areas are voting for Clinton. "I guess I just held you to higher standards," Spitler concluded, sounding more like a parent who just found out that his kid had been caught drinking beer in the woods by the local high school. Let's all take a Deep Breath and move back a few steps. It's only April!
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