Hillraisers in Seattle

A storm is brewing.  Sen Obama's march to the White House is being challenged by millions of Hillraisers.  These are Hillary Clinton supporters who feel like they are under attack by their own party.  Sen Obama supporters have been quite aggressive and overbearing in wanting Hillary out of the way early on.  Now, there seems to be a backlash against Sen Obama and his supporters.  If a majority of Hillary supporters do not turn out, or they vote for McCain, Sen Obama cannot win. 

This is a link to a great youtube about Hillary's amazing journey.

By Haley Edwards

Seattle Times staff reporter

When Shannon de Rubens, a stay-at-home mom, wears her Hillary Rodham Clinton button, she expects to be harassed. A woman in Bellevue even pretended to spit on her once. That's all part of the game, when you're a Clinton backer in a land of Obama bumper stickers.

"I hate to say it, but that sort of acrimony between strangers has been standard in this campaign, especially locally," said de Rubens, who lives in Issaquah and co-founded two grass-roots campaign groups, the Hillraisers, in the region with more than 100 members total.

"We feel undervalued, mistreated and bullied. It's been an emotional journey," she said.