Although your point is well taken that Clinton has won the big blue states that are so critical in the general election, it is sloppy reasoning and overly alarmist to state that all of the Clinton supporters in those states will stay home if Obama is the Democratic nominee.

First of all many Democratic primary voters have had an extremely hard time making a choice between Clinton, Edwards, and Obama. For once we have faced a surfeit of good candidates. The decision FOR one does NOT necessarily mean a stance AGAINST the other. I -- and virtually every other Democrat I know -- will be thrilled to have either Clinton or Obama over any Republican, and we fully intend to vote for whichever of them runs against McCain.

Secondly, the reverse of your alarm is even more likely (and more concerning). And that is that Obama has drawn new and younger voters, by the hundreds of thousands, into the political process this year. They are excited and energized by his candidacy and will be greatly disappointed if he does not win. As a result, I fear a great many of them may return to their disillusionment and apathy. And a mass influx of younger generation voters is exactly what LGBT Americans need if we are ever to attain equal rights in our lifetime. Unfortunately, Obama supporters are the ones who may be much more inclined than Clinton supporters to stay home in November if Obama is not in the race, which doesn't bode well for Democrats -- or for our civil rights.

I will whole-heartedly vote for either of them and can only hope that every other registered Democrat will do the same.