Reply #12: I've always kind of rolled my eyes a little at people who think the key to winning is new voters.

[Bucky]

There seems to be an assumption that those who don't vote aren't making a conscious choice, like they've just been asleep and only need to be woken up before they start voting Dem in droves. But my experience as a pollster and with people I've just talked to is that people who don't vote don't vote by choice. I disagree with their decision, obviously, but their choices are considered and committed.

So this article is a very welcome surprise. I'm one of Clinton's natural supporters, although I don't support her, in that I don't quite get Obama (nor Edwards for that matter). I'm older and jaded and just don't see Obama as anything special--just a smarter version of the same old pols we've been seeing for generations. He's not particularly charming, in my eyes.

What I lack, and what I think a lot of Clinton's supporters lack, is the fresh eyes it takes to see that something special in Barack. But if he can get that many people charged up, maybe he's worth giving a third look to. Once Biden drops out, that is.

The part of the article that resurrects the old cynic in me is that line that wonders if all those supporters are actually going to go ahead and actually vote. History, again, suggests that people who haven't voted much in the past are those most likely not to follow through and actually vote for their candidate when the time comes. Humans are creatures of habit. Change is difficult. I hope we'll soon see those turned on citizens show up. I'd be more comfortable with Obama than I could ever be with Clinton, tho either would get my vote and enthusiastic support next year.