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Dear Marjorie et all:
This primary process has not reached its conclusion. There are several states that will allow for more input into the delegate process and therefore we must concentrate on getting Hillary as many delegates as possible to go into the National Convention in her corner.
Last night was a tough night for many people that worked their hearts off for our candidate. For many people it was their first time at entering the exciting world of supporting a national candidate.
This morning, I moved from the border of Indiana to Louisville Kentucky. I was downhearted over the results of last night and feeling that we faced an uphill battle that perhaps......could not be won. The win we had in Indiana was overshadowed by the sadness we all felt minutes after the polls closed in North Carolina. I know so many of you that have worked so hard for  the past months in NC to bring in the state.
By 10 o'clock in the mor ning I had shaken the ill effects of our loss and realized that there was much to do if we were to see this process through to the end. I still remain convinced that Hillary is the best candidate to be our President. I remain convinced that she can be the strongest candidate against the Republicans. I am hopeful that many of the delegates that are already in place will see that also as we go into the convention. I am confident that the vast numbers of remaining "Super Delegates" will also feel she is the better candidate.  I am not nor ever will be agreeable to "tearing down any candidate" but I am not sure all of the  unknown  factors have  been considered yet when it comes to  "How winnable in November our opponent is" I am convinced that Hillary can and will indeed be the nominee of the Democratic Party for president.
As I said early in this note, I was feeling pretty down when I started out this morning in Kentucky.  Then I started, once again k nocking on doors and starting the process of reaching out to the 14,587 Democrats in my area of Kentucky. There was no one home in any of the first 14 houses. We left materials and I knew that these homes would have to be visited again before the primary. Then I found a woman home that had a Obama sign on her lawn (yes I always visit a home that has a sign) It paid off as it usually does.....I felt sorry for her.....clearly she was frustrated as she told me her home was a house divided in that several of her children were supporting Obama yet her and her husband were long term supporters of the Clintons. She talked comfortably and open about how they had respected the long standing support they and other minority families had received from both Hillary and Bill. I thanked her and watched as she pushed her new HRC sign into the lawn next to the one for Obama.  Many many more stops.....and again most people not home, and then I ran into a older man *** note*** After meeting many active people in their late 70's and 80's in  Nevada and Pennsylvania and other states I no longer consider myself older at 61. He was born in 1919 and the age on my turf sheet said unknown, and he kept thanking me for campaigning for Hillary. He can't wait to go to the polls and cast his vote for her and wished he could join those of us that were going house to house. He believes our country must have a national health system that takes care of all of our citizens.....I stopped feeling bad over our loss and concentrated on today!
She can still win this nomination.....and she can go on to win the election in the fall. She will somehow pick up some of the votes from Michigan and Florida. She will have the vast majority of super delegates....because they want to win in the fall. She will win next week in West Virginia.  She will win the following week in Kentucky. She will do fine in Oregon and South Dakota and very well in Puerto Rico. She will go into the convention s hort elected delegates, but with the respect and support of the majority of the people of this great country, I am confident she will get the nomination.
Don't waste a minute with petitions aimed at removing party leaders......don't waste a lot of time trying to figure out "what we could have done different"
Make the calls.....contribute a few dollars if you can....send supplies to the states still setting up Hillary offices, and most of all enjoy a few moments thinking about how wonderful it has been to have supported the best candidate for our kids and the country.
Jim Moore

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