The Obama shirt behind home plate

If you are a Mets fan, very little good came out of the series last week against the Padres in San Diego. In addition to being a Mets fan, I am a Clinton supporter. The two things have been feeling pretty similar lately. The first game was on Thursday, when I was hopeful about the Mets chances to turn their season around, and fairly certain that Hillary Clinton was out of the race. On Friday's game, something stuck out to me. Sitting just to the first base side of home plate was a man wearing a shirt with a big, red, white, and blue 'O' on it. 'Man,' I thought to myself, 'they're everywhere.' I was mad about it, because 'they' had also beaten Hillary Clinton, and she was my candidate.

Saturday, I listened to a certain speech. And that night, I watched the Mets game.

Same seat, same shirt. I smiled to myself, we really are everywhere. Friday that shirt had been like a needle digging into me. But Saturday night, it was like the gap in the back of my jaw where my wisdom teeth were. It's a reminder of old wounds, but it sure feels good to have the pressure off.

Sunday, I looked for my friend in the shirt, and I didn't see him. I missed him. Friday he had felt like defeat, and Sunday afternoon I was ready for him to be a sign of hope.

I think for many Clinton supporters, different levels of unity will take time. The wounds are definitely still there, but they're also in the past, and the future is Blue.

Can the Democrats win the White House in November? Yes We Can!

It still hurts a bit to say that, but it will get easier. Because the divide of the primaries will heal. John McCain will help us heal, because every time he opens his mouth, it becomes easier to remember what we're really fighting. Every time Fox News asks if pounding (or DAPing) is a terrorist signal, we remember what we're really fighting.

I don't remember where I heard it, but someone once said "our differences are skin deep, but are sames go right through." And I believe that's true.

Can we win in November, Yes We Can, and Yes We Will.