To the Editor:

It is so refreshing for someone to put a positive spin on the Clinton campaign for a change. I blame the negative rhetoric that has been the mainstay of the Democratic campaign on the media and the bully mentality of the Democratic leaders.

If the Clinton campaign has been thwarted by a negative gender perception, Hillary Rodham Clinton has clearly broken the mold.

After two weak presidential campaigns with two men who were not capable of standing up to the Republicans and fighting, the Democrats have finally got a fighter who is willing to go on until the last count. The Democrats have needed a candidate with that kind of fortitude for a long time.

Barack Obama is not a fighter and has winced every step of the way. Mrs. Clinton has actually forced him to be a better candidate against his will. Wait until the Republicans get ahold [sic] of him.

Hollis MacArthur
Irvine, Calif., May 9, 2008