For the sake of argument, let's look at something objectively here...
If you were a Hillary supporter, you support the party but not necessarily the candidate your party selected, and there is a chance Hillary could run in 2012 but 2016 would be stretching the limits a bit, and you are trying to envision a scenario where she might be eventually elected... how would you go about it? Hillary needs for Obama to lose and McCain to win, in order for her to have a shot in 2012. But you can't come out and oppose your party candidate and support 'the enemy' because this would completely destroy your credibility. So how can you help McCain win this time, so Hillary can run in 2012? ....Think about it really hard, pinheads!
Is it remotely possible, a large number of Hillary supporters have tepidly supported Obama, told pollsters they plan to vote for Obama, or claim to be undecided, but will vote for McCain when the curtain is closed? In most of these key battleground states, Obama leads by a very small margin, mostly within the 'margin of error' and the percentage of Hillary voters in those states, are more than enough to secure a win for McCain. Given the obvious fact they can't come out and campaign for McCain, what better way to sabotage Obama, than to pretend they are going to vote for him, or that they have not yet decided?
Hillary Clinton voters are not your typical Barack Obama voters, they differ too much on policies, they are actually more in line with John McCain than Obama. As I said, they can't really go on the stump for McCain, how would that look? They have to maintain 'support' for their party, while secretly hoping Obama loses to McCain, so Hillary will have a shot in 2012. Call it crazy, dismiss it as kookiness, I think it's a very real possibility.
Look at the polling data.... When Hillary still had a chance at winning, it was essentially split three ways, McCain, Obama, and Hillary, all had about the same amount of support. Hillary is eliminated, not even picked as VP, and McCain picks Palin. We know for a fact, Palin delivered a large amount of hard core conservative support to McCain, but when all was said and done, Obama has a slight lead in the polls... How did that happen? Well, there are two possibilities, one is the scenario I just laid out, the other is to presume that all Hillary supporters just rolled over and went for Obama. Which is crazier?
