DuaneBidoux
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Sun Jan-27-08 06:18 AM
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I'm ready to be flamed but, did anyone else notice that most standing behind Clinton were African... |
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American and most standing behind Obama were white?
That felt weird when I noticed that, and I'm not sure it is a very good thing.
Race is obviously a topic that is sensitive, but I could see the "race calculations" sticking out like a sore thumb for both the Clinton and Obama camps.
I know the politicos were saying that the "race card" was being played in the campaigns and I thought they were full of shit. But after noticing that last night I'm not so sure.
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TreasonousBastard
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Sun Jan-27-08 06:28 AM
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1. Race ain't going away from US politics... |
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for a long time.
Most of the time it's played negatively, but this time I see it more positively. Instead of trying to instill fear of "those" people getting power, it's showing unity across racial lines-- Hillary and black folks is OK, Obama and white folks is OK.
As bad as things have been, that strikes me as heading in the right direction.
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Sun Jan-27-08 07:49 PM
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3. Thanks for your perspective---I hadn't thought of it that way but I do think you're right. |
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Edited on Sun Jan-27-08 07:50 PM by DuaneBidoux
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Sun Jan-27-08 06:31 AM
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2. I didn't think that was entirely true. |
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It seemed like one white family of 5-6 behind him and at least 5 Blacks in the same shot.
Obama also won half of White voters under 30 and did ok in the other White age groups.
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