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Originally Posted by Katczinsky  Correct. This is what the polling data shows. White women are consistently the largest voting bloc and they are Hillary's base.
It would be conjecture upon my part; but regardless of his skin, his message and rhetorical skills resonate above the rest.
You seem to forget that there have been African-American candidates before, and they did terribly. | Thank you, Katz. I've been trying to say for some time now that Obama does not dwell on race as his major campaign point. If anyone hasn't been watching or listening; Obama constantly talk about his better judgment-not race.
Many people are trying to lump Obama's candidacy in with the failed efforts of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. They could not be further from reality. All Jackson and Sharpton could say was "vote for me because I'm Black". They had no other message.
Since Obama has the good judgment message that shows that he can think clearly, he is able to reach across voting blocs that Jackson and Sharpton could only dream about.
This is why Hillary wants so bad to have the Michigan and Florida results counted as is. She fears that a redo might have (and probably would have) different results.
I agree that these two states must be redone. My suggestion would be to put them both at the end; after Puerto Rico. This would give both candidates ample time for campaigning; and correct the fact that Obama's name was not even on the Michigan ballot. If Hillary is so sure of her dominance in these two states- this shouldn't be a problem.
But I think she realizes that as Obama gets more and more exposure to the voting public to get out his message; she loses more of her support. If these states redo their primaries, Hillary stands to lose more delegates, and risks the still undecided delegates going to Obama. |