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Well I think the racism (5.00 / 4) (#10)
by rooge04 on Tue May 13, 2008 at 05:41:50 PM EST
accusations are causing a backlash of her voters as well. I know I'm sick of being told only racists vote for her (and my goodness, it couldn't be that the woman is by far the most qualified, most intelligent, BEST candidate could it? I think she's better and smarter than Bill!)...and it makes me less likely to vote for Obama due to this. It has dirtied my vote for her and the votes of millions of others.

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Interesting take on the whole "racism" (5.00 / 2) (#31)
by chancellor on Tue May 13, 2008 at 05:56:52 PM EST
issue, and I think you're correct. The real "racisim" backlash may actually be those millions of people who are not racist and are tired of being told that they are racist. Another way for Obama to shoot himself in the foot.

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another element.... (5.00 / 2) (#48)
by p lukasiak on Tue May 13, 2008 at 06:19:03 PM EST
that plays into this is the 90+% of the black vote that Obama is getting -- especially in the wake of the Wright controversy.

I think htat accounts for the very high % of clinton voters who acknowledge that race was a factor in their decision -- and that this is dangerous, not just for Obama's chances, but for the nation.

When it becomes "normative" for white people to tell perfect strangers that "race was an issue" when telling them they voted for a white candidate, you've got a very large potential problem on your hands....

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i find it especially insulting when an aa (none / 0) (#55)
by hellothere on Tue May 13, 2008 at 06:45:41 PM EST
commentator sits there and says the voting isn't racist in the aa community. i was afraid of backlash when jackson jr started with the ugly katrina comment.

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What got me mad about the Katrina (5.00 / 1) (#59)
by FlaDemFem on Tue May 13, 2008 at 06:55:38 PM EST
comment is that Hillary didn't cry for the victims of Katrina, she got mad and went to work getting funds and help for them that FEMA should have and didn't. If you look up her bills around that time, you will see that she did more than show emotion, she got to work. I want to know what Obama did for the victims of Katrina, if anything.

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He has a hard time recognizing the line (5.00 / 1) (#53)
by JavaCityPal on Tue May 13, 2008 at 06:31:05 PM EST
he shouldn't cross. The first shot at racism got him the "defiant vote" and people who said, "I'll prove I'm not afraid to vote for a black man".

Each subsequent claim got less and less attention to the point where people are now simply ignoring the accusation.

Playing that card has been a huge mistake for Obama. He's actually harmed race relations in this country with his campaign.


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Yes (5.00 / 1) (#57)
by Dr Molly on Tue May 13, 2008 at 06:47:42 PM EST
I've been thinking/saying this for a long time. I really don't think it matches the data to say that his eroding white support is due to white racists who won't vote for a black person. It seems to me it's directly the opposite - the constant racial bullying towards white voters and the cognitive dissonance about the church he attends vs. his unity message has painted a picture that has driven them away IMO.

I'm sorry to say this, but IMO, it has been mainly black racism, not white racism, that has stunk up the joint during this campaign.

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But But But You Can't say that!!! (none / 0) (#63)
by Marvin42 on Tue May 13, 2008 at 09:10:45 PM EST
Take it back, take it back, quick before the mob comes.

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You may be right, I for one (5.00 / 1) (#60)
by FlaDemFem on Tue May 13, 2008 at 07:00:38 PM EST
am not going to be emotionally blackmailed into voting for an unqualified candidate. I will NOT vote for someone to prove I am not a racist. I don't have to prove it. I am not a racist, but I don't think Obama is qualified. The color that bothers me about Obama isn't that he is black, it is that he is green.

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