pajamasmedia.com - 8/17/2008
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Could racism really keep Barack Obama out of the White House?
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Obama, Blackness and the Electorate
QandO —
... admits to me, all these explanations "leave many things unspoken." Or perhaps just one big thing. Obama, after all, isn’t having trouble with African-American voters or Hispanic voters or young voters. Where he’s lagging is among white voters, and with older ones in particular. Call me crazy, but isn’t it possible, just possible, that Obama’s lead is being inhibited by the fact that he is, you know, black? Over at Pajamas Media, La Shawn Barber characterizes this curtly as: Lurking just below the surface of any white ...
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Maggie's Farm —
... REMEMBER, if you don't support Obama it's because you're a racist. "Lurking just below the surface of any white person’s criticism of Barack Obama is racial bias." ...
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