Reply #122: i disagree with your view that somehow the Black voters are somehow magically [View All]

[Texas Hill Country]

able to look thru colorless lenses and the white folk see him as a black man first, man second.

you just called white people racist.


Look, here is the deal...

These two people have essentially all the same ideas and proposals. Virtually identical.

So we are essentially left with positives for each candidate...

1. Clinton has a legacy, a grit and pragmatism that many people loved and want back.

2. Obama has a youth, energy and optimism that many people love.


and guess what? the white vote is essentially split right down the middle... suggesting that half the white vote likes option one above, and the other half is attracted to #2... perfectly understandable, and expected really.


The black vote on the other hand is NOT split. 92% vote for Obama! There is CLEARLY a racial component. It it racism? maybe. Is it identity politics? more likely... Obama reflects an idealized version of themselves. But make no mistake, it is BECAUSE he is black.


It would be a different story if Obama was clearly head and shoulders better than Clinton... but he is not. They are virtually the same.

anyway, that is my .02


flame away, call me a racist, whatever you like... i dont even care anymore.