Why is Obama supporting a right-wing white incumbent against a progressive black challenger? [View All]

[Ken Burch]

This is happening in a congressional primary in Georgia.

The right-wing "Democratic" incumbent , John Barrow, has frequently praised Bush, and STILL backs the war and the Bush tax cuts. He didn't even endorse Obama until AFTER the Georgia presidential primary.

Is there ANY good reason for Obama to be doing this?

I'm still backing Obama in the fall, but this bothers me. It doesn't gain him any votes anywhere. The people who back Barrow are all going to be Dems for Bush anyway. Why bother with them?