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Wow, I never expected Southern Black leaders to make comments like these in public. Absolutely stunning. Obama cannot be happy. I'm not too happy with them myself.
posted by Pete @ 2/13/2007 06:28:00 PM
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Well, I don't begrudge them the right to back the candidate they feel has the best chance of winning. However, the whole 'Obama will bring down the rest of the Democratic ticket because he's black' line of thinking is a bit troubling, especially coming from prominent black leaders. Maybe they are just hedging their bets/trying to stave off what they see as the inevitable disappointment of a black presidential candidate's loss. But, you have to give the guy a chance. How are we ever going to elect a black president if we're too afraid of what would happen if he/she lost? More troubling, are they choosing not to back Obama based solely on the fact that he's black? I didn't see a discussion on why they feel Clinton is the better candidate. I hope their reason for considering her as the more electable candidate is not just her race.
I find it interesting that these leaders think Clinton is more electable that Obama. If I were in my own personal hell where I could only choose between Clinton or Obama for President, Obama would have my vote without hesitation.
Heh, heh, good point Todd. The knock on Clinton has always been that she's NOT electable.
The reasoning being that, unlike most new Prez candidates, the public is not split between "Yes, I'll vote for her" and "Who? No idea who that is". Instead its between "Yes, I'll vote for her" and "I hate that %#$%".
In other words, she's in the lead amongst Dems, and maybe overall, with some decent percentage of people in her favor (guessing, maybe 30% or more) in a field of 20, but that the other 70% hate her (esp outside the Dem primary) and will vote GOP to avoid electing her.
Basically, she gets the folks who love her and ZERO swing voters. As long as 38% puts her in the lead (like in a crowded primary), she's doing fine esp w/ her financial backing, but once its down to one-on-one time in the General Election, 38% gets you smoked.
That's the old school "wisdom" anyway. Of course, Clintons are known to pull off miracles. Give 'em hell, Hil!
Let Hillary have her lead now, when it doesn't really matter. She has limited "upside potential", unlike my man Barack.
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