12 posts tagged “politics”

First off, it's illogical to suggest that these voters who may prefer her over Obama will not vote for Obama if he's the Democratic nominee.  Why is it that Hillary can win 60% of the white working class vote, and we assume none of them will vote for Obama in the general election, but I don't hear the same argument when Obama wins 90% of the black vote.  No one makes the assumption that the black voters won't back Hillary if she's the Democratic nominee.  On the news this morning, they said that Hillary won big in the "much sought after white working class vote."  No mention of Obama winning 90% of the black vote or of the huge black turnout in North Carolina.  No mention that the black vote was "much sought after."  No mention of the fact that a Democrat who cannot win the black vote has no chance in a general election in the post-Civil Rights bill era.  The coverage seems to be implying that the black vote is not as important as the white working class vote and that Hillary can take their votes for granted if she is the Democratic nominee.  Meanwhile, she continues to alienate them through divisive campaigning focusing on Rev. Wright in states that have long histories of racial division. 

Another thing is the fact that Obama is labeled as out of touch, liberal, and elitist.  Hillary was on the damn corporate board at Wal-Mart until Bill ran for Pres. in 1992.  And she's branded as the populist who is in touch with the working class.  There isn't a more anti-union, anti-working class operation on earth than Wal-Mart.  Obama spent years working as a community organizer in Chicago, probably with people who were poor and lacked important services due in part to companies and policies like those of Wal-Mart.