The article describes the Clinton Campaign's effort to emphasize race based themes and division focusing on what the author describes as a "Race Chasm." The Strategy has been effective in areas:
"where racial politics is very much a part of the political culture, but where the black vote is too small to offset a white vote racially motivated by the
"As ugly as it is, the Clinton firewall strategy is stunning in its ruthlessness. It has been half a century since the major triumphs of the civil rights and party reform movements, yet a major Democratic candidate is attempting to secure a presidential nomination by exploiting racial divides and negotiating backroom superdelegate deals.
But success is not likely."
Pretty damning analysis of the HRC electoral strategy...... and she's doing this to her own party.
TCG,
ReplyDeleteYou seem to be perpetuating extremist theories concerning racial politics. What you don't get is the D race is about elitism versus blue collar Dems. The beer drinkers are not interested in a Harvard empty suit leading their future. The one thing that Obama proves is that empty suit can be worn by anybody of any color.
Hmm....
ReplyDeleteWell I guess demographics may be (and most likely is) a part of HRC's nomination strategy. So point taken.
But the author of the article puts together some interesting data points that may explain why a large percentage of the black vote deserted her and went to that other Guy.
I thought I would share this hypothesis.