Quoted from "my way", "Obama Routs Clinton in South Carolina, comes the following: Clinton campaign strategists denied any intentional effort to stir the racial debate. But they said they believe the fallout has had the effect of branding Obama as "the black candidate," a tag that could hurt him outside the South.

So Billary is going into the first 'national' primary appealing to Democrat racists outside the South? One would think the establishment Dems would have more courtesy and common sense that to expose this secret.
My Way News - Obama Routs Clinton in South Carolina

NeedKarma

Naw, the large majority of racists are indeed in the south.

excon

Hello George:

Couple things.

Hillary isn't courteous. What would possibly make you think that? But, you can't accuse the Clintons of not having common sense. THAT they've got plenty of.

They know the only way to win is to play the racist card, and that's what they're doing. IF there's racist Democrats, Hillary is going to try to appeal to them. Contrary to NK, I think they're everywhere. But, I'm a cynic.

excon

s_cianci

I think a big part of the issue is, race and other factors aside, Hillary Clinton is far too liberal for the comfort of most voters, especially conservative ones (a la George McGovern in 1972.) South Carolina is one of the most conservative states, if not the most conservative state in the union. That said, it's hard to imagine any democrat winning South Carolina's electoral votes, let alone Hillary Clinton. Now as the primary election is within party lines, it was a given that Obama would indeed rout Clinton among South Carolina's democrat voters.

s_cianci

But I think playing the race card will hurt rather than help Hillary. There are large percentage of black voters in various urban areas throughout the larger states which essentially control the outcomes in those states. For example, Chicago, IL., Detroit, MI., New York, NY, Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA, Boston, MA. These have been traditional democrat strongholds and any democrat candidate needs the votes from these areas or else (s)he is doomed. And pissing off black and other minority voters in these areas won't cut it.

Dark_crow

This nonsense is all over the news and net: “branding Obama as "the black candidate,"”-hell a blind man already knows he’s Black…he is the Black Candidate no matter what anyone say’s. Certainly he going to loose some prejudice voters, but every candidate in history has lost some votes because of a prejudice. He is going to lose because he would make a poor President.

s_cianci

But I don't think he'd make as poor a President as Hillary would.

NeedKarma

Agreed.

Dark_crow

Let’s face it; neither one themstands out and looks great because of their experience.

NeedKarma

It doesn't really matter who you like, the media and the corporations will pick the winners for you.