“With reports from the Potomac Primary that Obama swept yesterday that he had garnered close to 90% of black votes, he has become the black candidate. While he also has the support of a lot of others, especially the young voters who typically get enthused during the primary season and then don’t vote in the general election, this isn’t the way he started last year — as a candidate who happens to be black.
Given the “we-are-all-victims” mentality of the Democratic Party, they will accuse even the staunchest supporter of quotas (a/k/a affirmative action) and political correctness, such as the Clintons, of being racist should they bring up the inconvenient notion that Obama has become the minority candidate.
A bit of a storm ensued when the governor of Pennsylvania, Ed Rendell, Democrat had the temerity to tell the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“You’ve got conservative whites here, and I think there are some whites who are probably not ready to vote for an African-American candidate.” (via FoxNews)
I don’t know that taking race into consideration would make one a “conservative.” By that standard, Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson should be awarded lifetime achievement awards from the Heritage Foundation. Oh, that’s right. I forgot to add “whites.” When a Democrat talks about “conservative whites” in the context of race, he surely means knuckle-dragging racists.
Based on an informal sample of some of our friends who are Democrats, and who are white, there may be more than just conservative whites who react negatively against the notion of a candidate who is so thoroughly supported by one racial group. Time will tell, and I suspect that there will be a significant number of white Democrats and independents who are not racists but who will be pressured into saying they support Obama. But not voting for him.
Whether they will vote for John McCain remains to be seen.
