Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Identity Politics and the Race Card

Clinton said the following today (as reported by the AP):

"As far as I can tell, neither Senator Obama nor Hillary have lost votes because of their race or gender. They are getting votes, to be sure, because of their race or gender — that's why people tell me Hillary doesn't have a chance of winning here," Clinton said. "But that's understandable because people are proud when someone who they identify with emerges for the first time."

If anyone was wondering how the Clinton's will frame their pending loss in SC, the aforementioned is the preview. You see, people in SC aren't voting for Hillary because she's white. They are voting for Obama because he's black. I guess black women who are voting for Obama value their race over their gender. I suppose we'll have to ask Bill what he thinks about that.

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