Ed, > I should have added this quote to the post I just made. > Preferring one candidate over another is impossible without > explaining it in terms of prejudice. Tell me: how would you > feel if Obama supporters accused you of only preferring > Clinton because she was white?
The pollsters already say I only prefer Clinton because she is a woman. I am 51 years old, and am obviously a member of the only remaining group of voters with a strong preference for Clinton. Bias against black and female candidates is well documented. Obama is generating a lot of excitement from the fact that he is so appealing that even people with a bias overlook his color. Hillary got as far as she did because people are overlooking her gender and admitting she is a stronger fighter than many men. I admit that I grew up with a bias. My mother still refers to my niece with derogatory terms because her father is black. Many of us have a whole menu of bias issues. First we overlook our bias, and finally, over time and experience, our bias disappears. That is the natural state of things. I LIKE Obama. I just wish he had waited until he had more experience. If he is the nominee I will still support him over McCain. McCain is too conservative for me. I'm also beginning to get a stronger impression that Obama and Clinton are going to wind up on the same ticket. I would prefer it be Clinton/Obama, but I can see that it could in fact duplicate an earlier era of Kennedy/Johnson, with the more experienced candidate in the VP slot. But of course that is for the party folks to broker. It is pretty likely that after Texas/Ohio we'll see a brokered agreement no matter who wins those primaries. Kristyne _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
