tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post5467599508811296381..comments2024-01-03T05:23:36.046-08:00Comments on The Citizens: Obama on Meet the PressUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-64222287447708290362007-11-16T05:07:00.000-08:002007-11-16T05:07:00.000-08:00I don't think Clinton or Obama can count their gen...I don't think Clinton or Obama can count their gender or race strongly as net positives. In Clinton's case I know a lot of conservative women who hate her guts. As for Obama, while he's likely to get a high percentage of African-American support in a general election, African-Americans have a solid record of not turning out to vote. And those that do vote, vote for Democrats 90% of the time anyway.<BR/><BR/>The question, I think, is how important will their gender or race be in energizing opposition. In Clinton's case I think we know that the right wing will turn out just to keep her out of the White House. Republicans are already using her in their adds and fund raising literature. We don't really know about Obama's effect. We can assume that there will be a racist backlash but there isn't the established trend that we see already in Clinton's case.Raised By Republicanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461006522141969925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-88796895939375381712007-11-15T11:28:00.000-08:002007-11-15T11:28:00.000-08:00Women politicians are generally perceived as being...Women politicians are generally perceived as being less corrupt than men. This is a widespread view pollsters see all the time. That's an advantage if your adversary has ethical issues.The Law Talking Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886791396468512490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-80266322706275737982007-11-14T15:25:00.000-08:002007-11-14T15:25:00.000-08:00I bring up the racial/gender issues because I ofte...I bring up the racial/gender issues because I often hear news organizations speak of these as a *positive* factor for Obama and Clinton... and I wonder if that is really true.Dr. Strangelovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407042105777411150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-24139682330930166992007-11-14T15:21:00.000-08:002007-11-14T15:21:00.000-08:00In the abstract, I would say no. But, Obama is no ...In the abstract, I would say no. But, Obama is no Al Sharpton, and HRC is no Maggie Thatcher. I certainly think that the effect of race or gender is less, at this point, than other factors that will determine electability.The Law Talking Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886791396468512490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-37756594862307668762007-11-14T08:47:00.000-08:002007-11-14T08:47:00.000-08:00You seriously believe that a black man is more ele...You seriously believe that a black man is more electable than a white woman?Dr. Strangelovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407042105777411150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-66091945322186346022007-11-12T22:26:00.000-08:002007-11-12T22:26:00.000-08:00Tim Russert misleadingly cropped one of Obama's qu...Tim Russert misleadingly cropped one of Obama's quotes too. <BR/><BR/>It was a significant omission to leave out the last line of this quote: "But, I'm not privy to Senate intelligence reports,'' Mr. Obama said. ''What would I have done? I don't know. <B>What I know is that from my vantage point the case was not made.</B>"<BR/><BR/>He edited that out to question Obama's early opposition of the war.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://mediamatters.org/items/200711110004?f=h_latest#" REL="nofollow">http://mediamatters.org/items/200711110004?f=h_latest#</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-29025652561711215352007-11-11T14:00:00.000-08:002007-11-11T14:00:00.000-08:00Wow. I didn't see the interview.I'm hoping to chec...Wow. I didn't see the interview.<BR/>I'm hoping to check it out from the web.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the review. I agree with you. That was a great response on whether Hillary could win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com