http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/02/how-obama-is-more-electable-than-hillary Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:39:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/02/how-obama-is-more-electable-than-hillary/comment-page-1#comment-21288 Bill Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:27:12 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/02/how-obama-is-more-electable-than-hillary#comment-21288 Primaries are mostly party specific. Only in the non-caucus open primary are voters allowed to cross party lines. If race and gender matter, then in the general election, which is a secret ballot and not party specific, Obama will get all (three) of the Republican African Americans while Clinton will get some portion (a significant number) of the Republican women. Electability - you do the math. Primaries are mostly party specific. Only in the non-caucus open primary are voters allowed to cross party lines. If race and gender matter, then in the general election, which is a secret ballot and not party specific, Obama will get all (three) of the Republican African Americans while Clinton will get some portion (a significant number) of the Republican women. Electability – you do the math.

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