http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/10/bringing-racial-fears-out-into-the-open-in-a-battleground-state Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:39:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/10/bringing-racial-fears-out-into-the-open-in-a-battleground-state/comment-page-1#comment-44016 gcotharn Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:40:44 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=5602#comment-44016 fair points. fair points.

]]> http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/10/bringing-racial-fears-out-into-the-open-in-a-battleground-state/comment-page-1#comment-44010 Kathy Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:58:30 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=5602#comment-44010 That would seem to be obvious, since the article is about volunteers for Barack Obama working to get out the vote for Barack Obama, who is the presidential nominee for the Democratic Party. And by the way, no one on this blog that I'm aware of ever said that if Obama were to be defeated because of racism, that racism would be coming from Republicans solely. Racist Republicans by definition are more likely to vote for McCain anyway. It's obvious that problems with racist feelings would be more problematic among voters coming from the political grouping that could be expected to vote for Obama if not for the fact that he is black: Democrats, registered Independent voters, and uncommitted voters. That would seem to be obvious, since the article is about volunteers for Barack Obama working to get out the vote for Barack Obama, who is the presidential nominee for the Democratic Party. And by the way, no one on this blog that I’m aware of ever said that if Obama were to be defeated because of racism, that racism would be coming from Republicans solely. Racist Republicans by definition are more likely to vote for McCain anyway. It’s obvious that problems with racist feelings would be more problematic among voters coming from the political grouping that could be expected to vote for Obama if not for the fact that he is black: Democrats, registered Independent voters, and uncommitted voters.

]]> http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/10/bringing-racial-fears-out-into-the-open-in-a-battleground-state/comment-page-1#comment-44002 gcotharn Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:57:35 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=5602#comment-44002 Given the frequent thrust on this blog that Obama might be defeated by racist Repubs, your blogpost would've been more fair if you had pointed out the detail that the article is largely about racist <b>Democratic Party</b> voters. Given the frequent thrust on this blog that Obama might be defeated by racist Repubs, your blogpost would’ve been more fair if you had pointed out the detail that the article is largely about racist Democratic Party voters.

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