The Clintons are Losing Black America

After watching Obama's polling among Southern whites go downhill, I have been worried that the Clintons have not only been trying to push a black/Latino divide, but have been trying to kill Obama's white support by painting him as "just a black candidate" and therefore leaving whites, especially Southern whites, who were previously attracted to him wondering what stake they have in his candidacy. (Remember, most people do NOT decide elections on the issues.) Jack and Jill Politics, a political blog from an African-American viewpoint that I have begun reading in recent weeks, gives an outline of how the Clintons are beginning to lose Black America. They might defeat Obama in the primaries this way (whites and Latinos are more numerous), but it is a sure fire recipe to lose the general election--and maybe damage the party for years to come. I urge reading this thoughtful essay.

http://jackandjillpolitics.blogspot.com/2008/01/clintons-black-folk-and-america.html