I am a white American and I am sick of being generalized into a group of people that supports Hillary Clinton. I am sick of people who vote solely based upon race or gender.
The results of the voting in many of the Southern states, and the outright racial quotes from West Virginia did not surprise me, but they do continue to disappoint me. When people care so little about the future of the country that they are willing to compromise based upon the color of a man's skin or a person's reproductive organs it irks me.
Case in point, when news media is wondering how Barack Obama will fare in general elections versus John McCain, the following quote from Alan Fram (AP): "Just 45 percent of whites in Kentucky said they would vote for Obama in a matchup with John McCain in the general election — underscoring a challenge facing Democrats in the fall campaign"
I'm not certain how that is a challenge as in the 2004 elections just 40% of all of Kentucky voted for Kerry. I am not a political scholar, nor a historian, but in a state where 57% of the population says they are registered Democrats and 37% Republicans, how did Bush win 60% of the vote in 2004? I think there are bigger challenges than that 45% of white voters.
More to come. . .
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