The Race for POTUS, is Sadly, Becoming More about Race
By Richard Woitowitz
Editor TBCC
Victor Davis Hanson made a wonderful point at his PajamasMedia Blogsite. In the piece he cited the interpretations by various news media commentators et al that a “no” vote for Barrack Obama is the result of racism. I quote below,
“And the reaction? Pundits strain to interpret recent polls, showing that over 90% of the white electorate has no problem voting for an African-American, as somehow racist—at a time when the black voter is polling 90% for Obama…Columnist after columnist talks of the “race” issue, and the white worker who won’t vote for Obama on racial grounds. Let me get this straight: a particular demographic group that rejected Walter Mondale, Mike Dukakis, Al Gore, and John Kerry is leery of a candidate to the left of all four, no doubt because of the usual reasons (try legitimate concerns about (rather than “clinging” to) defense, taxes, abortion, religion, social issues, guns, welfare, etc.) and yet now is written off as racially motivated?"
As stated above by Mr. Hanson, whites are considered racist because they might not vote for a black American based on the color of his skin but because of his stand on issues. (Please note that to the left race trumps all other issues). However the fact that Blacks WOULD vote for Senator Obama solely based on skin color are not to be considered racist, but is instead a show of black pride. Once again, the issues take the backseat.
Thought Number One
Would those numbers translate the same (90% of the black vote), if say Colin Powel, Condoleezza Rice, or Justice Thomas had chosen to run for President?
Somehow, I personally doubt it. You must remember that the above mentioned have been vilified time and again by the left, those champions of the downtrodden minorities, as somehow being traitors to their race.
Thought Number Two
If white Americans voted for an extremely right leaning candidate who happened to be white, based on skin color alone and not content of the candidate, those numbers (90%), would rightfully considered racist.
Now for sake of argument let us say that the voters actually polled felt very strongly about the issues that the candidate supported (either left or right), would that vote still be considered racist.
Again more than likely because, as stated before, to the left race trumps issues.
Thought Number Three
Senator Clinton attracted a mostly white vote that was based solely on her left-leaning positions and not on her skin color. (Such disparaging remarks made by Senator Obama, for example the bitter, gun-clinging one certainly pushed a lot of them along into her camp).
Additionally there is of course the gender factor; however, I would submit here that even the gender factor found root in left-leaning policies more than just the fact that she was a woman. I.E. Such issues as custodial rights, divorce rights, equal pay for equal work etc. that would all come into play within the gender factor.
Thought Number Four
Has anyone doing those polls actually asked or questioned black voters on how they felt about Senator Obama’s stand on the issues or did they simply ask if they supported him? At anytime during those being polled were issues ever mentioned.
Thought Number Five
Should Senator Obama get a huge majority of the white vote come November how will the media pundits interpret it?
Most probably the left-leaning MSM will be tripping all over themselves to report this as a sudden epiphany of those formally racist white voters.