Nedra Pickler, who currently covers the Democrat presidential campaign for The Associated Press, and who has long been considered by me to be a first-string choice for the press secretary position in the new administration, is at it again. From "Analysis: SC Strategy Focused on Race" Jan 26, 5:41 PM (ET):
The Obama campaign has long argued that South Carolina would be his best state among the early voting states, figuring that interest in putting the first black president in office would attract many of the black voters who make up half of the state's Democratic primary electorate.
Obama sent a large staff to the state early, when polls showed him
trailing far behind Hillary Rodham Clinton, and their focus was on building
support in churches, beauty salons, barber shops and neighborhoods where black
voters spend their time.
See the message there? It's the same one President Clinton has been so skillful in delivering to campaign-watchers in the state: Senator Barack Obama is not like you, America... he's black.
That's right, Senator Obama may be able to preach it in the church house, or chit-chat at the barbershop, or, yes she said it, hang out in the neighborhoods... but he's not President material.
Oh don't get me wrong, he's gonna win South Carolina. No doubt. But when he does, just remember this, again from Ms. Pickler:
...she could afford to lose the state. As one of her advisers pointed out, Jesse
Jackson won the state twice - the suggestion being that a win there would be
expected from a black candidate and not an indicator of national strength.
So you see? Nedra has all the answers for our side.
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