It’s hard to be that surprised about Barack Obama winning the Democratic primary in South Carolina. He was predicted as a big winner because of the large percentage of African-American voters in that state’s Democratic Party.
I’m listening to a CNN reporter right now, however, making a big point of the racially diverse and “gender” diverse coalition Obama put together in the win. I certainly hope that’s true. I really, really want to believe that Democratic voters as well as all voters in America will NOT let race or gender determine our next president. I truly hope the next president we elect will be elected because he or she is the best person for the job.
But, of course, having lived through a ton of presidential elections in my lifetime, I really don’t believe America’s voters and American citizens in general are not biased about issues like race and gender. I know American voters and nonvoters are human, hence subject to human biases and prejudices.
In light of that — perhaps John Edwards was right in the comments I just heard him make. He maintains that he not only is battling to speak for the common people of America (yeah, well, he’s a very rich successful lawyer, anyway …) but that he also is the most electable candidate in the general election. I don’t know how sincerely he represents the American people or any sector of ‘em — but I really think he may be more electable against whoever the Republicans run than Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama.
Ah, well, what do I know? I’m just a guy who reads the papers
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