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Re: Working Class non-educated are not voting for Obama
by FairfaxBrian

Well, it's not because of that. But keep saying that, and I guarantee you that those working class, no college degree DEMOCRATS will be voting McCain. Just wait until all the working class, no college degree REPUBLICANS come into play.

The vote from more than just white people is going to Hillary. Nobody's said anything about other demographics - in NC the black vote carried him, and her support with other groups got stronger. That's why she should stay in the race. These southern states have really high black Democrat populations, and a vast, vast majority of the rest are strong Republicans that don't vote in the primary. So, he's understandably getting huge margins.

But it's winner-take-all in the general election. Those states won't get us a single electoral college vote.

And this is precisely why we have superdelegates. The Democratic party, if support hasn't clearly swayed to one side, has to make sure that the side with the swing voters wins. His lead is really slim, and it's due to the southern states that put him way up.

It's unfortunate that all the race baiting and fear-mongering about a "black backlash" has all the superdelegates terrified to vote for her, because they're afraid they'll lose their own elections in response. Why do you think so many have remained unpledged after he's been the guy in the lead for so long? They're really hoping she can pull ahead before they vote for her - because they don't want people to call them racists - she's the logical candidate for people that look at the political map, and actually want to choose the Democrat who will win this fall!

This is their job - to make sure we take the more moderate route - he's winning the far left half of the party, but they'll vote Democrat no matter what! I think Obama should be her Chief of Staff, and make a Presidential bid in 2016, if we want to actually win the general election.

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