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race Archive
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The Wages of Blackness
Posted on September 20, 2008 | No CommentsThe AP tries to quantify the depth of the racist hole that Barack Obama’s campaign will need to scale: Deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Barack Obama the White House if... -
The Race Vote in Pennsylvania
Posted on April 24, 2008 | 1 CommentYesterday I was interviewed by Pete Dominick, host of Pete’s Big Mouth, on Sirius Radio. He led off his series of questions about Pennsylvania and the PA primary with a... -
What’s It Like at an Obama Speech?
Posted on March 29, 2008 | 2 CommentsI was at two of Obama’s rallies yesterday, and I’ve been asked what it’s like. An Obama event is a unique political event in my experience. It’s like a cross... -
Obama & Wright Not a Big Deal in Pittsburgh Bar
Posted on March 21, 2008 | 2 CommentsInspired by Carrie Budoff-Brown’s Politico anecdotes from a Philadelphia neighborhood bar, I went to a bar in Monroeville, an eastern suburb of Pittsburgh, to gauge the fallout of the Wright controversy and Obama’s... -
Philadelphia Ethnic Woes for Obama
Posted on March 20, 2008 | No CommentsCarrie Budoff Brown of Politico.com has an insightful article out today on the reactions of several blue-collar white voters in an ethnic neighborhood in Philadelphia. While many, myself included, thought that Obama’s speech on...
