Black Superdelegates Shift to Obama - John Lewis Switches From Clinton to Obama

ABC ^ | Feb 15, 2008 | JAKE TAPPER

[Southerngl]

“I will repeat for the 10th time today. To vote for someone because he/she is black is just as bad as not voting for someone because he is black.”

Keep saying it because it is so very true.
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I intend to. I hope I get through to someone, even though I am sort of preaching to the choir here at FR. But maybe you freepers can repeat it as well.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Obama’s also drawing out a solid section of white liberal females....I’ve been really surprised by how JFK he comes across to some of them....These are folk that I really would have expected to be in Clinton’s camp. And some of’em are Texas democrats I know from an art forum.

[Non-Sequitur]

John Lewis - recently spotted near the corner of Peachtree St. & MLK with his dampened finger in the air.

He didn't need anything that scientific. All he had to do was look at the primary returns for his district, then spend a moment and think about how it would look he voted for Clinton after the overwhelming majority of them voted for Obama. Politics is about personal survival. He'll vote his district. Nothing underhanded or disloyal about that. He owes the voters of his district far more than he ever owed either Clinton.

[wardaddy]

Blacks are sure colorblind about Obama.

inspiring

[isrul]

This is all about race. It’s turning into the OJ trial redux.

[oldbrowser]

"Something is happening in America and people are prepared and ready to make that great leap."

Black voters are awakening from the spell that the Democrat Party has held them under for so many years.

[no dems]

I cannot believe that Black America is turning on the wife of America’s first Black President. Shameful I tell you; shameful.

[no dems]

Black voters are awakening from the spell that the Democrat Party has held them under for so many years.

No they're not; they're just breaking the spell that the Clintons have had on them for years. And I'd venture to say that if Hillary does get the nomination, Massah Bill will have them back on the plantation before November.

[Piquaboy]

Hillary is half female so will you vote for her?

[Jet Jaguar]

“I am not voting for hillary because she is female”

I am not voting for her because she is half female.

[Miss Didi]

Another chapter in the Democrat Uncivil War unfolds.

RUSH: Nomination Comes Down to Which Democrats are the Bigger Racists

[RDTF]

that picture is hilarious!

[mass55th]

Fickle, fickle, fickle. I love it!! He’ll have to give Hillary back her money now.

[Miss Didi]

Part of Rush's series...

[bill1952]

the racially tinged way...

The logically tinged manner of thinking...

[bill1952]

From what I see, and can perceive in Pa, the inner city blacks are really, really on the plantation.

And there are the corrupt unions to keep the corrupt city officials in place, as well.
Its been that way since I can remember.

Pa city politics is rotten to the core, and Pennsylvania will go big to hillary.

I have no first hand experience with Ohio.

[Eva]

Has Obama spent any time in Philadelphia?

[OPS4]

Very Good once Clinton is out they will shift to McCain and the plan to put McCain 2008 in the White Hous is a success!
Good Work!

[bill1952]

Good points, but I suggest that racism still is playing a large part.

It is a racism of convenience with plausible deniability prefactored in, but nobody would seriously consider that these black politicians would be making these statements or bucking the Demorat/Clinton machine if the challenger was say, Lieberman or Zell.

[kabar]

Black politicians are switching to Obama because they now think he can win. In the beginning, it looked like Obama was just the next token black the Dems feel compelled to place in the primary process to reward their most loyal constituency. Lo and behold, it looks like he is going to be the nominee. The world loves a winner.

It doesn't hurt that the 44 members of the Black Caucus, except Obama, come from mostly black districts. They need to reflect their constituents who are overwhelmingly supporting Obama. The super-delegate vote is public so their constituents will see how they voted. This is not racism so much as it is politics.