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Clinton struggles with loss of black support
Reuters ^ | Mar 17, 2008 | Caren Bohan

Posted on 03/17/2008 12:46:07 PM PDT by kingattax

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - African Americans liked Bill Clinton so much that he was once dubbed "the first black president," but perceptions that his wife's campaigning has been racially tinged have taken a toll on Hillary Clinton's White House bid.

Some accuse Clinton's campaign of trying to cast her rival Barack Obama as a candidate of limited appeal in order to marginalize his candidacy and enhance her chances of winning the Democratic Party nomination.

Sen. Obama would be the first black president if he won the nomination and then defeated Republican John McCain in the November 4 national election. Obama is leading Sen. Clinton in the fight for delegates to the August convention.

Clinton would be the first woman president. But some black Americans have grown mistrustful of her campaign because of statements by her, her husband and other surrogates. African Americans make up 13 percent of the U.S. population.

Her suggestion of a "dream" ticket with Obama as her vice presidential running mate reminded some of the days when blacks, regarded as second-class citizens, were ordered to sit at the back of buses.

"No offense, but that is typical of a white person to offer you second place and say they'll take first place," trucker Jasper Clark, 53, said at a recent Obama rally in Jackson, Mississippi.

The mere mention of Clinton's name drew boos from that mostly black audience.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: billary; blacks; blackvote; demchaos; hillary; hillaryclinton; nobama; x42
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1 posted on 03/17/2008 12:46:09 PM PDT by kingattax
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To: kingattax

This is working out perfectly. Obama is looking more and more unelectable and will lose a bitter nomination process. The black anger at this result will mean a lot of blacks will stay home or vote McCain out of spite and everybody knows Democrats would not win a single election if they only got 70% of the black vote instead of 90%.


2 posted on 03/17/2008 12:49:13 PM PDT by HD1200
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To: kingattax

She tried garden-varity pandering.

She needed to be more “radical”. How was she to know?


3 posted on 03/17/2008 12:49:56 PM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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The mere mention of Clinton's name drew boos from that mostly black audience.

Heh heh.

4 posted on 03/17/2008 12:51:35 PM PDT by T. Buzzard Trueblood ("a wee bit silly." -Lord Trimble on Hillary Clinton's claim of foreign policy "experience".)
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To: PBRSTREETGANG

5 posted on 03/17/2008 12:53:47 PM PDT by kingattax (99 % of liberals give the rest a bad name)
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To: HD1200

but if obama does win, the blue collar dems won’t go for him at all. The whole party will be split either way and 2 months after the convention won’t be enough to unite everyone

remember: hillary as obama’s VP is just as bad for women as Obama as hillary’s VP is bad for blacks


6 posted on 03/17/2008 12:58:00 PM PDT by ari-freedom (McCain must pick a conservative VP if he wants conservative support)
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To: ari-freedom

Hillary as Obama’s VP, means Obama will be deader than Vince Foster.

Hillary is very much capable of murder.


7 posted on 03/17/2008 1:00:27 PM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Kol Hakavod Mossad!)
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To: kingattax
Hillary is finding becoming a woman President isn't easy when you have a black President blocking her way to 1600 Pennslyvania Avenue. Talk about schadenfreude!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

8 posted on 03/17/2008 1:00:31 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: kingattax

Thanks to her bunkmate, she’s got the muslim vote.


9 posted on 03/17/2008 1:01:25 PM PDT by fweingart (It doesn't matter who you vote for, the government always gets in!)
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To: MeanWestTexan

I know


10 posted on 03/17/2008 1:03:52 PM PDT by ari-freedom (McCain must pick a conservative VP if he wants conservative support)
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To: kingattax
Her suggestion of a "dream" ticket with Obama as her vice presidential running mate reminded some of the days when blacks, regarded as second-class citizens, were ordered to sit at the back of buses.

That's it. An awakening. Democrats ARE the oppressors.

Shout it from the mountain tops.

11 posted on 03/17/2008 1:04:56 PM PDT by Eddie01 (Freepers don't let Freepers get spun)
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To: kingattax

Well, as Napolean says in Time Bandits, “Little things hitting each other. THAT’S WHAT I LIKE!”


12 posted on 03/17/2008 1:06:07 PM PDT by Panzerlied ("We shall never surrender!")
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To: Eddie01

The Blacks are leaving the Democrat Plantation, but the Race-Hustling Black Overseer’s are still supporting Clinton.

It tells you they value thier mansion payments, far more than thier slave voting bloc...


13 posted on 03/17/2008 1:09:20 PM PDT by tcrlaf (VOTE DEMOCRAT-You'll look great in a Burka!)
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."whatchu talkin 'bout, hillary ?"
14 posted on 03/17/2008 1:09:46 PM PDT by kingattax (99 % of liberals give the rest a bad name)
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To: kingattax
"I know just what Hillary's campaign needs!
She will be happy to know those rumors about me having a black child are indeed true!
We are the First Black First-Family Parents!"


15 posted on 03/17/2008 1:11:30 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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‘”No offense, but that is typical of a white person to offer you second place and say they’ll take first place,” trucker Jasper Clark, 53, said at a recent Obama rally in Jackson, Mississippi.’

Well, since you said “No offense”, I’ll disregard your racist comment. /s

In other words, “Typical of whitey who has a job to offer you not to offer you HIS job.”


16 posted on 03/17/2008 1:12:05 PM PDT by L98Fiero (A fool who'll waste his life, God rest his guts.)
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To: kingattax

The Clintons have spent decades sucking up to the black voters only to have them turn on them and throw Hillary under the bus and for what a first term Senator with nothing in his portfolio but a hate mongering bible slapper. Priceless, the first black president getting bent over and taking one from his black constituency.


17 posted on 03/17/2008 1:13:10 PM PDT by ontap (Just another backstabbing conservative)
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To: kingattax

Heh. The First Couple of the Pandering Party getting bit on the backside by the very people they thought they could count on to stay on the plantation!

Denver in August will be very interesting indeed.


18 posted on 03/17/2008 1:16:33 PM PDT by Theresawithanh (McCain in 2008. Because our liberal is still better than both of theirs.)
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To: kingattax
The hell with black support. This is the headline I want to see:

Clinton struggles with loss of black support

19 posted on 03/17/2008 1:16:46 PM PDT by King of Florida (A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.)
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To: tcrlaf

The Clinton’s racially charged rhetoric run through their surrogates and talk of taking the nomination away at any cost have left the Jesse’s and the Al’s with little to work with.

Tha Chickennns... are cominn’ HOme... (turning in place with swirly gather-round hand motion) TAH-ROOST!


20 posted on 03/17/2008 1:24:10 PM PDT by Eddie01 (Freepers don't let Freepers get spun)
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