Posted on 09/27/2011 6:21:27 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Electoral racism in its most egregious form is the unwillingness of whites to vote for blacks regardless of qualifications or ideology. So far, Barack Obama has been involved in two elections that suggest such racism is no longer operative. His reelection bid, however, may indicate that a more insidious form of racism has replaced it.
The 2004 Illinois Senate race between Obama and Alan Keyes, two African Americans, was a unique test of old-fashioned electoral racism. For a truly committed racist, neither would have been acceptable.
In 2008, the long primary battle between Hillary Clinton and Obama added hundreds of thousands of Democrats to the rolls. By October, it was clear that Obama could lose the general election only if many of these Democrats failed to turn out or crossed party lines - which, after eight years of Bush, could be interpreted only as electoral racism.
The 2012 election is a test of whether Obama will be held to standards never before imposed on an incumbent. If he is, it may be the triumph of a more subtle form of racism.
(Excerpt) Read more at philly.com ...
Yeah yeah white conservative here so I gots to b racist
There’s one...
Let the liberals have their theories, conspiracies and paranoia. Bottom line is their cipher, their hope and change is about to get beaten badly next year. How they rationalize or blame the loss on the moon cycles, racism, voting machines it’s meaningless to me that they like our verdict on Obama. I listen to the liberals logic as much as I used to listen to my daughter when she was 6 and would make excuses why she should stay up past her bedtime. They are lunatics, they have a demonstrable mental disorder, for some it’s a malignant pathology that would lead them to violence and mass murder. If we could dispirit and demoralize another black, white or purple leftists from running again even better. That’s right liberals we are crazed racist, you can’t win in the long term, surrender, quit liberals there is no hope. This liberal egghead in particular I would worry, your six figure cushy tenured job, we are going to get rid of that also. Hope Rachael Maddow or HuffPo pays well because your Buppie lifestyle is going to be over. Higher ed is one of the biggest scams going, 10’s of billions in waste a fraud and obsene salaries for proferssors and administrators.
My Husband and I will have no qualms writing-in Herman Cain’s name if the powers that be neglect to add it to the ballot! The character of a man is what counts. This Country needs Herman Cain in the White House.
Hey Melissa,
Call me what you want, but I’ll NEVER vote for this muslim, gay, crackhead, commie..
FUBO
Hey Melissa!
Want to know what keeps blacks down?
Talk a walk, at anytime during the day or night, through Louis Armstrong Park, right there in New Orleans.
Then take a walk through the Garden district.
Teach THAT!
When it comes to the survival of our country, character trumps all.
Wasn’t your first clue the hyphenated name?
and so it begins....
He is being held to a higher standard than any incumbent ever has before, and if he loses it’s only because y’all RAAAAACISTS, you’re RAAAAACISTS!
I didn’t vote him, because I’m not stupid. I can see an idiot for what they are and no amount of hype n hope will change that. This article is all about stirring up a little of the lost white guilt that helped 0bama get elected in 2008. Nice try miss perry, but not only would I not vote for that marxist a-hole, I wouldn’t pi$$ in his mouth if his teeth were on fire.
It never ceases to amaze me how blatantly stupid some of the people who teach our kids are.. stupid.
I wonder where this guy got his definition of "egregious."
My dictionary says that the most egregious form of electoral racism is denial of the franchise to someone based on race.
You can vote for whomever you want.
this is why the RINOs and the MSM are pushing for third party candidates. They need a vote splitter to stop main street.
Is the Readers Digest version of this article: “When Hussein loses, we will call you racist!”?
“Electoral racism in its most egregious form is the unwillingness of whites to vote for blacks regardless of qualifications or ideology.”
melissa, you ignorant slut!!! QUALIFICATIONS???!!!??? What the hell are you talking about??? This assclown doesn’t even have a legitimate BIRTH certificate!!! Looks like affirmative action is alive and well where you are concerned, sweetheart. Gotta love that white guilt...
FACT: Obama could not have won the election with only the black vote. More to the point, he could not have won the election if whites had not voted for him.
QUESTION FOR MELISSA HARIS-PERRY: If Herman Cain ran against Obama, would it still be racisim to vote against the current President?
“If you voted for our current president in 2008 to prove you weren’t a racist, please vote for someone else in 2012 to prove you’re not an idiot. Thank you . .
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