>>I certainly wouldn't go as far as saying he can't win. He's still the favorite IMO. The Democratic dustup has given McCain a free pass for a few weeks now but he will face his own scrutiny before this is over.
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>>What can't be denied is that racism is playing a part. Some dumb utopians like me may have hoped it wouldn't, but it hasn't gone away. Look at the groups he is having the most trouble winning over -- white, less educated, rural, older. To the extent that racists are still among us, that's exactly where you'll find them.
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>Try again.
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>Look at the groups he has won hands down. To the extent that racists are still among us, that's exactly where you'll find them.
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I don't fault blacks for supporting a black candidate, any more than I fault women for supporting a female candidate. That's racism? Not IMO.