If you haven’t been up to date with politics lately, Clinton just destroyed Obama yesterday in the West Virginia primary. Obama has been consistently been gaining more momentum as each day goes by. Obama has also been winning over more and more super delegates. Yet, yesterday Clinton received 66% of the votes in West Virginia. Obama seems to not be making a good impression with the blue-collar working class. In the NY Times it quotes Obama’s advisors as saying that West Virginia was an ‘unfriendly place’. By unfriendly they meant 95% white. So possibly, Obama is not having a good impression with the white blue-collar working class.
Race has always been a factor in U.S. politics. It didn’t begin or end during the civil war era, it didn’t end in the civil rights era, but continues to play a role in how the government sets policies and how people vote today. On the verge of a struggling economy people are competing for a struggling job market. The economy and race continue to play a role in this year’s election.
With Obama losing yesterday, but continuing to gain super delegates, the race seems to be moving on to next week. The next states on the primary block are Kentucky and Oregon on May 20.
Race has always been a factor in U.S. politics. It didn’t begin or end during the civil war era, it didn’t end in the civil rights era, but continues to play a role in how the government sets policies and how people vote today. On the verge of a struggling economy people are competing for a struggling job market. The economy and race continue to play a role in this year’s election.
With Obama losing yesterday, but continuing to gain super delegates, the race seems to be moving on to next week. The next states on the primary block are Kentucky and Oregon on May 20.
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