There has been a lot of talk about the racism, the race card, racism accusations and while some Obama supporters blame the Clintons for injecting race, some Clinton supporters blame Obama for the same thing. I suggest that we all take a big step back and try to get the big picture again.
It has become a pattern on MyDD and other online communities: First, a Clinton surrogate is caught with a racially insensitive or at least quite stupid remark. Second, some Obama supporters on the web overreact and throw the race card. In the meantime, the Obama campaign asks the Clinton campaign to distance themselves from the remarks and take consequences. Third, some Clinton supporter on the web throw the race card card. And in doing so, they completely and utterly lose perspective.
This has been happening once again today and it is not good for the Democratic party nor the online community.
There has been a lot of talk about momentum recently. It is said that Obama got momentum after Feb 5th and that it was responsible for his large margins in the Potomac states and Wisconsin. And it was argued that it would carry him to victory in Ohio and Texas as well. I think it is wrong to assume that momentum is the defining factor of this primary campaign, follow me for more...
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