Does The PA Primary Prove That Race Is An Issue?
This is from a post by Faye Anderson at Anderson@Large…
As expected, Hillary Clinton won the Pennsylvania primary. In her victory speech, Clinton said:
It’s a long road to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and it runs right through the heart of Pennsylvania.
Demographics foretold Clinton’s destiny. Barack Obama won Philadelphia, Harrisburg and a handful of rural counties, but Clinton cleaned up in the rest of the state.
CNN exit polls show the racial divide. Obama received 90 percent of the black vote to Clinton’s eight percent. Clinton won 62 percent of the white vote to Obama’s 38 percent. Clinton won white voters of all ages, including 52 percent of independents and voters age 18-29.
Clinton’s 10-point victory keeps her in the game and bolsters her case that she is more electable in the general election. While Obama maintains a slim lead in pledged delegates, the Democratic nomination race is increasingly about race.
Twenty percent of Pennsylvania Democrats said the race of a candidate mattered. More revealing, 17 percent say they would vote for McCain or stay home if Clinton is the nominee.
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