How did Senator Obama's campaign woo the black vote away from Senator Clinton? It was all in the memo that came from his campaign right before the South Carolina primary. Chris Matthews had a copy in his hand at one of the debates and asked Obama about it and never pursued his vague answer. The campaign set out to find any little thing the Clintons or their surrogates said that they could "maybe" twist or insinuate as being racist and bring that to the media's attention and play it up to the fullest in order to incense African Americans. This would cause them to have a good reason to abandon the Clintons and vote for Obama, which they really wanted to do anyway, but kind of felt a loyalty to Bill Clinton. David Axelrod knew it would take something drastic like this - a racist thing - to get that to happen - and viola! guess what!

Who played the race card to perfection and who got played? It was brilliant!

You may see a woman we see a leader. We only see a trater to the true blood Americans when Obama speeks. Obama new about the rev. Wright speech being on Utube long before he said a word agenst it. The man must have beleaved inwhat he had lissaned to for 20 years or he would have said somthing before the news did. If you don't beleave in Hillary don't give your vote in the genral election a do nothing Obama before you go to Ralph Naders web site. Obama can't beat McCane But Hillaey can.

do not be mislead by the fact the she is a woman . she is a great leader . she will make a wonderful predsient . they talk against her because of bill actions and then they say she shouldnt have stood by her husband if she had not they would be screaming another story . i think she can and will be an good leader . at least she understands the common person .

Obama doesn't use the race card that he has. Obama isn't Black. He had a Black father but he was raised white. He should appeal to both segments of the population, black & white as he is both.

Wait and see; he will be our next president.

I am not sure what the problem is with Senator Clinton;s analysis is about the Democratic Party needing to appeal to working class whites--this is a fact she simply stated. Yet at the same time in your article you celebrate the fact that Obama has garnered large sections of the Black vote and that seems to be okay--that many of the are simply voting on race. What is the difference?

Black. White. Whatever. I am voting for the most qualified candidate, unlike many who will vote for Obama on the basis of color. I have discussed this with black friends who would vote for ANY black candidate, just because they feel compelled to support one of their kind. It is time for a black president, yes, but this Obama isn't the one.

The only mistake she made in her comments was for saying the "TRUTH." Politicians are expected to be elusive and to lie a lot.
If you recall George W. Bush won by thin margins, which meant that the states where the average I.Q. ran between 85 & 90 created the thin line of victory.

"regardless of race, color, gender or how "hard-working" they appear to be."
The "great divide" is just over the concepts on either side of the "or" in the above sentence.
Hardworking is respectable, it doesn't matter what your race, color or gender are. But if you are not hard-working, which represents a principle, it won't make much difference if you are black, white, red, yellow or male or female or confused about your biological realities. The compromise of politicians for purposes of electability is the (lack of) principle which is unacceptable to many voters and the choices are almost always between people who have come up through party ranks having learned that principle. Surely they understand the diversity and controversy and make decisions on their own that are not representative of what people may want. That is what is problematic and where the system has repeatedly failed. But consider the alternatives that have failed much more miserably over the last century and it is still the system that allows the greatest freedom for all on the face of the earth.