Commentary Voters not swayed by racial politics CNNcom

Hillary Clinton for Sen. As reported on Jake Tapper s ABCNews. Jackson ran a good campaign. And Obama ran a good campaign here. Tapper said no one asked about Jackson. His name never came up. Yet Clinton had no problem invoking it. Isn t the reason obvious The ridiculously called first black president didn t mention his win in . John Edwards win in . I m sure some of you are saying Oh Roland. But it really isn t. Clinton has used race when it suited him over the years. And a top adviser to the campaign of Sen. Based on the results in South Carolina it backfired badly. It s the politics that uses religion as a wedge and patriotism as a bludgeon. The assumption that young people are apathetic. The assumption that Republicans won t cross over. The assumption that the wealthy care nothing for the poor and that the poor don t vote. But we are here tonight to say that this is not the America we believe in. I saw South Carolina. I saw crumbling schools ! that are stealing the future of black children and white children. I saw what America is and I believe in what this country can be. Sure Obama received one fourth of the white vote and won an overwhelming percentage of the black vote. But when you look at those white voters he really scored well among those . They don t respond to racial appeals because they didn t know Jim Crow. They don t have any understanding of busing. If you say white flight they ll look at you with a quizzical look. Obama isn t even na ve to believe that racism will dissipate if he s president. He told me that after his win in Iowa. Clinton that the tired political games of the past should remain there. Then and only then can we recognize one another as what we truly are Americans. Martin is a national award winning journalist and CNN contributor. You can read more of his columns at www. E mail to a friend Share this on del. ways to stretch your dollars in. Obama speech Yes we can chan! ge Satellite is weeks away from hitting. Extremists plotted attacks across. Five dead after car crashes off end. Turner Broadcasting System Inc.

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