No, I'm not kidding.
Look, we've already talked about the supposed "Bradley effect," (white folks saying they'd vote for a black man but in the privacy of the booth changing their minds) but I'd like to see if we can introduce a new term that represents the "reverse Bradley." And, before you ask- yes, I did consider the "Yeldarb effect" but it's both too cutesy and too hard to say. Best, I suppose, if we just call it the "Obama effect."
Politico.com recently did a piece on this subject: racists (or, to put it more mildly, people who are "uncomfortable" around people of another race (in other words- racists)) who are so fed up with the economy, the war, the primate in the Oval Office and the false choice of supposed "change" being offered by the Republicans this year, that they are ready to overcome their discomfort over a black man leading the Dem ticket and might be willing to go ahead and vote for Obama.
From the article:
But if you're willing to get over your prejudices in the name of your children's or your country's future? We would absolutely welcome your vote.
Here's my favorite quote from the article:
Or the guy with the gas can and the bimbo with the matches?
Look, we've already talked about the supposed "Bradley effect," (white folks saying they'd vote for a black man but in the privacy of the booth changing their minds) but I'd like to see if we can introduce a new term that represents the "reverse Bradley." And, before you ask- yes, I did consider the "Yeldarb effect" but it's both too cutesy and too hard to say. Best, I suppose, if we just call it the "Obama effect."
Politico.com recently did a piece on this subject: racists (or, to put it more mildly, people who are "uncomfortable" around people of another race (in other words- racists)) who are so fed up with the economy, the war, the primate in the Oval Office and the false choice of supposed "change" being offered by the Republicans this year, that they are ready to overcome their discomfort over a black man leading the Dem ticket and might be willing to go ahead and vote for Obama.
From the article:
“What you see is it’s perfectly possible to hold a negative view of at least one aspect of African-Americans and yet simultaneously prefer Obama,” said Charles Franklin, a political scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “Racial feelings are not as cut and dried — not as black and white — as people often say.”This isn't something that we should celebrate too much, I'm thinking. After all, it's hardly like the Democrats should be saying "Hey, all you racist folk! Come on in! It's a big tent and you're more than welcome!" Not quite.
But if you're willing to get over your prejudices in the name of your children's or your country's future? We would absolutely welcome your vote.
Here's my favorite quote from the article:
“If you go to a white neighborhood in the suburbs and ask them, ‘How would you feel about a large black man kicking your door in,’ they would say, ‘That doesn’t sound good to me,’” said Democratic political consultant Paul Begala. “But if you say, 'Your house is on fire, and the firefighter happens to be black,' it’s a different situation.”So let's be clear: the house is on fire. Who do you want in charge? Mr. Cool?
Or the guy with the gas can and the bimbo with the matches?
1 comment:
Depends. Do I have an excellent homeowners insurance policy, and do I hate the house?
I kid.
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