[Robert J. Clawson]

Originally posted by Gail White:

...the Democrats could have won by nominating any presentable white guy in a flag pin. Instead, they offered a choice between a black guy and a female.

The nomination process was long, Gail. It began with over a half dozen potential nominees. Not only were there a couple dozen debates, there was plenty of campaigning for votes in most of the states, including full primaries and caucuses. It was the most hard-fought nomination process I've witnessed. VOTING BY CITIZENS, from both parties and independents, plus thousands of new and young voters, determined the eventual winner. You make it sound as though Democratic Party leadership made this happen, but I think it was a fine example of democracy in action. The leadership couldn't stop Obama: he won it by running a fine campaign, meeting the toughest test to show himself worthy as a leader. Compared with the crucible in which Barack and Hillary fought it out, McCain had it easy.

If Obama can't win the white male vote, it'll say more about the white male than the Democratic Party.

Shameless O'Honky