In another ignorant white people moment, we have this comment from Elizabeth Edwards.<\/p>\n
As her husband trails Clinton and Obama in national polls, Elizabeth Edwards has been an outspoken critic of his opponents. Last month, she said her husband would be a better champion for women as president than Clinton and more recently said, “We can’t make John black, we can’t make him a woman. Those things get you a lot of press, worth a certain amount of fundraising dollars.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Some of her other points in the full AP article<\/a> are legitimate, but this quote is just nonsense.\u00a0 Being white and male doesn’t get a candidate press?\u00a0 Being white and male makes it hard to raise funds?\u00a0 If this is the case, then why is it that out of the field of nearly 20 major candidates only 2 are not white and male.<\/p>\n
The quote seems to suggest that\u00a0Clinton’s gender and Obama’s race are why they get media attention and financial supporters.\u00a0\u00a0I’m not saying that the gender and race angles haven’t been covered, but to insinuate that that is the reason for their early success in fundraising and polls is unfair.\u00a0 Perhaps they are both getting attention because people like what they have to say.\u00a0 Maybe Clinton is getting attention because of her tremendous name recognition.\u00a0 Maybe Obama has hired\u00a0a creative and talented campaign staff.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If white women, women of color, and men of color have been so successful at running for President then why have white men been the only ones to win?\u00a0<\/p>\n
This certainly isn’t going to help\u00a0Edwards move up in the polls with white women and\u00a0people of color (he’s already doing poorly with African American voters).\u00a0 I was thinking about voting for Edwards, but if the campaign is sending Elizabeth Edwards out to make these types of comments, John Edwards is moving down on my list of preferred candidates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In another ignorant white people moment, we have this comment from Elizabeth Edwards. As her husband trails Clinton and Obama in national polls, Elizabeth Edwards has been an outspoken critic of his opponents. Last month, she said her husband would … Continue reading