Assuming that Obama or Clinton wins the Democratic nomination, that is. (Personally, I hope Dodd wins<\/strike>, but of Obama or Clinton I’d prefer Obama.)<\/p>\n
From The Debate Link<\/a>:<\/p>\n There is a very predictable media narrative that will form if two members of politically underrepresented groups appear on the Democratic ticket. One person is ground-breaking and history-making. Two people, by contrast, is an “affirmative action” choice and proof the Democrats are in thrall to “interest groups.” If Obama picks a woman, it will undoubtedly be cast as “appeasing” women’s groups who were ready to see Clinton break the ultimate glass ceiling. If Clinton picks a Black running mate, same thing, except replace NOW with the NAACP. This is what Derrick Bell calls the unspoken limit on affirmative action. Even if at first the diversity is applauded, at some point folks will start getting uncomfortable with too many women or people of color. A presidential ticket that doesn’t include a White male is virtually inconceivable, and it’s equally inconceivable that the media won’t make heavy note of that fact in the unlikely instance it comes into being.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Assuming that Obama or Clinton wins the Democratic nomination, that is. (Personally, I hope Dodd wins, but of Obama or Clinton I’d prefer Obama.) From The Debate Link: There is a very predictable media narrative that will form if two … Continue reading