A simple and truthful comment from Kathleen Sebelius, governor of Kansas and and early supporter of Obama, has brought back a painful realization that Democrats have kept away in the back of their minds: The Bradley Effect.
At a local library in Iowa last Tuesday, September 16 Sebelius honestly called forth the issue that Obama is part Black and this may prove to be a deal breaker for many voters, and a possible reason why the race in the Midwest is so close between Obama and McCain.
If the polls in Iowa are too close on election day, it is a possiblity that Obama's points in the polls will not be a solid indicator of his lead, that the Bradley effect will be a mask on McCain's actual lead.
Sebelius was only being honest, recognizing an unfortunate fact in American politics, but the GOP has jumped all over her comment and made her out to be "divisive." Christian Morgan, the executive director of the Kansas GOP, claims that Sebelius is playing a political game to take the focus off real political issues, that she is "off her rocker".
If some Americans still have issues with an African American (or woman) president, then the issue of race and gender are still prevelenat political problems. Presidential campaigning needs some veracity and Sebelius was not afraid to rock the boat with an uncomfortable truth.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment