Letters to the Editor
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Ed Lags
I had grown very sympathetic to Edwards, and when he beat Hillary in Iowa, I thought perhaps the Democratic Party electrorate was actually now voting on the issues. Even though everyone with a memory knows he was once a centrist DLC puppet.
Ah, no. 'Course trying to win in a place like South Carolina, which started the Civil War and prides itself on being 'ground zero' for the Republican nominee seems a difficult nut to crack, especially if you are a white Democrat running against a competent semi-black contender.
Identity politics are winning. At least Obama is talking about more than just "I'm black." He's trying to make a political pitch to Hillary's left, while chatting 'unity' to her right. Hillary's dreadful politics across the board, on the other hand, leaves her with only the "female" card to play, or perhaps the "two females" card. Hillary sent Chelsea to sit in a black church in Charleston while she ran to another state. Is Chelsea going to be "Clinton III?"
Edwards will probably endorse Obama. Kucinich has. But populism in the Democratic Party has once again failed. Take note, those of you who believe this pack of corporate liberal rascals are your best friends. If Clinton wins, the DLC wins again...