Letters to the Editor
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Past and future
Clinton appeals to older voters, the least educated, and -- though this is rarely stated upfront -- the racists in the Democratic Party (those who will not vote for a black person no matter what.) She is also well liked among women, especially women over 50. Obama appeals to the young, African-Americans, the better educated and the more affluent. Just as he has been unable to make significant inroads into her terrority of voters, she has not successfully courted his. The problem is both are critical to a Democratic victory -- his cohort just as much as hers. The Democratics will not win the presidency without the group of people whom Obma has energized. Further, his cohort, while not more important at this moment in time, represents the future of the party. Her does not. In 20 years time, her group will be largely an anachronism. The party ignores this basic fact to its peril.