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I was speaking with a 72-year old rural white woman a few months ago. Loyal Democrat. Teamster. Anti-war. Uneducated, though not incurious.
She asked what I thought about the primary, and I told her I was completely faithless in the political system after watching The Democratic Party's invaluable assistance to the Bush Regime, and the Democratic voters' refusal to hold their own party accountable for its endless betrayals. She understood exactly what I was talking about, and largely concurred.
"How 'bout you?" I asked.
Her brow furrowed. "I can't tell you how many people I've talked to who say 'I'll never vote for a goddamn nigger.'" She stopped short of saying she, too, was one of those people. But I know her, and I know she is most assuredly one of them.
Sean Wilentz - who can't seem to help discrediting himself again and again - might consider venturing off campus and talking to real voters sometime. I have no confidence that he will, nor that he would be honest about his findings if he did.
