Letters to the Editor
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She Won't Get Mine
As an African American female, I came into this presidential race with an open mind for either candidate. I'd met Obama when he visited Ohio to campaign for Democratic Candidates in 2006 and although impressed with him, I looked forward to an exciting primary season where I assumed I'd be satisfied with either candidate the process would put forward. My disgust for Hillary however, occured right before Iowa, when I caught a quick comment from her when she effectively dismissed Obama with a comment something like "People can say who they'll vote for in the open, but when they get behind the curtain......." I interpreted this comment to suggest that she didn't expect white folk to vote for Barack, and seemed pleased at the prospect that they might show up for a rally but never pull the lever in his favor. She has proven, by the things that she and Bill and their surrogates have said throughout this race, that she intended to benefit from white racist attitutes. This is why I will never vote for her. She has clearly dismissed the importance of the black vote, betting instead on the uneducated white masses to save her ass. That is the worst kind of racism, and I for one will not honor these tactics with my vote!!