Letters to the Editor
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age and non-white cultures
I said this earlier but it got buried and I wonder what others think: in the discussion about race and non-white cultures--I'm not sure about Latino culture but I lived in Asia for two years and I think that Clinton's age (and yes, experience) helps Clinton with Asian voters--at least those with some traditional values. Particularly (just like with all races) older voters.
Why is no one mentioning this? There is also possibly the fact that in white American culture--especially the mainstream media, Clinton's age is used against her (I don't just mean her literal age which is obviously not that high--but the fact that she is somewhat older than Obama and much older in the media spotlight--kind of like Britney Spears is "old" by media spotlight standards). If this is the case, I hope that this is mentioned and the Democratic Party doesn't get divided by false accusations of "racism" where there is really only cultural values that differ from mainstream American values in ways that might benefit Clinton with part of the population--while possibly hurting her with the young, hip crowd across the board.