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By the way, I don’t mean to make the black vote for Obama seem sinister in my post below. Tribal voting is not inherently sinful and can be relatively innocuous – certainly the feeling of solidarity with those like one is natural enough, and harmless when its limitations and dangers are understood. But remember that the politician who knows that his skin color, ethnic last name, or genitalia is enough to garner your vote is unlikely to feel compelled to do anything else to earn it.