Jim Geraghty Agrees
It looks like Jim Geraghty agrees with my post of April 2, that if there’s anyone who should be blamed for racism in the Clinton-Obama fracas, it’s not whites. He’s just slightly more direct in his statement than I was, which is to say, not very. He apparently feels like I do, regarding discretion and all that.
Update, 8:08PM: Let me add something on Geraghty. He’s not just being circumspect. Saying, “Complaining about voters preferring candidates who share traits with them is like complaining about the weather,” he sensibly dismisses the notion that group-oriented voting is particularly offenseive. As I’ve said before, there’s nothing particularly wrong with voting for those who are like you, and this primary is ideologically close, decreasing the policy costs of voting on the basis of likenesses alone.
Update, 8:08PM: Let me add something on Geraghty. He’s not just being circumspect. Saying, “Complaining about voters preferring candidates who share traits with them is like complaining about the weather,” he sensibly dismisses the notion that group-oriented voting is particularly offenseive. As I’ve said before, there’s nothing particularly wrong with voting for those who are like you, and this primary is ideologically close, decreasing the policy costs of voting on the basis of likenesses alone.
Labels: Jim Geraghty, politics, polling, race
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