April 22, 2008
Election 2008

Obama needs what Hillary (and Asian women) get: white men

The Christian Science Monitor calls them "the holy grail of the final push for votes in Pennsylvania: white male Democrats." In Ohio's primary, Senator Clinton won 58 percent of their vote. One white male, Ron Smith, explained himself to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "You want some change, but don't want wild and crazy change."

So "change" is code for "woman," and "crazy change" means "black"? What else can we learn about the habits of these mysterious white male Democrats? 23/6 investigates:

The White Male Democrat

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