Clinton Race

NYT Op-Ed: 3AM Ad Sends Racist Message

NY Times | Orlando Patterson | Posted 05.25.2011

ON first watching Hillary Clinton's recent "It's 3 a.m." advertisement, I was left with an uneasy feeling that something was not quite right -- someth...

The Clinton Vote And The Racist Tipping Point

John K. Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011

John K. Wilson

Last night's primary results demonstrate again that the issue underlined by the Clinton campaign is not race but racism. "White working class" does not mean racist-- not in Oregon or Vermont or Iowa.

Obama's Clouded Victory Rally

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 05.25.2011

Mayhill Fowler

In the VIP line at the rally were those who had caucused for Edwards, Kucinich, Richardson, Biden and Dodd. There were Iowans for all the Democratic candidates. Except one. And there were no Republicans.

Conservative And White, KY Dems Stay With Clinton

Amanda Becker | Posted 05.25.2011

Amanda Becker

There is little diversity in Kentucky but the voting won't just be about race. "We're not progressives. The party machine is Clinton and she's speaking to traditional Democratic concerns."

A "Hard Working White American" Speaks

Reny Monk | Posted 05.25.2011

Reny Monk

"I voted for Jesse Helms and was proud to do it. I voted for Fared Ali... and he's as Black as any man I ever seen... It comes down to if they're gonna do the right thing for the country."

Clinton: Obama Not Winning Over "Hard-Working Americans, White Americans"

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

USA Today notices that Sen. Hillary Clinton has begun referring explicitly to her appeal among white voters while on the campaign trail: Hillary Rodh...

Talking In Memphis (And Indiana): NBC'S Williams Speaks To All Three Candidates About Race And The Legacy Of MLK

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

NBC Nightly News was live tonight from Memphis, Tennessee, starting off with anchor Brian Williams standing before the Lorraine Motel where Martin Lut...

Clinton "Glad" Obama Gave Speech

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Clinton, speaking at Philadelphia City Hall, began by preempting questions about Obama's speech: "I did not have a chance to see or to read yet Sen. ...

Obama Skin Tone Darker In Clinton Ad?

America Blog | John Ararvosis | Posted 05.25.2011

Via America Blog: I went and got the original footage from the Clinton ad, and then compared it to 3 different video clips of the same debate from 3 ...

Race War Truce? Think Again

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

As a controversy over racially charged politics threatened to spin out of control and supporters of Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) and Barack Oba...