What are they gonna do, all stay home now?
"Potential seen for bias factor in Democrats' Pa. primary"
"by Associated Press | April 1, 2008
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Voters in Pennsylvania rarely elect black and female candidates....
Pennsylvania's voting-age population is more than 50 percent female and about 10 percent black, but neither group has comparable representation among top state and federal elective offices....
Racial bias is still a reality in much of the state, said J. Whyatt Mondesire, state president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Outside Philadelphia and its suburbs, he pointed out, few minorities hold positions of power in county party organizations.
Governor Ed Rendell, who backs Clinton, seemed to agree in February when he said some white Pennsylvanians would probably vote against Obama because he is black.
How come that didn't raise a fuss like Ferraro?
Women get the double-whammy, huh?
Rendell said racial bias may have contributed 5 percentage points to his own 22-percentage-point victory in 2006 over Republican Lynn Swann, the former Pittsburgh Steelers star who is the only black Pennsylvanian ever to run for governor for a major party.
When criticized for his remarks, Rendell added that Clinton faces similar obstacles because of her gender. Rendell said both Clinton and Obama have done a good job overcoming stereotypes and Obama could benefit from his "ability to bring new voters into the electoral pool."
Driven by the contest between Clinton and Obama, Democratic registration in the state has soared to more than 4 million, the first time by any party.
Wouldn't that FAVOR OBAMA, then?!
But watch, in three weeks -- after the fix is in -- Hitlery will WIN BIG!
At least, that's the way the lying MSM will report it!!
I see her biggest booster Rendell here, and I think Jeb Bush!
US Representative Chaka Fattah, who backs Obama, said Pennsylvanians' previous reluctance to vote for black candidates will not necessarily hurt Obama. "What you have to do is show you can identify with the issues and concerns of the people you are seeking support from," said Fattah, Pennsylvania's only black congressman.
The fact that the nation is tired of Clinton/Bush and their clones helps, too.
That's why I'm voting for Obama now!
Like blacks, women also say party organizations could do more to promote their candidacies.
Barbara Hafer, a former auditor general and treasurer, is the only woman to run for Pennsylvania governor on a major party ticket. As the Republican nominee, she was soundly defeated by the incumbent governor, Robert P. Casey, in 1990.
Hafer was not recruited to be a candidate. "You have to do it on your own, with your own family and friends," she said. "You cannot rely on party leadership."Or any of them, for that matter!
America's politicians have failed Americans and FAILED AMERICA!!!!!
By the way, how does it feel to be called a racist and a chauvinist, Pennsylvanian?!?!
