Thomas F. Shaller traces the decreasing black support for Clinton since the SC primary. She didn't understand that Obama's staff had been tracking an increase in his support from blacks even before primaries started. With a stronger support of black women, her total vote count would not need to depend on the Michigan/Florida outcome. And super delegates are impressed by that figure. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.