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Old 07-02-08, 04:45 PM   #29 (permalink)
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Re: Obama Campaign: "We need more white people"

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Originally Posted by Alex View Post
The "preconceived notion of a person based on their race" is that white people will bring in more votes. He made a decision based on race, it is racist.

Race = white
Preconceived notion = more votes
His preconceived notion that if he puts white people behind him he'll get more votes doesn't mean he has any preconeived notion about white people as a whole. All it shows is that his handlers are afraid that smears against him are sinking in and he needs to show white people he isn't racist.

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I would not pick and choose people based on race. I feel that is more damaging than letting the audience sit naturally.
You obviously don't know much about campaign dynamics.
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