Democrats exuberant with self-congratulations

Chicago Tribune
By Frida Ghitis

Americans, particularly Democrats, are overflowing with self-congratulatory exuberance. Without question, it’s an amazing sight: a black man and a woman going neck and neck for the nomination to become president of the United States. We can hardly contain our excitement. Aren’t we great? Racism is now officially a thing of the past. Not only are African-American voters turning out for Barack Obama, as we would expect, but whites are voting for him in huge numbers. The whole world is taking notice as we tell them, without a hint of modesty, just how evolved we have become. There’s a little smudge, however, in this charming picture of 21st Century post-prejudice Nirvana. We may be winning the war against racism, but sexism is putting up quite a fight.

The dirty little secret of this campaign season that supposedly marks that death of prejudice is that sexism is alive and well at the voting booth. The secret is quietly revealed in the exit polls that pundits dissect after every primary and caucus, expressing awe at the brave march of white voters across racial lines.

Why are white men giving their vote to Obama over Hillary Clinton?

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