Obama and Post-Traumatic Black Voter Syndrome

ILLUSTRATION by DANIELA ILLING
So here we are, mere days away from the most important presidential election since at least 1968, when Richard Nixon took the White House with his racially and culturally coded regressive message aimed at a fearful wedge of the white electorate. Our choice in 2008: Shall we [...]

Per The Stranger and the ever-vigilant Eli Sanders:
It seems that the run-up to today’s contests in Texas, Ohio and elsewhere just isn’t enough political fodder, as some following the Democratic race are starting to cry foul over the Clinton campaign’s portrayal of Barack Obama’s skin color in recent ads.
At issue are these comparative videos:

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Tues | Jan 22 Rumors of rain.
Wed | Jan 23 Dear God! Is that . . . WETNESS!?
Thurs | Jan 24 A tornado warning. In Long Beach. How gauche. Look, we’re earthquake people, so much more primal and old money. Ditto mudslides and brush fires with their spectacular images of destroyed multimillion-dollar homes. Tornadoes? So [...]

…six days to go…
* Reports are starting to accumulate that Rudy is going to withdraw, and endorse McCain
* McCain wins Florida; Hillary also wins Florida, but no delegates
* Delegate count: Obama-63, Clinton-48, Edwards-26, McCain-95, Romney-67, Huckabee-26
* Arlo Guthrie–ARLO GUTHRIE!–endorses Paul. One of these days I’ll present my opinions on Independents and Libertarians, but [...]