Melissa Harris-Lacewell, who is brilliant, has a very depressing report on the deep racial divide within American political opinions, especially regarding the President. It's amazing how much can change in just a year. Maybe some retrospectives back to Election Day (as I'm sure are going to be happening on the news a lot) will make us feel better?
The saddest thing about this is what she notes near the end, that:
"President Obama and his administration may seek to distance themselves from the negative implications of racialized support by enacting social conservatives policies. This was a strategy used by President Clinton during the second half of his first term. It has the perverse effect of punishing African Americans for their political support and loyalty."
Let's pray we take a different path this time.
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