The New Wild Party

For the longest time it seems that the party of the people (the Democrats) has had the high road. They have been given a pass mostly by minority groups. They tout helping their fellow man, and they garner 90% of the black vote for instance in election years. In reality many stalwart Democrats are the very people that continue to enslave minorities by perpetuating the myth of victimization upon them. The latest successful charting of such politics came from the Clinton Administration.

This election cycle has a new added dimension, Barrack Obama. What does that mean? Well not only does it mean this year’s general election will be largely racially charged (c’mon an old wrinkled white dude up against a young handsome black man?), but that the primary season has a head start on the process.

In South Carolina’s Democratic Primary President Clinton injected race into the scene and successfully polarized the state. Its ramifications have been felt nation wide. It started a debate and a flight to Obama among African Americans. Clinton once touted as the first black President for his image toward them has now lost his footing, and standing among them. Candidate Mrs. Clinton is paying the price. Mrs. Clinton has become the Republican of the Democrat primary. She is now being lambasted as racist for any mention of Senator Obama’s record. That discussion will come, but the segregation among voters is fairly wide spread.

Obama has made inroads with whites, but when this close primary contest comes down to Obama leading in delegates, and Clinton leading in the popular vote what is the likely outcome. The bloodletting would likely rival anything that the republican’s have been accused of in political past. Mrs. Clinton and the fight that is possibly going to ensue will be one for the books and might be the only hope McCain has of being elected. Once the democrats bloody themselves by embracing their racism (which is a label hard to stick to a black man) then McCain will be the outsider who can rise above it. The Democrats need to play nice, but history has shown that the Clintons and Obama in some instances will go to the wall for what they want, honor be damned. Look out for this election year to be a wild one!