Bill Clinton this week tried this week to blame the press for injecting race into the campaign, that Hillary's campaign was not trying to brand Obama as the "black candidate" in order to divide voters and reduce the possible broader appeal of his candidacy. Oh, yeah? Then why'd you go say this:
"Clinton campaign strategists denied any intentional effort to stir the racial debate. But they said they believe the fallout has had the effect of branding Obama as "the black candidate," a tag that could hurt him outside the South." (the AP via TPM)
As Josh Marshall (mostly a Clinton supporter) at TPM states - "guess they're really broken up about it. "
(You might also recall the question used to be "Is Obama Black Enough?" and that Mr. Obama previously won the primary in Iowa, a state that is 97% white)
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