Following the lead of Bill Clinton, the Clinton campaign just called Senator Obama the Black Candidate.
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.
Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo sums the above quote pretty well.
I guess they're really broken up about it.
This is Bill Clinton at his best trying to discredit Obama’s South Carolina victory.
What does it say about Barack Obama that it takes two of you to beat him?"
Bill Clinton responds, "Jesse Jackson won South Carolina twice, in ‘84 and ‘88, and he ran a good campaign. And Sen. Obama’s run a good campaign here; he’s run a good campaign everywhere. He’s a good candidate with a good organization."
Senator Obama:
But there are real differences between the candidates. We are looking for more than just a change of party in the White House. We’re looking to fundamentally change the status quo in Washington – a status quo that extends beyond any particular party. And right now, that status quo is fighting back with everything it’s got.
The Clintons will say anything and change nothing.