Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendel posited earlier this week that "some" PA Democrats just weren't ready to elect a black man as president. This is just the latest in what has become an obsession in this presidential race, the voting habits of various racial and gender groups.
Internet message boards have become dumping grounds for copy-and-paste spamments by zealots on all sides, with Barack Obama's opponents employing a new tactic, now that the "Muslim" smear has been debunked and failed to gain traction. He's going to give America back to Africa. All of these smears have the same basic aim, to gently remind us that Obama is black.
OK, now that we've got that out of the way, did you know there's a white, male candidate running for President? His name is John McCain, and many political observers say that this one actually has a chance to win!
Just as Will.I.Am, et al, put together a stirring music video tribute to "Hopemonger" Barack Obama, McCain's musical amigos acted in kind, producing "John.he.is"
Of course, McCain has an uphill battle, as John Edwards found out. But maybe there is hope, maybe there is a place for the white male voice in politics. Fox analyst Bob Beckel sees the hope of this small, clannish underdog voting bloc.
The "cracker vote", as Beckel points out, will not vote for "a black or a woman", but does that mean they'll vote for McCain? The candidate angered many in this constituency by saying that he sided with the majority of South Carolinians in not flying the Confederate flag on State property.
Mike Huckabee, on the other hand, hit a home run with this crowd.
Unfortunately, Huckabee has been mathematically eliminated from the delegate race, but carries on bravely to weaken McCain's candidacy. With this sad array, a black, a broad, and a guy who won't embrace the Confederate flag, perhaps the "cracker vote" will stay home in November.
Do I think America is ready for a white male president? I guess it depends on who the white guy is. If it's Larry the Cable Guy, John McCain, or Mike Huckabee, this "cracker" will be voting for the chick or the black dude.