Updated: Party Fears Racial Divide, Hillary Attacks Could Do Lasting Harm, Democrats Say
One of the reasons Hillary is insistent on winning the Democratic nomination to the point of weakening the Party in November is the view among observers, and shared by Hillary no doubt, that the Republican Party looks headed for major electoral defeat along the lines of 2006 no matter what Hillary does.
Still others point to the lasting damage to the modern-day Democratic coalition. "If this party is perceived by people as having gone into a back room somewhere and brokered a nominee, that would not be good for our party," House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (S.C.), the highest ranking African American in Congress, warned yesterday. "I'm telling you, if this continues on its current course, [the damage] is going to be irreparable." (Post, April 26)
Alan I. Abramowitz has a cheerful read in The New Republic: Cheer Up, Democrats! Even if the primary stretches on, a long-term tectonic shift in the electorate means the party is in great shape for November.
Irrespective of the damage done by Hillary, playing on race and fear is a political wrong in itself. Some things you just don't do.
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