In the Indiana and North Carolina Democratic primary races, white males went to the polls in droves to vote for, guess who. Hillary, the female candidate. This was a shocker for many who assumed that those type voters wouldn't give Hillary the time of day.
The pundits have decided that the only explanation for this strange phenomenon is that white men hate blacks more than they hate women. Well, hold your horses, Chris Matthews and Tim Russert. Susan Faludi has another explanation.
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Think back to 2006. The most hotly contested Senate race that year was in Pennsylvania. Ultra-conservative Republican Rick Santorum (Pictured on the left.) was the incumbent. NOW members wanted the extremist Mr. Santorum gone so bad they could taste it. The frontrunner to take on Santorum was a woman, Barbara Hafer, a strong advocate for reproductive rights. Then what happened?
Suddenly the higher-ups in the Democratic party decided Hafer wasn't good enough. They needed a man to do the job. After showing Hafer the door, they recruited Bob Casey Jr. to run (Pictured on the right.). NY Senator Chuck Schumer, you will recall, was the chief wheeler-dealer in this backroom scheme.
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In the Indiana and North Carolina Democratic primary races, white males went to the polls in droves to vote for, guess who. Hillary, the female candidate. This was a shocker for many who assumed that those type voters wouldn't give Hillary the time of day.
