links for 2008-05-15

• White Voters, Obama and Appalachia
  The media bloviators have lapped up the silliness from the Clinton campaign that Obama has a "white working class problem." If that were true, we would see the evidence in the election results, not just in the exit polls.
  (tags: politics race faith culture)
• TheHill.com - Obama and turnout by black voters
  non-participation is such a deeply ingrained habit for many blacks and whites (half of whom say they aren’t interested or involved enough to register) alike that it’s unlikely one candidacy, no matter how charismatic and symbolically rich, will disrup
  (tags: race politics votting)
• Talking Points Memo | Obama's Is an Appalachia Problem, Not a Whites Problem
  America is learning a lot about race this year, most recently that not all white voters are alike. There are enormous regional differences in how whites vote, differences with deep historical roots.
  (tags: politics race culture obama clinton)