[Marxism] A new NEWSWEEK Poll underscores Obama's racial challenge.

[Mark Lause]

oaquín Bustelo <jbustelo at gmail.com> wrote:
> The article on the Newsweek poll cited by Dbachmozart confirms what
> I've stated repeatedly on this list: the claims about Obama's lack of
> support among the "white working class" is a crock. The most important
> stratification is generational:
>

This jibes with all the anecdotal evidence and experience I've had of
the campaign.

The attempt of the media to frame the campaign in terms of gender,
race and class is essentially spin.  The entire divide-and-conquer
aspect of this is entirely tertiery to them, but it's there
nonetheless.

The attempt to see it as any kind of litmus test allows the image
industry to frame the discussion for us.

Solidarity!
ML.