Well, with the victory in North Carolina and the magnificent showing of Gary, Indiana's black electorate, it is clear that the black vote cannot be ignored. No one has asked Senator Clinton why she hasn't won much of the black vote or challenged her to try to earn it as they did Obama for the working class white vote. Is she supposed to win the general without the black vote? There is not a single argument that's been made about the importance of the white working class vote that can't be made for the black working class vote. Furthermore, in much of the dissecting of the electorate that has been happening, no one has asked what African-American voters want beyond having a dark-skinned president.
Update: See this Houston Chronicle article about how Obama isn't winning some "key voting blocks," which reinforces my thesis. She's losing the Afro-Am vote by 9 to 1. If you're going to take Obama to task then take her to task as well.
Update II: Another interesting take from the Guardian.
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People keep talking about how Obama does not have support from the (white) working class. One question though - who exactly is funding Obama's campaign? Are we to believe that he is only being funded black voters? If so, that is impressive considering that he's raised more money than all other candidates thus far.
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