Prometheus 6

Look, when Black folks talk about racism, we hear there is almost none left. Yet when white folks SHOW racism, we can't all it that, right? Those folks in West Virginia and Kentucky said things like, "I'm not racist, but I can't vote for a black for President." But if that's not racist, nothing is.

So. The term is racial resentment now. Fine. I will adopt whatever term white people use for their racism. I will use "racial resentment" EXACTLY as I use the word "racism" now.

The White Stuff
A new NEWSWEEK Poll underscores Obama's racial challenge.
Jonathan Darman
Newsweek Web Exclusive
Updated: 7:41 PM ET May 23, 2008

Even as he closes in on the Democratic nomination for the presidency, Sen. Barack Obama is facing lingering problems winning the support of white voters--including some in his own party. In a new NEWSWEEK Poll of registered voters, Obama trails presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain 40 percent to 52 percent among whites. Sen. Hillary Clinton, Obama's challenger for the Democratic nomination, also trails McCain among white voters but by a smaller margin, 44 percent to 48 percent. (For the complete results, click here).