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Considerations of race and gender require politicians to approach social issues more generously, acknowledging that former public policy has placed many groups at great disadvantage...
...There is a very small subset of voters who are sympathetic to Wright's expressions of respect for Louis Farakhan, his condemnation of America's 60-year bipartisan approach to Israel and his suspicions about U.S. involvement in the creation of the AIDS virus. The vast majority thinks his views on those issues are at least wrong, if not outright offensive. But what conclusion do those voters draw about Obama as a result? Do they imagine that Obama believes the same things? Or do they think Obama disagrees with them, but question his credibility because of his belated disavowal...
...Obama's approach to the problem appears to be to empahsize his mainstream views and shore up his credibility through other associations. Endorsements from people like former Hillary Clinton supporter and onetime Democratic chairman Joe Andrew "can help you stop the damage from this kind of affair," says Keeter. Maybe. But at least repairing damaged credibility is possible; healing the country's racial divide is a lot more difficult...
...President Matthew L. Sundquist ’09 said that the committee’s decision represents a departure from a more passive approach to approving policy recommendations that had characterized their activity over the past year...
...don’t see that very often,” Tillman said of Gaudet’s approach. “We actually have seen some high school kids playing that way this year. It’s always an option but usually not your number one option. He’s done a good job for them and surely is a great athlete...