It’s a political aphorism that Pennsylvania looks a lot like Alabama between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, who’s backing Hillary Clinton, underscored that labeling recently.
“You’ve got conservative whites here, and I think there are some whites who are probably not ready to vote for an African-American candidate,” Rendell told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette .
Hey Ed, even though Hillary, the faux feminist and risk-aversion candidate, is your choice, why not remind Keystoned Dems that this isn’t Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson or some other race-baiting, professional black opportunist running against her. This is a legitimate candidate – albeit one who is vulnerable to being hammered on specifics and experience. Call him a Template Candidate with soaring rhetoric. But don’t let this racial atavism fester under your watch – even if it helps your candidate.
And, lest we forget, the Pennsylvania primary, which is April 22, could be, alas, decisive this year.