ho hum

[realthog]

 
A piece of analysis on the Beeb's website caught my eye this morning:

From Hillary Clinton's perspective, it is a pity that West Virginia is not the size of Texas or California since it contains huge proportions of the various demographic groups she has been winning by miles in previous contests.

The population is older than average, more than 95% white, and contains the lowest proportion of college graduates in the whole of the United States.

Y'know, if I were running for Prez and discovered my ideal demographic comprised the senile, the racist and the stupid -- which is what the Beeb statement is surely implying -- I'd be a bit . . . well, concerned.

Comments

[ogre-san.livejournal.com]

I honestly think that HRC's only concern is that there's not enough of them.

[randeroo.livejournal.com]

Her ambition gene has always dominated her ethics gene, while her ample intelligence gene seems to be content to sit on the sidelines until the nominating process concludes.

[realthog.livejournal.com]

It's a case of swingin' blue genes, you mean, randeroo?

[realthog.livejournal.com]

Depressingly, I think you may be right, ogre_san.

[al-zorra.livejournal.com]

What I don't understand is that these are the demographics who hated her so heartily during the era that Bill was running for and being POTUS.

Love, C.

[realthog.livejournal.com]

It may be because she's familiar: the devil they know.

[lilithsaintcrow.livejournal.com]

Thog, I just about fell out of my new chair laughing.

That has to be the most incisive--and useful--political analysis I've heard in the last YEAR.

Mr. Cartwheel, you ROCK.

[realthog.livejournal.com]

I've been sitting here all day waiting for the phone to ring from the New York Times asking me to write op-eds, but so far . . .

[lilithsaintcrow.livejournal.com]

They're only interested in Pentagon shills. You might have better luck waiting for Mother Jones.

Heh.

[realthog.livejournal.com]

"Mother Jones"

A fine mag! I get MoJo's e-mail updates, and they're always much welcomed.

[realthog.livejournal.com]

"The only person I know personally who's expressed a clear preference for Hillary is a well educated Asian-American woman. In her twenties."

That's not much of a statistical sample, is it? The "demographics" about which the Beeb's talking have been pretty clearly demonstrated over millions of people in 40+ states . . . and indeed most recently last night in W Virginia.