All along the Obama-maniacs have used racism as their trump card.  Any criticism of him was racist, pure as simple. 

So according to this piece at the NY Daily News, that is also why Hillary won't quit:  Racism and bigotry.  So be happy all you non Obama-maniacs, according to this, the secret is out and the only reason you do not like him is because you are a racist bigot.

 Ugly truth why Hillary Clinton won't quit (emphasis mine)

While the case for Hillary Clinton to stay in the race is shakier than ever, one ugly reason for staying in could be found Tuesday amid the ruddy, sun-kissed Hoosiers who cheered her on to victory at the Indianapolis Speedway.

With Clinton posing alongside pioneering Indy speedster Sarah Fisher,

...a young white girl...

there were almost no African-Americans to be seen. Many in the white, working-class crowd were simply not ready to back Barack Obama - for reasons that are disturbing.

"I'm kind of still up in the air between McCain and Hillary," said Jason Jenkins, 32, who cited information from a hoax e-mail as a reason to spurn Obama.

"I'll be honest with you. Barack scares the hell out of me,"he said. "He swore on the Koran."

So they single out one crank who believed that idiotic email.  So if whites don't trust him for his alleged Muslim faith and his skin color, how does he attract any at all?

Obama did manage to pull in many white voters, but still encountered similar sentiments from a man who refused to shake his hand at a diner in Greenwood, Ind.

"I can't stand him," the man said. "He's a Muslim. He's not even pro-American as far as I'm concerned."

Such feelings leave Clinton and the Democratic Party in a tough spot. With the largest number of remaining delegates now being party insiders, they have to decide if Obama can overcome enough of that antipathy - essentially deciding if enough working-class whites will back away from the black candidate, whether because of the false Muslim rumors, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright flap or old-fashioned racism.

So there it is.  Will ignorant working class whites, the one Obama accused of clinging to guns and religion, back him or not.  It is interesting they bring up several issues, but imply they are all foolish:

The false Muslim rumours are a valid nit, but Wright is a valid issue, and you can tell a lot about a man by the company he keeps.  Interesting to that Wright has such close ties to the Nation of Islam for a Christian pastor.

And there also, is racism.  Old fashioned racism.

Nowhere does it mention Obama's stance on Gun Control, on Immigration, on raising taxes, on his elitism, on the military and the war in Iraq.  No, any possibility of not voting for him is because he is black.  Of all the issues that might actually concern Americans, it must be racism.

"I think that's right," said former Bill Clinton pollster Doug Schoen. "Obama showed that he could put together that coalition in North Carolina. In Indiana, he was less successful."

"He has to convince people that he can win over working-class whites in places like Florida, Ohio and Michigan," Schoen said.

Why, two of those states don't count. 

That cold calculus, while not of Clinton's making, gives her a reason to stay in the race. .

No pun intended, I am sure.

Two separate sources in the Clinton orbit insisted Tuesday night it's now more likely Hillary will pursue her quest until the August convention in Denver - unless party leaders rise up en masse and publicly tell her it's time to stop. The math, after all, remains solidly in Obama's favor.

Why should she stop?

"I can think of no reason why it would not go to the convention now," one top Hillary Democrat predicted. "Why should she get out?"

Here is the real concern:

Some insiders still want to make sure no new bombshells will explode around the freshman Illinois senator.

"He could slip and stumble some more, her polls could continue to be strong, and once the party decides what to do with Florida and Michigan, his lead in the popular vote will be very narrow," an insider said.

Bingo.  As a candidate he is weak, he is vulnerable.  Not on race, but on his own words, those of Rev Wright and even his wife.

They know that McCain's supporters are happily taking notes, and if he gets the nomination, everything will be fair game.

A top Democratic source with insight into Bill's and Hillary's states of mind says the Clintons are convinced that a Democratic presidency is all but certain no matter how messy the fight for the nomination.

That's just foolish arrogance.  Yes, I grant them a reasonable chance to win, but not if they divide the party, particularly along racial lines.

In that scenario - which the Obama side and some Democratic elders worry is wishful thinking at best, delusional at worst - there's no downside for Hillary doing whatever it takes for as long as it takes.

"At the end of the day," a Hillary loyalist who talks regularly to campaign headquarters sighs, "I think he still wins the nomination." But not without a bigger - and longer - fight than Obama, and many in the party, had hoped for.

Like it or not, this is a struggle for the direction of the Democrat party.

And Hillary, representing the status quo will not give that up until there is no hope at all.

Expect the convention to be a bloodbath.

Even after the dust settles, if he loses the nomination, it will be racism blamed.  If he wins, and loses to McCain in the general, that too will be racism.

And unspoken, all through this is the fact that he himself depends on Race for his chances to win.  Ferraro already nailed that, and blacks are voting for him in blocks because they feel it is time.

And frankly, I don't care if they do.  If they feel that way, let them express that in the ballot.

But call it what it is.  Be honest:  Win or lose for Obama will be because of race. 

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