Is It Really All About Race?

Philosophical question: is race the driving factor here? Or is the racial polarization a secondary effect of some other divide, like class? Or even internal partisan preferences?

The numbers in Indiana are equivocal. One could read the question about Rev. Wright through an internal partisan lens: of course Clinton supporters would consider Rev. Wright's association with Obama as important to their vote. Only if we _assume_ that Wright is an illegitimate issue for voters to consider AND only if we consider that a negative view of Wright is related to only to race, can we read the question about Wright to as a symbol of racial divide.

Since most every Clinton supporter is white -- a trend that we saw BEFORE Wright popped up, race here is not the primary driver of the question -- the fact of a preference for Clinton is.

If Clinton supporters are white; and Clinton supporters are inclined to think controversies related to Obama are all the more reason to vote for Clinton It's not quite logical or even appropriate to link their race to their consideration of Rev. Wright.