About Richardson. Does anyone outside New Mexico know he is Hispanic? He looks very white male ethnic, but his name says Anglo-Celtic elite. He seems to have positioned himself with a future Obama presidency, perhaps he does have V.P. stars in his eyes.
I think an Hispanic from California or Texas is a risky strategy, but that now is not the time for Obama to play it safe. That is my hunch. Playing it safe makes him the next John Kerry. He may help JK and Dean get rid of the influence of the Clintons, but he doesn't do more than this. But I think the white male ethnic Roman Catholic demographic is also worth considering. Hillary Clinton does better with this category over Obama, but not that much better. That is one reason why he has got this far. This type of voter doesn't like the professorial type. Both Mondale and Dukakis were too professorial for them (though Dukakis comes out of this demographic, if you call Greek Orthodoxy another form of catholicism). Perhaps a white ethnic female might make the best VP choice? Nancy Pelosi? Diane Feinstein? But since so much of this is symbolic and emotional, I think his VP choice should be around his age or younger by a year or two. CJ _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
