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Katharine Seelye?s article in today?s New York Times looks at Pennsylvania in asking, ?Did Obama?s Speech Reach the Voters He Needs??

Her answer seems to be, probably not, but what I found most interesting was the following quote from former member of Congress from Philadelphia, and current Clinton-supporting Penn professor, Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky, who praised the speech.

But she noted that many of the state?s Democrats outside of the suburbs are basically conservative.

?In the close-in suburbs, where Democrats are more progressive and are doing well, his speech will be read in a positive manner,? she said. ?But for those farther away from the city, I?m not so sure. The race conversation is something that has to be had, but people are more willing to have it if they?re in that progressive camp to begin with.?

That ?But? says volumes. It says she (and Seelye? Who?s ?But? is it, anyway?) wouldn?t expect conservatives to like something she thought was a good speech about race. How could they? They?re so, well, you know, rural. The farther from city center you live, the dumber you are.

Regarding the difficulty of having the sort of ?race conversation? M-M would like to have, I think the problem is not that the stupid rubes are unwilling to talk but that M-M doesn?t like what they say.

Liberals trying to have a ?race conversation? remind me of the author who talks non-stop about his work and then turns to his lunch companion and asks, ?But I?ve talked too long about myself. Tell me, what do YOU think of my latest book??

Full post as published by Discriminations on March 20, 2008 (boomark / email).