Identity Politics At It’s Most Blatant

February 16, 2008

Josephine Hearn, writing at The Politico.com, discusses the identities of the Democrat superdelegates. The focus of the article, and all the quotes from partisans for one side or the other, is on racial and gender identity, not political views or positions.

The percentage of white male superdelegates is disproportionate to the share of white males who make up the overall Democratic electorate. According to a January 2008 national poll by Zogby International, 28 percent of Democratic voters are white men. Women account for 55 percent of Democratic voters.

This election will be extremely difficult for the Democrats to navigate. There are rocks and shoals on every side, with the Convention looming like a whirlpool.

It will be fascinating to watch for those who aren’t in the middle of the fight.

White men hold superdelegate power balance - Josephine Hearn - Politico.com

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I Know It’s Not About a Specific Candidate

but I like the sound of the new word Jules Crittenden creates in his post:

Scientific Enstupidment

Enstupidment deserves to be in the political lexicon, whether scientific or not.

It’s up there in my mind with “beclowning one’s self.” The image it conjures up in the mind is dramatic and vivid.

Oh, and the rest of the post is interesting for the discussion of how “scientists” deal with outlier observations.

Jules Crittenden ยป Scientific Enstupidment

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