White voters desert Obama as race divide starts to bite

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2247260,00.html

White voters desert Obama as race divide starts to bite


Ewen MacAskill and Suzanne Goldenberg in Columbia, South Carolina
Saturday January 26, 2008
The Guardian

The Clinton strategy of marginalising Barack Obama as an African-American candidate showed signs of success on the eve of today's Democratic primary in South Carolina.

Polls suggest Obama is in line to add South Carolina to his win in Iowa, but they also show a sharp drop in his support from white voters, undermining his claim to a leadership that transcends race.

A repeat of this pattern in the 22 primaries on Super Tuesday, February 5, would see Clinton come out on top.

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