[Obadiah]

Interesting opinion column.

[dblshot]

One parites “fall” is another’s “rise”. But from the NYT perspective a dem. loss is a fall.

[bray]

Its going to be hard for Black districts to vote more than the 105% they voted last election.

Pray for W and Our Troops

[buckalfa]

In theory all of the states of the old Confederacy could flip to Obama. Energized minority voters, disenchanted white voters, influx of liberals from Up East, shaky economy could add up to some election night surprises.

It is not likely to happen, but it means that McCain will have to spend scarce resources to protect the GOP’s southern flank. This is money that will be desperately needed by McCain in the midwest and western swing states.

[Amelia]

A good bit of the article sounds like "those racist white Southerners aren't going to vote for a black man"...

I have no idea if the guy is correct or not, and he certainly has better qualifications to make these predictions than I do, but I will note that Barack Obama (even if you don't agree with him) is more personable than John Kerry.

[Graybeard58]

The south has fewer stupid people than the north east U.S.(liberals)

[Verginius Rufus]

What basis does this NYT writer have for calling the South the most racially polarized region of the country? My guess is that racial antagonism is worst in the Northern metropolitan areas, but elitists up in New York like to look down on Southerners as benighted.