Rhonda B. Graham, The News Journal
What does it mean when black voters say they are voting for Sen. Barack Obama because of his race?
For that matter, what can be divined when scores of women emote over Sen. Hillary Clinton’s closeness to the Oval Office, citing her gender as their primary reason for casting a vote?
It doesn’t mean that one group is racist or the other is sexist, that’s for sure. Often what people support is inextricably related to their social comfort levels. And what often is comfortable is most familiar.
