In the end, she believes they ended up voting out of a different kind of fear — fear for their own economic survival. Self-interest trumped racism. “They had to ask themselves if they wanted a really smart young black guy, or a stodgy old white guy from the same crowd who put us in this hole,” she said. Full Story »
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Beautifully written piece. Such insight from Mr. Sokolove, who grew up in Levittown, PA. The tone of the article is non-judgmental; the reporter powerfully lets his subjects speak and thus, has gotten to the heart of the matter. An interesting mix of revealing anecdotes which comes across as trustworthy as sourced statistics would.
This country has gone through a transformation, indeed! :)