There is a lot of talk about Hillary Clinton and the pundits and I will tell you it is 99% garbage. People tell pollsters - including exit polls - they will vote for a black man.
But once inside the voting, there are some percentage they just can't. This happened twice in California when Tom Bradley, a very conservative Democratic Mayor of Los Angeles - who brought the 84 Olympics to the city and expanded the airport (hence the Tom Bradley Terminal) was running for Governor.
Both times the Exit Polls had him winning. Both times he lost. For EVERY OTHER race, the Exit Polls have been correct in predicting the statewide California races. Including every Governor's race that did not include a African American.
Race still matters to people, but we all know enough to tell pollsters it doesn't. And that's what happened.
Once last thing, here is the Headline from Maureen Dowd in the New York Times:
Both times the Exit Polls had him winning. Both times he lost. For EVERY OTHER race, the Exit Polls have been correct in predicting the statewide California races. Including every Governor's race that did not include a African American.
Race still matters to people, but we all know enough to tell pollsters it doesn't. And that's what happened.
Once last thing, here is the Headline from Maureen Dowd in the New York Times:
