On the down side, Bill, a commentator said this morning that one of the
reasons the polls were skewed is that people lied about voting for an
African American.  When they went into the voting booth, they switched to
Clinton.

Sarah


On 1/9/08 9:08 AM, "McNutt Jr, William R" <mcnutt at utk.edu> wrote:


> One of the things that I, as a southerner, am excited about, is that the

> fact that an African American and a woman are the top contenders for a

> major party is not subject to a lot of commentary.

> 

> I'm hoping that this is a sign that we have turned a corner.

> 

> Bill

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> 

> As I asked last week, after the Iowa results, I am wondering today,

> after the New Hampshire results, if adult literacy learners and teachers

> are talking to each other (whether in formal civics classes or in

> informal hallway conversations) about the fact that a female and an

> African American are top contenders in one of the party's election

> results. Are learners engaged in this presidential election-are adult

> literacy classes talking about the results?

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