Wednesday, March 12, 2008

SOME MISSISSIPPI BLACKS SUPPORTING CLINTON


[Jackson Mississippi Clarion Ledger]

Political experts don't expect her to win here.

But Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination resonates with Kermit Dilworth Jr., 58, a retired appliance salesman from Columbus who will skip the chance to vote for Sen. Barack Obama.

"There is no way that someone with little experience, regardless of color, can bring this country together," said Dilworth, who, like Obama, is African American.

Clinton is touting her years as a U.S. senator and former first lady while campaigning in Mississippi, where voters head to the polls Tuesday for primaries.

But political experts said they expect residents here to vote for Obama, mostly because he resonates with African Americans who comprise the majority of the Democratic electorate.