Release Date: May 19, 2008 This content is archived.
An article in The Washington Post on the lack of unity in the Democratic party as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama continue to battle for the party's presidential nomination quotes James E. Campbell, professor and chair of political science and author of "The American Campaign."
"There is a lot of animosity that has been created over these last few months, and both Obama and Clinton are drawing from distinctive segments of the party, so it is unclear if the hard feelings can be set aside at the voter level," he said. "There are going to be a lot of women upset if Obama is the candidate, and the same will be true of black voters if Obama is not the nominee. That is going to make healing the party's wounds difficult."
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