On Apr 25, 2010, at 3:29 PM, SA wrote:
> This strikes me as a classic example of liberals, incapable of
> formulating strong arguments against the Right's view of capitalism
> - which is by far the central part of TP ideology - instead focusing
> on the TP's much less central racism, which is convenient because it
> requires no refutation.
Exactly. The statistical claim is that the racial variables are significant for TPers, which we can accept as true if that's what the guy who ran the numbers says. But that's not the same as saying they're central. It fits with the intuitive sense of the TPers - race is an intensifier, but they're mainly very pro-capitalist and don't want their money taxed away.
Doug