Read Kate, Paul, and Ezra on the ugliness of the Clinton campaign's injection of race into the debate over the past week or so. Obviously, it's exciting to imagine the possibility of either the first female or the first African American president. But it's sad to see that while one campaign handles this competition with relative tact (Obama's), the other seems barely able to constrain itself from descending into a cesspool of insensitive, offensive, and tone-deaf attacks. I don't believe all of the comments from Hillary Clinton's surrogates were directed by her campaign. Fools like Andrew Cuomo and Robert Johnson are letting their mouths run and exposing the rest of us to their id. But the Clinton camp hasn't done enough to divorce itself from their statements, which would require specifically denouncing their comments. This "apology," emailed to journalists yesterday, certainly doesn't cut it:Over this past week, there has been a lot of discussion and back and forth - much of which I know does not reflect what is in our hearts. And at this moment, I believe we must seek common ground. Our party and our nation is bigger than this. Our party has been on the front line of every civil rights movement, women's rights movement, workers' rights movement, and other movements for justice in America.We differ on a lot of things. And it is critical to have the right kind of discussion on where we stand. But when it comes to civil rights and our commitment to diversity, when it comes to our heroes - President John F. Kennedy and Dr. King – Senator Obama and I are on the same side. And in that spirit, let's come together, because I want more than anything else to ensure that our family stays together on the front lines of the struggle to expand rights for all Americans.--Dana Goldstein
