Digby: Let's Hope Not

Can I just say how skeptical I am that the Bradley Effect was a factor in yesterday's primary? I'm not saying it doesn't exist, but the modern Democratic party showed nearly 25 years ago that being African American isn't necessarily an impediment to winning primaries and I would hope it's become even more accepted since then:

In the [1984]primaries, [Jesse] Jackson, who had been written off by pundits as a fringe candidate with little chance at winning the nomination, surprised many when he took third place behind Senator Gary Hart and former Vice President Walter Mondale, who eventually won the nomination. Jackson garnered 3.5 million votes and won five primaries and caucuses, including Louisiana, the District of Columbia, South Carolina, Virginia and one of two separate contests in Mississippi,