It's difficult to describe his signature move, but it's sort of like getting the inside rail in a horse race.

WSJ: Urban Gardner: Lacrosse, the Sport of Scholarships

By putting out a speech which requires nuance, which requires focus, which requires a couple of readings, which requires conversations at the dinner table, he stepped out of the news cycle and the sound bite sort of tenure of our election, to say something very brave, which is that we need a national conversation about race in this country.

NPR: White PA Voters on Race in the Race

Snow says race and ethnic issues are topics many candidates avoid as a sort of political third rail, but particularly in New Hampshire, where commentators and analysts often talk about how the state is overwhelmingly white.

CNN: NHPrimary.com: Non-voters will stay in the shadows

"It does seem sort of counter-intuitive, " said Dr. Proudman, who is also a race course adviser at Aintree.

WSJ: Why They Fear Aintree's First

As for the rest of us, Americans had been patient, understanding that a close race may take time to sort out.

CNN: Bush's Contested Lead

Joel, there's a story in the New York Times today that talks about President Obama's sort of nuanced approach to talking about race.

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