IN EARLIER primary contests and in more sheltered places, from sleepy midwestern college towns to hipster neighbourhoods in New York, a note of self-indulgence could be heard as Democrats weighed whether to follow their heads, and choose the experienced Hillary Clinton, or their hearts, and back the rumpled advocate of revolution, Bernie Sanders.
As primary day dawned on June 7th in a working-class, overwhelmingly Hispanic neighbourhood of Santa, Ana, California, realism was the dominant mood. Santa Ana lies in Orange County, the once solidly Republican birthplace of the Reagan revolution, now fast being transformed by racial and ethnic diversity. Polls opened at seven o’clock at the James Monroe Elementary School, where more than 92% of pupils are Hispanic and more than half qualify for special help with learning English. The streets around are lined with sun-faded bungalows, some home to more than one family. Planes landing at John Wayne Orange County, nearby provided a constant background roar.
The very first voter was Anita Hernandez, a retired school secretary, and her choice of Hillary Clinton for the Democratic...Continue reading
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