PLAINFIELD, Ind. — Barack Obama on Saturday decried “forces of division” over race that he said are intruding in the Democratic presidential nomination contest.
He cited videos of inflammatory sermons given by his pastor that are being used as political ammunition against him — remarks Obama has denounced. “If all I knew were those statements I saw on television, I would be shocked,” he said.
Obama suggested that more and more is being made of racial divisions as his contest with Hillary Rodham Clinton heats up. “It reminds me: We’ve got a tragic history when it comes to race in this country. We’ve got a lot of pent-up anger and bitterness and misunderstanding. . . . This country wants to move beyond these kinds of things.”
Obama spoke in the gymnasium of Plainfield High School, near Indianapolis, as he directed his political attention at states beyond the April 22 Pennsylvania primary.
The Associated Press
