White supremacist groups and the election

White supremacists and hate groups consider political candidates as election draws near. Leaders of racist groups are remaining quiet so far. The nation has only seen a few incidents of threats against candidate Obama.


The NY Times covered the story with the focus on organized racism staying mostly quiet in this election. According to the director of intelligence at the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups, hate groups are stunned and haven't figured out how to proceed yet. White supremacist group leaders have been organizing racist mailings and sporadic threats. But, these leaders do not support either candidate. This article goes in detail about hate group leaders being involved in other events.


The USA Today approached the story with a different tune. This newspaper writes about the white-power movement and how it is changing its marketing strategy. White supremacist groups are changing their names to appeal to new audiences and creating social networking on Web sites. Their target audience is middle America, fueled by illegal immigration and the economy crisis. The FBI is calling them domestic terrorist groups. These groups are even organizing family-friendly activities. The cause of this change of behavior is the issue of whites slowly becoming a minority.


The NY Times and the USA Today both are objective over the issue. The NY Times places more emphasis on the group's opinion and what are their actions. The USA Today, however, tells a story of the changes being made in the groups. Both are interesting but, NY Times takes a more direct approach in telling the reader the facts and what is going on in the election.