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Originally Posted by Hunt I think the Clintons made an effort to portray Obama as such a candidate, but it's clear he isn't. But I think it might be fair to think of Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton as such a candidate. |
Which is why so many black voters felt so insulted by Bill's apparent attempts to do so. I don't know of a single black person who feels that Obama is a candidate in the vein of Al or Jesse. That's one of the reasons blacks are so excited by his candidacy.
I agree Hunt, that it
would not be racist to vote against a candidate who appeared to be running primarily in the interests of a single race of people, which is why blacks have historically voted against Republicans. The prevailing belief within the black community has long been that Republicans are
only for rich white people---which is why black Republicans are often viewed with open disdain.