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> Americans (except for hard core Democrats and some black voters) might not be quite ready for a black person in the White House. On this latter point, there is a danger of this thinking becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy among voters who might like to give Obama a chance but don't want to vote for a loser. Independents might think that.
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Obviously winning Iowa shows that this is really kinda obsolete. This sounds like America 15-20 yrs ago to me but hey. Republicans were BEGGING Colin Powell to run for president over a decade ago so I really don't see where this not ready for a black president comes from. I think many are not ready for a minority president but there are far more who really just want their views represented regardless of the persons race.
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> America is a still a house divided and black and white are still wary of each other - at least those who tend to vote Republican or fear crime which is pretty much everyone.
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Obama is white - he actually shares ancestors with Kerry, Cheney and Bush himself. America is not quite as divided as you think...those who fear blacks in the way you describe don't really fear Obama in large numbers, nor do they see him in the same light as some random shady gangbanger looking guy on the street. If 50 Cent runs for president then this might be valid.
Rasmussen reports Obama leads McCain 51% to 49% - if he is the nominee the additional support will likely push him to an even safer lead. (rasmussen does statistical analysis and polling). McCain's lead among whites over Obama is something like 12-19 percent, hardly a huge difference. I think you paint a more bleak and divided picture of America then is actually the case. There are definately racial tensions but Obama isn't really representative of the "scary black person" stereotype