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Barack Obama’s black support linked to issues, not race

By The Admin on September 21, 2008

Rickey Hampton, The Flint Journal

It’s the question more than a few African-Americans have been asked in recent weeks.

Are you voting for Barack Obama because he is black?

It’s a question some African-Americans find offensive because it is a question hardly ever asked to a white person about a white candidate.

That said, Obama’s ethnicity is certainly a big role in why he is doing so well among African-American voters, where he enjoys more than 90 percent voter support.

So, in part, the answer to the question is yes.

However, to think Obama’s race is the only reason African-Americans vote for him is naive. Obama’s overwhelming support is about the same as Bill Clinton and Al Gore received from African-Americans.

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  • msladydeborah

    After reading some of the comments on the original post, all I have to say is this: It is way past due time for those individuals who keep trying to claim that we are racist~to get over it! White folks have supported white candidates throughout the nation's political history and it has been okay. We have also supported white candidates and it was okay.

    Now all of the sudden we are racist because we are supporting a black candidate? Get for real.
    Yes, there are folks who will vote for Barack because he is black. If it seems unfair to you what can I say? Just like there will be folks who will vote for McCain because he is a white male. There will be votes casted because there is a woman in the race too. This is the nature of American politics.

    For those who want to believe that race is the sole reason for AA support, you obviously do not know much about our political culture. You certainly have not taken time to do indepth research on how we think.

  • http://msladydeborah.blogspot.com msladydeborah

    After reading some of the comments on the original post, all I have to say is this: It is way past due time for those individuals who keep trying to claim that we are racist~to get over it! White folks have supported white candidates throughout the nation's political history and it has been okay. We have also supported white candidates and it was okay.

    Now all of the sudden we are racist because we are supporting a black candidate? Get for real.
    Yes, there are folks who will vote for Barack because he is black. If it seems unfair to you what can I say? Just like there will be folks who will vote for McCain because he is a white male. There will be votes casted because there is a woman in the race too. This is the nature of American politics.

    For those who want to believe that race is the sole reason for AA support, you obviously do not know much about our political culture. You certainly have not taken time to do indepth research on how we think.

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