July 15, 2008
AND THE SOLE RATIONALE OF HIS CANDIDACY...:
Poll shows racial division on Obama's candidacy (Adam Nagourney and Megan Thee, July 16, 2008, NY Times)
More than 80 percent of black voters said they had a favorable opinion of Obama; about 30 percent of white voters said they had a favorable opinion of him.Nearly 60 percent of black respondents said that race relations are generally bad, compared with 34 percent of whites. Four in 10 blacks say that there has been no progress in recent years in eliminating racial discrimination; fewer than 2 in 10 whites say the same thing. And about one-quarter of white respondents said they thought that too much had been made of racial barriers facing black people, while one-half of black respondents said not enough had been made of racial impediments faced by black people.
...is overcoming racial barriers. Posted by Orrin Judd at July 15, 2008 8:48 PM
So, which group is right regarding race relation--blacks or whites? If obama keeps talking black responsibility he may pick up numerous whites who believe the greater fault with race relations exists within blacks.
Posted by: RC at July 16, 2008 3:10 AMIf those whites even care about race relations...
Posted by: Jorge Curioso at July 16, 2008 4:22 AMIf Obama were white he'd still be in Cook County politics. Race has been an aid, not a hindrance.
Posted by: oj at July 16, 2008 7:09 AM
So, which group is right regarding race relation--blacks or whites? If Obama keeps talking black responsibility he make pick up numerous whites who believe the greater fault with race relations exists within blacks.
Posted by: RC at July 16, 2008 3:09 AM